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April 2019
Mindfulness, Compassion and the Wisdom of Emptiness
with Jon Aaron
Saturday, April 20th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmThis daylong program will present the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and emptiness and through stillness and relational practice, we will tap into the potential which is present in all of us. Find out more
Postponed: The Island of Sangha
with Angela Dews and nakawe cuebas
Sunday, April 21st, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmDue to unforeseen circumstances, this program has been postponed and will be re-scheduled at a future date. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Lani Miller and Amy Selzer
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pmThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues. Find out more
Faith: A Buddhist Perspective
with Sharon Salzberg and Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
Friday, April 26th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm Saturday, April 27th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmIn this weekend program, we will explore a different sense of faith. We will discuss how it can connect us to a deeper place of strength within us and to a bigger picture of life. This type of faith increases confidence, openness, and our ability to recognize something outside of our immediate circumstances as describing who we are. Find out more
Loving Kindness Meditation
with Gary Singer
Sunday, April 28th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmJoin us for this daylong retreat where we will cultivate our natural capacity for an open and loving heart towards ourselves and all other beings. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Booker Leslie and Janusz Welin
Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pmThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues. Find out more
May 2019
CLIMATE CRISIS: What can we do together? An NYI Community Meeting
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Please join NYI president Tom Carling, teacher Sebene Selassie, and Extinction Rebellion leader Bill Beckler, for an evening of meditation, presentations, and discussion as we explore your ideas and consider how NYI can best support our individual and collective practices in the midst of this new reality.
SOS – Sitting on Sunday
with Angela Dews
Sunday, May 5, 2019 from 10:00am-12:00pmThese regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice. Find out more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Elaine Retholtz
Fridays, May 10th - June 28th, 2019 from 9:30am-12pmMBSR 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
Race, Unconscious Bias & Mindfulness
with Sebene Selassie
Friday, May 10th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmDuring this evening we will explore how mindfulness and the Buddhadharma can help us bring awareness and clarity to the constructs & biases around race that exist in society and within each of us (either as external racism or as internalized oppression), so that we can live with more love, wisdom and compassion. Find out more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Alumni Daylong
with Jon Aaron
Saturday, May 11th, 2019 from 9:30am – 5:00pmJoin us for a daylong program to practice with other MBSR alumni and those currently taking the course. You will have a day to focus on mindfulness, what it looks in your life now, and build some momentum to continue these practices for time to come. Find out more
A Celebration of Mother Earth
with Elizabeth J. Coleman
Sunday, May 12th, 2019 from 1:00pm - 4:00pmJoin Elizabeth J. Coleman, a poet, public interest attorney, environmental activist, and teacher of mindfulness for a day of celebration reading poems from her new book, HERE: Poems for the Planet, an international contemporary poetry anthology for our planet. Readings will be interspersed with guided meditations and discussion of mindful activism. Find out more
Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, May 17th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
CANCELLED-Love, Grief, and Activism: Radical Dharma Vision of Change and Vulnerability
with Lama Rod Owens
Saturday May 18th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmThis program has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a future date. Lama Rod Owens will be the guest teacher at the People of Color Sangha meeting on Monday, May 20th, 2019. Find out more
Day of Insight: A Daylong Meditation Retreat
with Rosemary Blake
Sunday, May 19th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmThe 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. One-on-one meetings with the teacher will also be available. Find out more
Finding Ourselves and Losing Ourselves
with Dr. Stephen Fulder
Friday, May 24th, 2019 from 6:30pm to 9:00pmAs we move out of automatic living and start to question and explore who or what we are, we open a Pandora's Box and our life can get dramatically more deep and interesting, and sometimes more disturbing. We find ourselves in a world of paradox, mystery, and yet unimagined freedom. Find out more
Equanimity: Dancing with the Unpredictability of Life
with Dr. Stephen Fulder
Saturday, May 25th, 2019 | 10:00am to 4:30pmIn this daylong program, we will examine equanimity, how to recognize and appreciate it, and how it can be developed. We will also explore how we can avoid getting upset and overwhelmed by circumstances, such as conflict, injustice, and suffering. Find out more
Spiritual Bypassing: When We Do Not Want to Look Honestly
with Bhante Sukhacitto
Friday, May 31st, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pmJoin Theravadan monk Bhante Sukhacitto for an evening exploring how we can use meditation as a way to escape our problems and challenges to experience quiet and peace. Instead, how can we use Dhamma practice to integrate meditation and insight more fully into our lives? Can Dhamma principles guide us in all that is happening? In this evening program, we will explore these questions and more. Find out more
June 2019
The Great Potential of Change
with Bhante Sukhacitto and Bart van Melik
Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 from 10:00am to 5:00pmSupported by kind awareness, wisdom, and community we’ll explore the potential and difficulty of changes in our lives. In this retreat we will introduce the six meditative guidelines of Insight Dialogue: Pause, Relax, Open, Attune to Emergence, Listen Deeply, and Speak the Truth. Find out more
How Mindfulness Meditation Leads to Insight
with Jon Aaron
Sunday, June 9th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmIn this Daylong, we will explore the concept of meditation, how it leads to insight and what concepts support us in our meditation practice. This program is open to meditators of all levels. Find out more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Jon Aaron
Orientation: Thursday, June 13th, 2019 from 6:30-9:00pmCourse: Thursdays, June 20th - August 15th from 6:30-9:00pm
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
Insight Meditation 101: Six-Week Beginners’ Course
With Lani Miller
Wednesdays, June 12th - July 24th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmThis course will provide fundamental instruction in insight meditation. Emphasis is placed on the practices of sitting and walking meditation and developing mindfulness in daily life. Find out more
Mindful Writing Workshop
with Tracy Cochran
Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 from 10:00am - 4:00pmJoin us as we combine mindfulness meditation with short writing exercises geared toward personal reflection, discovering our ways of being heroic, including relaxing and letting go. Find out more
Aging As a Spiritual Practice Daylong Retreat
with Rosemary Blake, Amy Selzer, and Nancy Glimm
Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 from 10:00am-5:00pmJoin us for a day exploring aging as a spiritual practice through direct meditation practice, Dharma offerings from the three teachers, open discussions as well as dyad and triad work among participants. Find out more
The Way of Effortless Mindfulness Book Talk
with Loch Kelly
Friday, June 28th, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pmIn this evening discussion and book talk for his new book, The Way of Effortless Mindfulness, Loch Kelly teaches how you can “unhook” awareness from chattering thoughts, and access a peaceful mind and a naturally embodied wakefulness. Find out more
The Way of Effortless Mindfulness Daylong Retreat
with Loch Kelly
Saturday, June 29th, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pmIn this daylong retreat we will learn to intentionally shift into awake awareness, which is already calm, intelligent, and able to effortlessly focus. Effortless mindfulness helps us shift from a self-centered identity to an empty, yet open-hearted, way of seeing and being. Find out more