In-Person and Online: Day of Insight – A Daylong Meditation Retreat
with Lin Wang Gordon and Gary Singer
Saturday, September 20th, 2025 | 10:00am – 5:00pm ET
In-Person Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street, 12th Floor
It can often feel like we are rushing through our days, accumulating stress, missing out on meaningful moments, and making reactionary decisions. And even though we know that pace isn’t good for us, it’s still hard to slow down.
Join us for a special in-person or online daylong silent meditation retreat for those who want to reconnect and deepen their practice.
This retreat day will be one of noble silence for those who want to deepen their practice. It will include sitting, walking, and select inspirational readings for contemplation. Individual interviews will be available. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to maintain the meditative atmosphere and concentration.
Together we will pause, reset, and find some much-needed mental space and clarity.
In-Person Registration:
Please register below. To maximize participation, we now offer a pay-what-you-can option for these daylong retreats. The suggested donation amount if you choose this option is $40, and any additional support you can offer to our center and teachers is greatly appreciated. There will be an opportunity to provide an additional donation at the end of the program.
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Online Registration:
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Volunteering
All of our programs rely on volunteers to support our teachers and staff with various tasks and responsibilities. Volunteering allows you to participate in our programs at no cost. To inquire about volunteering opportunities, please fill out our inquiry form, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Teacher(s)
Lin Wang Gordon
Lin has dedicated over a decade to studying insight meditation under the guidance of Jonathan Foust, Mark Coleman, and Sebene Selassie. Since 2020, she has also been learning about the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Lin was particularly moved by the power of nature meditation to connect with a deep sense of well-being, love, wonder, resilience, and interconnection with all beings.
Graduating from Mark Coleman’s Awake in the Wild Nature Meditation Teacher Training in 2017, Lin was motivated to share nature meditation and ecodharma as pathways for personal transformation and environmental activism. Since 2018, she has been learning to lead ecodharma retreats under David Loy and Johann Robbins. She has taught at the New York Insight Meditation Center and around the country. She is enrolled in the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leaders Program (CDL7). linwanggordon.com
Gary Singer
Gary Singer is a teacher of New York Insight and a graduate of the Community Dharma Leader’s teaching program. He’s been practicing vipassanna meditation since 1992 and integrates mindfulness into his psychotherapy practice. As a founder of NYI’s Family Sangha program, he writes and gives workshops on mindfulness, stress reduction, work/life balance, and intercultural/interracial relationships.