In-Person and Online: BIPOC Sangha

In-Person and Online: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and 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: due to building maintenance, the May 4 gathering will take place online only.

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:

January 5 – Leslie Booker
January 19 – Isabel Adon (Online)
February 2 – Jian Ling Gao
February 16 – Leslie Booker
March 2 – Shilpa Mankikar (Online)
March 16 – Wildecy de Fatima Jury (Online)
April 6 – Felicia Dickerson
April 20 – Leslie Booker
May 4 – Shilpa Mankikar (Online only)
May 18 – Jian Ling Gao
June 1 – Leslie Booker
June 15 – Wildecy de Fatima Jury

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

Make a Donation:

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.