In-Person: New York Insight Teen Fellowship
1st and 3rd Sunday of each month | 4:30pm – 6:00pm ET
Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street, on the 12th Floor
For teens ages 14 – 19
It’s a stressful time to be a young person. With countless voices telling us who to be as the world around us burns with crisis after crisis, finding an authentic, hopeful, and loving way forward can feel out of reach. The New York Insight Teen Fellowship offers teens a refuge from the noise, a chance to touch inner peace and tune into the center of who you are.
Through learning and practicing Insight Meditation, mindful communication and Buddhist ethics, this bi-weekly group supports teens to live joyfully, with less stress, greater ease, and deeper connection to themselves and one another. In order to create a space that feels safe, connected and deep, young people are asked to make a minimum three-month, or six session, commitment to attend. Registering below will sign you up for the following dates:
- Sunday, October 5
- Sunday, October 19
- Sunday, November 2
- Sunday, November 16
- Sunday, December 7
- Sunday, December 21
Space is limited, so sign up early to reserve your spot.
Facilitated by Shea Riester, LMSW, with guest facilitators and teachers.
Registration
If you are having trouble completing your RSVP or donation, please CLICK HERE to open it in a new browser. All proceeds will support this sangha’s teacher(s) and other NYI teacher support. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance.
Fee by donation: Suggested starting donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
Teacher(s)
Shea Riester
Shea (he/him) is a somatic therapist, meditation and communication teacher from Brooklyn, NY. Shea fell in love with meditation when he was 19, and has practiced deeply in Insight and Zen Buddhist lineages for 16 years. His purpose and joy is supporting young people’s access to the dharma, helping lead programs he wished he had when he was a young adult. He has worked with Inward Bound Mindfulness since 2017, serving as Mentor, Mental Health Coordinator, and now Teacher. Shea co-founded the Contemplative Semester and teaches meditation, Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and conflict transformation during the semester. Shea is a member of the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leaders (CDL) program. At home Shea builds community through co-leading the Brooklyn Insight sangha, facilitating with All Kings, a men’s healing group centering justice-impacted men, and supporting community conflict transformation with the NY Peace Institute.