BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//New York Insight Meditation Center - ECPv6.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:New York Insight Meditation Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.nyimc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for New York Insight Meditation Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191214T180000 DTSTAMP:20240329T045510 CREATED:20191104T212200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T144124Z UID:41673-1576328400-1576346400@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Dharma Rhythms Holiday Fest DESCRIPTION:Dharma Rhythms Holiday Fest: Annual Celebration and Auction for NYI \nSaturday\, December 14th\, 2019 | 1:00pm – 6:00pm \nBreak the silence! Join us for a festive afternoon of amazing music\, gourmet vegetarian treats and good cheer. Come shop our raffle and auction for your family and friends with gifts\, unique services and transformative experiences only available at NYI. Mingle with our Board\, your favorite teachers and your heart buddies. \nYou’re invited to bring a percussion instrument or borrow one of ours for a beginning drum circle lead by Seth Moutal. \nThe afternoon of Entertainment will include soothing song\, inviting interactive music\, amusing rhythms\, and surprising guests from our community. \nSilent Auction | Raffle prizes\nGifts\, services and experiences from $50 to $1500 in value including: \na beautiful Woodstock\, NY home for a long weekend for you and friends\, a one-hour private session with Sharon Salzberg\, a weekend retreat at IMS; breathtaking handmade ceramics\, a 90-minute acupuncture evaluation & session; private consultations with your favorite teachers; gift bags of yoga accessories\, meditation tools\, vegan bakery goodies\, and herbal remedies; gift card to Pondicheri; and the list is growing.. \nOpen your hearts\, your wallets and get your feet moving! Join us! 5:30 pm announcement of winners … be there. \nRegistration:\n \nMaster of Ceremonies:\nJoseph Mauricio: \nJoseph Mauricio is a teacher\, speaker and coach who works with private clients\, couples and groups. He offers motivational and meditation workshops in academic\, business and private sectors. A senior meditation teacher of the Shambhala Buddhist Tradition\, Joseph began his career twenty years ago at Karma Choling Buddhist Meditation Center in Vermont. He has subsequently taught in schools\, businesses\, yoga\, meditation\, wellness and community centers throughout North America\, Canada and Europe. He is the founder of LIFEWORK SERVICES – Meditation based coaching. \nJoseph is an master actor with extensive theater and comic improvisation training. He is the veteran of 1\,000’s of stage shows in theaters\, nightclubs\, improv and comedy venues. His performances mix spoken word literacy with gut punching political insight\, combining high ideals and low humor in a dynamic and unforgettable interactive experience. \nLive Performances By:\nChanese Elifé: \nVocal powerhouse and Harlem native\, Chanese Elifé\, is a multi-instrumentalist\, songwriter and producer who plays over 9 musical instruments\, fusing pop music and ancient sound healing. Chanese’s self-produced\, healing frequency EP\, Love Hertz Vol 1 was released on April 27th 2019 and is available worldwide on all major streaming platforms.\n \n \n \n \nSeth Moutal\, Drum Circle Facilitator: \nSeth received a BFA degree from The New School University where he studied Music and Music Therapy\, he also graduated from the Mannes School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City\, NY with honors (May 2001). As a drummer and percussionist\, Seth is well-versed in funk\, jazz\, fusion\, pop\, rock\, country\, Dixie land\, bebop\, Latin\, Brazilian\, Middle Eastern\, Indian\, African\, Native American and Music Therapy. He is a practiced sound healer\, reiki practitioner\, chakra balancing and channeling. Seth feels drum circles are a good means for building community\, releasing endorphins\, self-expression and validation. He is excited about joining NYIMC for a day of celebration by facilitating this Dharma Drum Circle. www sethmoutal.com\n \nImani Jade Powers: \nImani Jade Powers is an actor\, singer\, dancer\, and writer. She recently graduated from RADA’s 3 year training program in London\, and is now pursuing a career in film\, TV and theatre in New York. She is repped by Jennifer Konawal at Washington Square Films. You can find more info about Imani at www.imanijadepowers.com.