In-Person: Summer Sunday Sangha at Brooklyn Bridge Park
with David Grogan
Today’s event in the park has been CANCELLED due to the Steady Rain and as a result wet ground. This lovely park does not allow Chairs and we did not want to ask our community to sit on the wet ground.
Sunday, September 7th, 2025 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET, followed by BYO picnic
Location: Bridge View Lawn at Brooklyn Bridge Park, exact location here: https://goo.gl/maps/nfnkD8G23spKpuTKA
The Bridge View Lawn is located at Pier 1, near the main entrance to the park, which can be reached by subway, bus or Citibike. If you are coming from Manhattan, a delightful way to reach the site is via the East River Ferry (https://www.ferry.nyc/routes-and-schedules/route/east-river/) to Dumbo/Fulton Ferry.
Connect with your meditation community in parks across the boroughs this summer! We will meditate, meet, and then celebrate with an optional BYO picnic.
This Brooklyn gathering is the final in our series of outdoor, community events to celebrate the diversity of NYIMC’s community throughout New York City.
New York Insight teacher David Grogan, the Brooklyn Sangha, and the Friends Leadership Council will offer a meditation, exercises in community connection, and the chance to spend time in beautiful Brooklyn Bridge Park. Come early and explore the park, which includes a historic carousel, numerous places to eat or snack, and six separate piers.
Beginning at 3:00PM, we will meditate together in nature, then move into interactive activities to engage with new and old sangha friends. The event will end at 5:00 PM, when you’re welcome to join our BYO Picnic. Feel free to bring your own meal, or something refreshing to share.
We encourage you to bring a blanket, pillow, towel, or whatever you may need to support your practice in an outdoor setting. Chairs are not allowed in Brooklyn Bridge Park, but park benches are in close proximity to the meeting area.
All are welcome to join this event, whether you’re a longtime community member and practitioner or brand new to meditation and New York Insight. We are looking forward to seeing you this summer.
“Breathing in, I am part of a sangha and feel protected. Breathing out, I experience joy.” – Thích Nhất Hạnh
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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.