In-Person: Free Mindful Tuneup
with David Grogan
Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET
New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street, 12th Floor
Mindful Tuneup is a free two-hour workshop for beginners and intermittent meditators looking to jump-start a more consistent practice. Just as a musician tunes their instrument for optimal sound, you’ll explore how to tune your body and mind for meditation. That begins with finding a balanced posture that fosters steadiness, clarity, receptivity and a natural sense of awareness.
Through guided practices, you’ll learn core meditation skills—using the breath as your tuning fork, anchoring attention when the mind drifts, and bringing scattered thoughts into gentle alignment. Time will also be set aside during this welcoming and inclusive workshop for questions and group reflection on common meditation challenges, as well as how to navigate busy thoughts and distractions in daily life.
You’ll leave equipped with practical strategies, fresh insights, and lasting confidence to weave mindfulness and meditation into everyday moments, whether you are starting fresh or seeking to deepen your practice.
In-Person 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)
David Grogan
David Grogan joined the New York Insight Teachers Council in 2023 after a decade of service as a practice leader with the Brooklyn Sangha and the Aging as a Spiritual Practice Sangha. He is also a member of the teaching team for Space2Meditate.com, an online community of dedicated practitioners co-founded by one of his longtime mentors, Jon Aaron. David is a qualified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor and he completed a yearlong Mindfulness Training Institute (MTI) teacher training program under the guidance of Mark Coleman and Martin Aylward.
Insatiable curiosity is a catalyst in his life and practice, and he delights in accompanying others in the process of discovery. During a long career as a journalist, which included a decade as the primary story editor for a popular science magazine and another decade editing various history magazines, he had the privilege of learning something new every day and sharing those nuggets of insight. He is currently a member of the CUNY Graduate Center Lifelong Peer Learning Program (LP 2), where he facilitates workshops in meditation and guided autobiography. His personal passions include jazz and poetry and the wondrous potential the art of deep listening reveals for people to open their hearts and minds and connect with each other through the sound of surprise.