Trudy shares the story of the Buddha, Shakyamuni, and the traditional origins of Buddhist teachings, which were written down 400 years after his death. She illuminates the inclusivity of women in Buddhism. She also explains the idea of "no self" in Buddhism, stressing interdependence and meditation practice.

Trudy leads a guided meditation session focusing on loving kindness (metta) and compassion (karuna). She discusses the importance of self-love as a foundation for extending compassion to others. The practice involves visualizing oneself as a child, offering reassurance, and sending well wishes for safety, happiness, health, and freedom from suffering.

Trudy delves into the five hindrances—craving, aversion, sloth and torpor, restlessness, and doubt—showing how mindful awareness turns these obstacles into teachers. She speaks of cultivating equanimity and conscious transformation to face inner and outer challenges with wisdom and compassion.

Trudy offers a body-centered mindfulness practice, inviting participants to meet each sensation with curiosity and care. The session explored balanced posture, compassionate awareness, and closed with mindful walking and quiet reflection.

Trudy guides a session on loving kindness (metta), the first of the Brahmaviharas, exploring how this practice softens fear and anger. She invites participants to weave kindness into everyday moments, nurturing a steady, compassionate presence.

In this session, Jack guides a meditation on awakening inner freedom and awareness, inviting participants to move beyond body and mind into pure consciousness. Trudy closed the practice with a mindful walking ritual.

This guided meditation and talk invite mindful awareness of our thoughts—seeing them come and go without getting caught. With simple practices like loving-kindness and gentle noting, we learn to quiet distraction, soften emotional reactions, and rest in the natural harmony of mind and body.

In this session, Trudy explores the Brahmaviharas, beginning with the practice of metta, or loving-kindness. She shares its timeless roots and healing power, guiding participants through a heart-opening visualization to awaken self-compassion and gently expand goodwill to all beings—even those who challenge us.

In this guided meditation, Trudy Goodman invites us to return to presence through the simple rhythm of breath and movement. Blending seated and walking practice, she encourages a gentle awareness of body and mind—each step and sensation becoming a doorway to steadiness, ease, and connection with the earth.

In this Dharma talk and meditation, Trudy honors mothers and caregivers as everyday Bodhisattvas—embodying compassion through service, love, and resilience. Weaving poetry, reflection, and Buddhist insight, she invites us to nurture ourselves as we care for others, drawing strength from Mother Earth and the timeless wisdom of the feminine heart.

A special Sunday Sitting Group at InsightLA led by founder Trudy Goodman and her husband Jack Kornfield. Jack led a guided meditation emphasizing presence and gratitude, and Trudy discussed the importance of community and mindfulness during challenging times.

Trudy guides a meditation on Anapanasati—mindfulness of breathing. She invites us to rest with the breath as a steady companion, calming the mind and returning to presence with each inhale and exhale, like holding the gentle comfort of a familiar friend.

In this guided meditation, Trudy invites us to rest in the ever-present stillness beneath the mind’s activity—like the open sky behind passing clouds. Blending poetry, reflection, and gentle guidance, she explores how awareness naturally gives rise to love and how sincerity, not striving, deepens true practice.with the earth.

In this talk and meditation, Trudy guides a mindful exploration of emotions—inviting us to name, feel, and release them with gentle awareness. Through grounding in the body and breath, she shows how presence transforms reactivity into understanding and restores calm to the heart.

In this talk and meditation, Trudy introduces the Brahmaviharas—love, compassion, joy, and equanimity—as pathways to emotional healing and wholeness. Through gentle reflection and a guided loving-kindness meditation, she invites us to soften self-criticism, nurture inner joy, and extend warmth to every part of ourselves, carrying that kindness into daily life.

Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA recorded on 3/31/24 with Trudy and Jack. Meditation followed by dharma talk.

For this Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA, Trudy reflects on how mindfulness and the Noble Eightfold Path can help us navigate suffering, drawing from her own recovery and the Buddha’s teachings on pain and compassion. She emphasizes the power of gratitude, spiritual friendship, and the courage to stand up for justice as essential parts of the path.

For this Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA, Trudy and Jack lead a meditation, emphasizing mindfulness, beginner’s mind, and the liberating power of attention.

For this Sundays Together Meditation Group at InsightLA, Trudy and Jack explore how mindful presence can bring healing and renewal to both body and spirit.

Sunday Sitting Group recorded on 9/24/23 with a special meditation followed by a discussion.