In-Person and Online: People of Color Sangha
First and third Mondays of the month | 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
In-Person Location: New York Insight Meditation Center at 115 West 29th Street, 12th Floor
Please note the new start time! Beginning on Monday, November 17, 2025, this sangha will meet from 6:30pm to 8:30pm ET.
This sitting group provides instruction in insight meditation and fosters mutual support and understanding among the growing community of people of color who find nourishment and inspiration in the practice of meditation.
No previous meditation experience is required.
Teacher schedule:
August 4 Lin Wang Gordon
August 18 Julie Novas (Zoom)
September 1 Wildecy de Fatima Jury
September 15 Lin Wang Gordon
October 6 Julie Novas (Zoom)
October 20 Wildecy de Fatima Jury
November 3 Leslie Booker
November 17 Julie Novas (Zoom)
December 1 Felicia Dickerson
December 15 Charlene Cambridge
Please come 15 – 20 minutes before our gathering begins to allow for ease in check-in. Whether joining in-person or online please consider registering in advance so our Teachers know who is joining. Walk-ins welcome, please register at the check-in when you arrive.
For online participants please find zoom link below.
Join our sangha via Zoom: https://bit.ly/NYI-POC-Sangha
Meeting ID: 893 2935 9393
Passcode: 123
Or, dial by your location: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kVOM3xIYC
Please register and/or donate via the form below. All proceeds will support this sangha’s teacher(s) and our NYI center, community programs and sangha gatherings
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Suggested starting donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds.