Trudy Goodman is teaching during Wisdom & Wellbeing at Blue Spirit in Multi-Faculty Week 4: Cultivating Presence, Purpose and Potential | January 24 – 31, 2026 about the following topic:

Circling the Mystery

Wisdom and love are what we humans long for.  Through storytelling and contemplative practice we’ll delve into moments of longing that have the power to transfigure our being – within ourselves and in the world. Together, we’ll explore what kind of longing truly brings love and wisdom into our lives and gives us a sense of  belonging to this fleeting, changing life we share.

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 25 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 (Springer, 2008); Compassion and Wisdom in Psychotherapy, (Guilford Press, 2011); Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, (Guilford Press, 2013). Learn more about Trudy at TrudyGoodman.com and InsightLA.org