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April 2021
Online: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Jon Aaron
Course: Thursdays, April 15 - June 3, 2021 from 6:30pm - 9:00pmDaylong: Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 9:30am - 5:00pm
MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment. Find out more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Tushar D. Bhagat
Course: Saturdays, April 17th - June 19th, 2021 | 9:30am - 12:00pm ETDaylong: Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 | 9:00am - 4:30pm ET
MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment. Find out more
Online: Meditating With the Elements – A Weekend Workshop
with Bodhipaksa
Saturday, April 17th and Sunday, April 18th, 2021 from 9:30am - 1:00pm ETOn this weekend workshop Bodhipaksa offers us a rare opportunity to explore the Six Element Practice — a beautiful form of insight meditation taught by the Buddha himself. This reflective practice gently encourages us to question limited assumptions we hold about who and what we are, leading us toward a more open, expansive sense of ourselves. It helps us to connect the world within and the world outside, so we can recognize that they are in reality one non-dual reality. Find out more
Online: What is Nirvana?
with Tuere Sala
Saturday, April 24th 2021 from 9:00am - 4:00pm ETHave you ever wondered, "What is nirvana?" Is it something concrete or some elusive concept about the afterlife? Is nirvana, sometimes called awakening, even possible? During this daylong, we will explore this nirvana by looking deeper at the 3rd Noble Truth. We will look at why it is so important in today’s urban world to practice towards awakening. Find out more
Online: Unlocking The Trap of Pain – Exploring Gentle Practices to Live with Ease
with Joan Griffiths Vega
Sunday, April 25th, Wednesday, April 28th, Sunday May 2nd, 2021 from 10:30am - 12:30pm ET each dayAcute or chronic pain needs a multifaceted approach to minimize its domination. In our time together we will explore the ways to turn towards the pain with kindness and curiosity to reduce the pain. When acceptance of pain is present, the exhausting war stops. New choices arise. Find out more
Online: Embodying Love – The Four Divine Abodes and Forgiveness
with Jon Aaron
Thursdays, April 29th, 2021 - June 3rd, 2021 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ETMindful cultivation through formal practice of the boundless qualities of lovingkindness, compassion, resonant joy and equanimity can open the lens of wisdom and break through the barriers which have accumulated over lifetimes. Find out more
May 2021
Online: Continuity of Awareness and the Art of Living Meaningfully
with Alexis Santos & Susa Talan
Saturday, May 8th, 2021 from 10:00am - 5:00pm ETInspired by the teachings of Theravādin Buddhist monk, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, during this daylong retreat we will explore the practice of meditation as a foundation for developing the heart and mind. Together we’ll practice cultivating moment by moment awareness, in a relaxed and natural way--leading us to an embodied sense of clarity, resilience and connection. Find out more
Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, May 15th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s online Monthly Sangha “Potluck”. Looking forward to virtually sharing this community meal with you in gratitude and appreciation.
Online: Transcending Gender
with Ayyā Somā
Sunday, May 16th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ETBuddhist monk Ayyā Somā will lead us in an exploration of how the Buddha's teachings encourage us to investigate gender—and all identities—and how to ultimately transcend it. Find out more
Online: Obstacles to Practice – Exploring the Five Hindrances
with Elaine Retholtz
Mondays, May 17th - June 21st from 9:30am - 11:30am ETThis course will offer an opportunity to explore how to practice with and understand the energies of the Five Hindrances in our formal meditation practice as well as in our daily lives so that they can be skillfully abandoned. Find out more
Online: Dukkha and the End of Dukkha – Transforming Suffering and Reactivity
with Donald Rothberg
Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 from 10:00am - 5:00pm ETIn this daylong retreat, we will explore the Buddha’s teachings on suffering, the Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, and the Two Arrows. We will learn ways to study and implement these teachings both in formal meditation and in everyday life, including in the context of the pandemic and contemporary “social dukkha.” Find out more
Online: ¡únicamente Latinx! Medio dia de retiro en meditación
with nakawe cuebas and Isabel Adon
Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 from 10:00am - 2:00pm ETÚnase a nosotros en un retiro de medio día para reflexionar en lo que significa crear una sangha con otros meditadores latinos / Latinx y profundizar en nuestras prácticas espirituales, las cuales pueden fortalecernos para compartir con nuestras familias, unirnos a movimientos sociales y otras comunidades. Find out more