Stephen Pickard

Phone 888-280-6777
Email stephen@desertinsight.org

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  • Solid Foundation: Meditation Class

    Featured Solid Foundation: Meditation Class
    Insight Community of the Desert 1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Bldg C - 2nd Floor, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    Mindfulness meditation is a proven path to becoming more open, compassionate and relaxed in our ever-changing lives, in this “eternally unfolding moment”. Mindfulness is a technique and practice that we can each develop that brings greater presence, calm, clarity, and ultimately — freedom, into our experience. In this five week course, we will examine and practice the techniques of Mindfulness Meditation. Starting January 25, 2018

  • A Daylong Retreat: Living the Four Noble Truths with Pablo Das

    Insight Community of the Desert 1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Bldg C - 2nd Floor, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    Join Pablo Das at Insight Community of the Desert for this daylong retreat on the Four Noble Truths. The central message of the four noble truths is that every human life has an ever changing balance of pleasure and pain within it. Buddhist practice is a call to develop equal presence for the preferable and […]

  • Cultivating Joy as a Practice: A Daylong Retreat for LGBTQI and Gender Fluid

    Insight Community of the Desert 1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Bldg C - 2nd Floor, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    Cultivating Joy as a Practice: A Daylong Retreat for LGBTQI and Gender Fluid Neurologists, psychologists and even medical doctors now acknowledge that the energies of appreciation, joy and gratitude are key elements for sustaining good health and happiness. Buddhism has many practices that contribute to this well being and in particular is the cultivation of […]

  • Fierce Compassion: A Daylong Workshop for Women

    Insight Community of the Desert 1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Bldg C - 2nd Floor, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    Join ICD Teacher Beth Mulligan for this 6 hour retreat-style workshop where we’ll explore what it means to have a “Strong back and a soft front” in other words what might it look like to go through the world with an open heart and strong clear boundaries?  Vulnerability researcher, Social Worker and best selling author […]

  • Unplug and Tune In: A day of practice with Ian Challis

    Insight Community of the Desert 1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Bldg C - 2nd Floor, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    In the busy-ness of daily life, how often do we get a chance to really slow down? How often are we able to give ourselves the gift of stillness and presence for an extended period of time? Even those of us who are regular meditators may sometimes find ourselves squeezing in our meditation practice after […]

  • Integrity with Ourselves and the World with Larry Yang

    Insight Community of the Desert 1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Bldg C - 2nd Floor, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    As we continue on our spiritual path, wherever we have come from and to wherever we may go, our faith, strength, and sustenance can arise through the bringing all of who we are into our personal journey and to the larger World. This is the experience of Integrity or creating wholeness from the different areas […]

  • Waking Up White: Doing Work So Needed in the World

    Insight Community of the Desert 1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Bldg C - 2nd Floor, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    A Seven Part Class Series, starting November 17, 2018 The spiritual path we follow in this life calls us to act on our beliefs and aspirations. As we strive to become more mindful through the fundamental practices of lovingkindness and compassion, we grow in our awareness of the attachments that hold us back from attainment […]

  • A Day of Mindfulness: Cultivating Compassionate Presence, a Gift for All Seasons with Beth Mulligan

    Insight Community of the Desert 1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Bldg C - 2nd Floor, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    Join Beth Mulligan for "A Day of Mindfulness: Cultivating Compassionate Presence; A Gift for all Seasons," Saturday, December 8th, from 9:30 am. to 3:30 pm. In these busy times, it is easy to lose sight of what is most meaningful in our lives sometimes taking for granted so much of this precious life. The practice […]

  • Waking Up White: Doing Work So Needed in the World

    Waking Up White: Doing Work So Needed in the World
    Insight Community of the Desert 1111 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Bldg C - 2nd Floor, Palm Springs, CA, United States

    A Seven Part Class Series, starting November 17, 2018 The spiritual path we follow in this life calls us to act on our beliefs and aspirations. As we strive to become more mindful through the fundamental practices of lovingkindness and compassion, we grow in our awareness of the attachments that hold us back from attainment […]