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Mindful Healing: Working with Pain & Difficulty

with Jon Aaron

Sunday, October 27th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

The Buddha taught of suffering and the end of suffering but for those with physical pain, particularly chronic physical pain, this end of suffering seems like it might never happen. This day of practice will focus on physical pain and how mindfulness practice and some specific Buddhist teachings can open up a pathway to freedom through our pain.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz and Gary Singer

Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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Exploring Peace in Our Hearts

with Nina Wise

Friday, November 1st, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

During these troubled times when we are witnessing so much polarization, fear and hatred in our world, this is a time to come together to experience the peace that lies at the heart of our being.

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Citta: A Union of the Heart, Mind, and Body

with Leslie Booker

Saturday, November 2nd, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

In this daylong retreat, we'll unpack the mysteries of Buddha's Third Foundation of Mindfulness by moving through the body, feeling tones, and how we can use it to gain freedom from the turbulence of unexamined emotional experiences.

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Joyful Awakening Through Creative Self-Expression

with Nina Wise

Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 from 10:00am to 4:30pm

Contemplative practices and expressive practices enhance one another; in concert they quiet the mind, calm the heart, give rise to insight and happiness, and release robust creative self-expression.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Amy Selzer and Jon Aaron

Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Lani Miller and Janusz Welin

Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 from 7pm-9pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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Seven Stages of the Spiritual Journey

with Donald Rothberg

Friday November 15th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

In 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.

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Transforming the Judgmental Mind: A NYI Weekend Retreat

with Donald Rothberg

Saturday, November 16th, 2019 | 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday, 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.)

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Transforming the Judgmental Mind: A NYI Weekend Retreat

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with Donald Rothberg

Saturday, November 16th, 2019 | 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday, 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.)

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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.

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Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck

with David Nichtern

Monday November, 18th, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Join 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.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Bart van Melik and Elaine Retholz

Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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Buddhist Teachings for the Natural World

with David Loy

Friday, November 22nd, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

The 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.

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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 5:00pm

In 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.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Alumni Daylong

with Jon Aaron and Savanna Jo (Upayadhi) Luraschi

Sunday, November 24th, 2019 from 9:30am – 5:00pm

This 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.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Brian Simmons and Gary Singer

Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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