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Sunday Sangha – 1st November 2026

This session is led by Trudy Goodman.

Start Time: 11 am PST (LA) / 2 pm EST (NY) / 7 pm GMT (London) / 8 pm CET (Paris). 90-minute live session.

This week’s theme: Where Are We Going, and Who Walks With Us?

“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” Alice asks the Cheshire Cat. “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.”
Together we’ll ask what it means to mature in practice: where are we headed, and who helps us on the way? We’ll explore the joy and necessity of kalyana mitta, the friends made beautiful by walking the path with us.

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Trudy Goodman

Trudy Goodman, PH.D., is the founding teacher of InsightLA and cofounder of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. She has taught at universities and retreat centers worldwide for over 40 years. Trudy has trained in mindfulness and Zen since 1973, holds a graduate degree in developmental psychology from Harvard, and is one of the senior Buddhist teachers in the U.S. She is widely known for her role as the voice of Trudy the Love Barbarian in the Netflix series “Midnight Gospel”. Trudy is a contributing author: Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness (2008); Compassion and Wisdom in Psychotherapy (2011); and Mindfulness and Psychotherapy (2013). Click here to learn more about Trudy Goodman.

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