\n \n \n \n \n \nArif Silverman \nArif Silverman is an NYC based actor\, writer\, and musician. Most recently\, his children’s musical The Stray was performed at the 14th Street Y this past October. He has nine records under the moniker Drill Bit\, his solo music project. To listen more\, check out drillbit.bandcamp.com \, soundcloud.com/drillxbit \, or arifsilverman.com @arifallgall\n \n \n \n \nEmily Newhouse \nEmily Newhouse is a New York-based actor\, singer\, and writer who is occasionally funny. With a background in improv\, and sketch comedy from Magnet Theater and Upright Citizens Bridage\, Emily has been in numerous productions around the city including in The House: An Immersive Lorca Experience (Poncía)\, Boy Gets Girl (Harriet)\, and Rhinoceros (The Logician) at the Lynn Redgrave Theater. Most recently\, she turned her attention to musical theatre (her first love) and made her Joe’s Pub debut with Musical Theatre Factory singing her original song “The Puppy Tango.”\n \n \nSeth Davis \nA fixture in the lower Manhattan anti-folk scene of the 90’s and a renowned vegan culinarian\, Seth Davis divides time between raising sons\, running an upstate cafe\, and reiterating personal experiences thru short stories and song. Currently in pre-production on his fifth independent record\, he’s a winner of multiple Moth story slams and is writing a one-man play marrying his musical and narrative work.\n \n \n \nbeing((:))sound aims to change how we listen.\nPause.\nListen to what’s around.\nCan you feel the sound of this moment?\nSound as a preconscious\, real\, and imagined union:\nlight & dark\nchaos & order\nvibration & pattern\nbeing & sound \nbeing((:))sound is a ritual bass project.\n#bassmusic #techno #dub #minimalism \nbeing((:))sound is a collaborative project between Joro-Boro (producer & DJ) and Keena.Maya (architect & instrumentalist). \nAuction Items\n* One-Hour Private Group Session with Sharon Salzberg at your (Manhattan) home (or via Skype)\, solo or with an intimate group of friends\n* Charming Farm House AirB&B on 30 acres around Woodstock\, NY for you and friends for a long weekend; sleeps six\n* Sculpture by Dan Levy – Porcelain Bowl w/22k gold detail\n* An 8-week MBSR Course at NYI with Jon Aaron\n* Photography Session with Eva Qin\n* Lesley Dill Framed Art Piece\n* Weekend Retreat in 2020 at Insight Meditation Society in Barre\, MA\n* Overnight Stay at Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor\, Long Island\n* 2 Tickets to Lynn Nottage’s “Intimate Apparel” Opera in winter/spring 2020 at Lincoln Center Theatre\n* Weekend in 2020 at an AirBnb in Park Slope Brooklyn\n* Handwoven Buddha Basket and Print by Grassroots and Lillian Ball\n* Three antique Buddha Statues \nRaffles\n*Willow’s Touch Herbal Medicine Basket\n*Vegan Basket – Including Homemade Treats\n*Yoga Nidra Sessions by Gill Katz for 1-3 people\n*Private Single Yoga Session with Pelin Bicakci\n*Free Dental Exam/Cleaning with Dr. Ziad Jalbout\n*MBSR Private Session with Amy Gross\n*NYIMC Urban Retreat w/Bart and Booker from Jan 25 – 26\, 2020\n*NYIMC Urban Retreat w/DaRa Williams\, Devin Berry\, Tara Malay in July 24-26 2020\nNYI Teacher Offering of one-hour private sessions with:\n*Bart van Melik\, Rosemary Blake\, Sebene Selassie\, Jon Aaron\n*1 Tricycle Magazine Online Course of Choice\n*Tricycle Magazine 1-Year Subscription\n*1 Private Group Chi Gong Session with Greg Woodson\n*$100 Yarn Store “Purl SOHO” gift certificate\nRestaurant Raffles $100 gift certificates to:\n*Pondicheri\n*Ivan Ramen\nBody Work Sessions \n*Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (1 session) with Leah Morrison\n*Acupuncture or Hypnotherapy (1 session) with Mona Chopra\n*Healing Arts Session Yoga and/or Reiki (1 session) with Rebecca Anguin\n*Rosen Body Work session (1 hour) with Heather Brown\n*Acupuncture (90 minute evaluation & treatment) with Elaine Retholtz \nAbout Amit Primor View all posts by Amit Primor URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/dharma-rhythms-holiday-fest-2019/ LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, Please inquire at registration@nyimc.org\, New York\, NY\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings,Open to All,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/drumming.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR