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November 2019
Seven Stages of the Spiritual Journey
with Donald Rothberg
Friday November 15th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmIn this evening talk, we will examine the seven stages of the spiritual journey, starting with taking life for granted, being caught up in habitual and conditioned mind and behavior, and ending with (some degree of) awakening and then re-entering the “ordinary” world, often bringing gifts from the journey. Find out more
Transforming the Judgmental Mind: A NYI Weekend Retreat
with Donald Rothberg
Saturday, November 16th, 2019 | 9:00am - 5:00pmSunday, November 17th, 2019 | 9:00am - 4:00pm
In this retreat, we will cultivate mindfulness around our judgments; inquiry into the deep roots of judgments; and heart practices such as lovingkindness, forgiveness, and compassion. We will also explore the somatic and social dimensions of judgments--how we internalize dominant views (e.g., of race, gender, etc.) Find out more
Annual Thanksgiving Potluck
Sunday, November 17th, 2019 from 6:30pm – 9:30pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Annual Thanksgiving Celebration. The event begins with a meditation sit from 6:30pm-7pm, followed by a delicious vegetarian or vegan meal that we will share together.
Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck
with David Nichtern
Monday November, 18th, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pmJoin David Nichtern, a four-time Emmy award-winning and two-time Grammy-nominated composer-guitarist-producer, entrepreneur and Senior Buddhist teacher for an evening exploring how to integrate the creative process with our spiritual practice and livelihood. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Bart van Melik and Elaine Retholz
Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pmThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice. Find out more
Buddhist Teachings for the Natural World
with David Loy
Friday, November 22nd, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pmThe evening will focus on three aspects: practice in the natural world, a curious parallel between our usual individual predicament and our current collective predicament, and the new ecosattva path. Find out more
We Are Nature: Remembering Our Sacred Connection to Earth
with Sebene Selassie, DaRa Williams and Lin Gordon
Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 from 10:00am to 5:00pmIn this daylong program, we will take time to reconnect to our bodies, hearts and minds remembering that we are nature. Centering land and ancestors, we will cultivate meditative awareness to sense the sacred connection to earth that is always present when we open to it. Find out more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Alumni Daylong
with Jon Aaron and Savanna Jo (Upayadhi) Luraschi
Sunday, November 24th, 2019 from 9:30am – 5:00pmThis MBSR Daylong is for MBSR alumni, and those currently taking the course, to 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
Insight OUT: LGBTQI Sangha & Allies with Jay Michaelson
Monday, November 25th, 2019 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Topic: From the (Internalized) Closets to the (Intersectional) Streets
This Insight Out LGBTQI Sangha evening sit is open to all.
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Brian Simmons and Gary Singer
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pmThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice. Find out more
December 2019
A Day of Mindfulness Meditation: In Touch with Wise View
with Rosemary Blake and Bart van Melik
Sunday, December 1st, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmAccording to the Buddha the mind is forerunner of all experience. The lens through which we see life colors our experience. So often we resist an experience and suffer unnecessarily. On this day of meditation we will investigate living life in harmony with all its joys and sorrows. Find out more
An Evening with Joseph Goldstein and Dan Harris: Staying Sane in a Crazy World
Thursday, December 5th, 2019 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
at Marble Collegiate Church
Join beloved meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein as he’s interviewed by Dan Harris, ABC anchorman and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “10% Happier”.
That’s Life: Embracing Change with Courage & Awareness
with Brian Simmons
Sunday, December 8th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmEmbracing change is a moment-to-moment challenge on the path to peace and happiness. This daylong workshop will provide a practical roadmap for those facing a major life transition. Find out more
Dharma Rhythms Holiday Fest
Saturday, December 14th, 2019 from 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of amazing music, homemade refreshments and irresistible raffle prizes—from $5 up. We are celebrating New York Insight and and all the people who have made it a sangha, a refuge of peace and sanity in the city.
The Growth Choice: Developing the Resilience, Courage and Inner Resources to Alleviate Shame, Imposter Syndrome and Avoidance Coping
with Josh Korda and Kathy Cherry
Sunday, December 15th, 2019 from 10:00am to 4:00pmIn this daylong event with visiting teachers Josh Korda and Kathy Cherry, we will discuss the relational wounds that underly low self-worth, procrastination, perfectionism and core shame, all of which are implicit behaviors which are resistant to change. Find out more
Death and the Poignancy of Life
with Matthew Brensilver
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 from 7pm – 9pmIn this evening program, we’ll consider the way death can harden or soften our heart – and how dharma practice might lead us to a life that feels complete. Find out more
Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, Dec 20th, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm In the warm spirit of community, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck.
Find out moreJanuary 2020
Life and Death – Is That All There Is?
with Rosemary Blake, Jon Aaron, Nancy Glimm and Amy Selzer
Saturday, January 4th - Saturday, December 12th, 2020This yearlong course is about living fully each moment of our lives. Over twelve months we will live as though this is our last year. We will reflect upon life and death from the Buddhist perspective while incorporating powerful teachings from other spiritual traditions. Find out more
Insight Meditation 101: Six-Week Beginners’ Course
with Lani Miller
Wednesdays, January 8th - February 12th, 2020 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
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Elaine Retholtz
Required Free Orientation: Friday, January 10th, 2020 | 9:30am-12:00pm 8 Week Course: Fridays, January 17th - March 13th, 2020 | 9:30am-12:00pmMBSR 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
The RAIN of Compassion
with Tara Brach and Jonathan Foust
Friday, January 10th, 2020 | 7:00pm – 9:00pmSaturday, January 11th, 2020 | 9:30am – 5:00pm
Location: Marble Collegiate Church, 1 West 29th Street at Fifth Avenue
Please join us for this special evening and daylong program with Tara Brach and Jonathan Foust as they explore the alchemy of Radical Compassion and guide us in awakening this intrinsic expression of our evolutionary potential. Find out more
Interpersonal Mindfulness: An 8-Week Course
with Elaine Retholtz
Course: Wednesdays, January 15th - March 4th, 2020 from 6:30pm - 9:00pmDaylong: Saturday, February 8th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pm
In this course, participants will learn how to pause in midst of the habit mind, notice tensions and relax, kindly accept present moment experience, open and trust emergence as we listen deeply and speak the truth of our subjective experience. Find out more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Jon Aaron
Required Free Orientation: Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm 8 Week Course: Thursdays February 6th - March 26th, 2020 | 6:30pm - 9:00pmMBSR 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
Finding the Way Home to Kind Awareness: An IMS Urban Retreat
with Bart van Melik and Leslie Booker
Saturday, January 25th, 2020 from 9:30am – 6:00pmSunday, January 26th, 2020 from 9:30am – 4:00pm
Insight Meditation Society (IMS) is pleased to present this weekend urban retreat at New York Insight. During this retreat, we will explore the heart of the Buddha’s teaching: suffering and its causes and freedom from its causes. With the help and cultivation of our kind and natural awareness, we can become intimate with what it is like to be human. Find out more