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Remembering Michael Stroud

Our InsightLA community has been mourning the tragic death of one of our teachers, Michael Stroud. On March 2nd, a few hours before he passed away, I spoke to Michael by Zoom into the ICU, offering him Buddhist refuges and reminding him of the love of his community. His family was present and we could tell he was listening. His beloved partner Frances, who shares the Buddhist practices he loved, chanted for him non-stop during his illness with complications of pneumonia.

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Injustice Has a Cure With Trudy Goodman, PhD

Black History Month has been observed in the United States since 1976. Although the annual celebration is during February, amplifying Black voices, stories, and history is important year-round. The theme for 2022 is health and wellness, in honor of Black health care professionals in Western medicine as well as doulas, midwives, birthworkers, and herbalists practicing complementary ways of healing throughout the African Diaspora. I celebrate our InsightLA teachers of African descent, dedicated advocates of mindfulness training and well-being for all.

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How to meditate and why it matters.

In this episode of Diana Hill’s Your Life in Process podcast, Diana sits down with Trudy to discuss her twisty-turny life, including her early training with Piaget, her friendship with Jon Kabat-Zinn, and her relationship with Jack Kornfield.

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