Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Three Wednesdays, September 1st, 15th & 29th, 2021 from 7:00pm-8:30pm ET
Through small group practice, stories, silent meditation, and mindful speaking and listening, we’ll explore the multi-faceted world of relational mindfulness, including embodied awareness, the art of radical self-acceptance, and the possibility of finding freedom right in the middle of the tangle and dance of day-to-day relating.
Friday, September 3rd-24th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, September 4th, 2021 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm ET
Whether it's falling in love, surviving a pandemic, claiming your identity, having a child, re-entering society, or having a difficult conversation... life throws us into vulnerable and uncertain situations over and over again. Join author and psychotherapist Ralph De La Rosa for a half day workshop exploring how to meet the challenges we face in this unique moment and excavate them for awakening.
Tuesday, September 7th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Thursday, September 9th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
While the Pali word “viriya” is often translated simply as “energy,” this heart quality actually involves cultivation of a kind of courage and gentle perseverance that sustains us and supports resilience. We will dedicate this evening of practice together to an exploration of the liberating potential of viriya.
Friday, September 10th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, August 14th, 2021 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you to celebrate summer in the great outdoors for a community picnic in Madison Square Park.
Saturday, September 11th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm, ET
During this program we will explore how to wisely and lovingly respond to our own and others’ suffering, and contemplate the traditional Buddhist ’triple gem’ of refuge as a way to steady, gladden and liberate the heart, amidst the ongoing and infinite challenges of our imperfect and unperfectable world.
Saturday, September 11th, 2021 from 2:00pm–5:00pm
For this month's Sacred Earth Sangha meeting, we will have a special gathering in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn as we cultivate relationships with our personal genealogical ancestors as well as practice reflections and meditations that touch the truth of the whole of nature as "all my relations."
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Wednesdays, September 15th - October 20th, 2021 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
The ten perfections (paramis) are ten qualities of character which support both your practice and your compassionate involvement in the world, whether you’re working with your family at home, at the office, or on the cushion. In this 6 week course, we’ll investigate the paramis with an emphasis on how we can bring them practically into our lives.
Thursday, September 16th 2021 from 10:00am – 7:00pm ET
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a day when, as a community, Jews are asked to reflect on their actions of the past year and to ask for atonement for any actions that were unskillful. In support of this day, NYI hosts an online day of silence and reflection.
Thursday, September 16th 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
There’s no way to instantly forgive ourselves. It takes time and practice. But on this evening with Bodhipaksa we’ll explore several powerful tools, drawn from Buddhist teachings, to help us let go, move on, and be more at peace with ourselves.
Friday, September 17th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions.
Friday, September 17th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
How can we give and receive true spiritual friendship in a time of isolation and uprising? Join us as we celebrate the release of dharma teacher Kate Johnson’s first book, Radical Friendship: Seven Ways to Love Yourself and Find Your People in an Unjust World, with a round table discussion on what radical friendship means within Buddhist communities and beyond.
Saturday, September 18th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
In this program, we’ll learn about the qualities, in the teaching of the Buddha, that comprise our inner worth. We’ll learn how we develop these qualities and about the benefits in doing so.
Saturday, September 18th, 2021 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm ET
In this online workshop, we will dive deep into transformational embodied awareness practices that engage a unified and joyful loving presence. Through periods of meditation and discussion we will explore and develop our connection to a calmer, more resilient, and interconnected state of being and learn how to move beyond the self-fragmentation that causes unnecessary suffering.
Sunday, September 19th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ET
What do you get when you combine kindness and mindfulness? Kindfulness! Bhante Sumitta, a senior monk from Sri Lanka, explains how to cultivate "kindfulness" and why it's a critical part of Buddhist practice.
Mondays, September 20th - October 25th, 2021 from 9:30am - 11:30m ET
Forgiveness can allow us to come more fully into our hearts and can be a catalyst that transforms bitterness, anger, and grief into compassion and lovingkindness. Join us for an online course examining forgiveness and how to heal our relationships with others, ourselves and the past.
Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET
In this special members only event, meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg will join us for an online dialogue on the topic of her upcoming book, "Real Life".
Thursdays, September 23rd - October 14th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
This interactive online course, based on the work of neuroscientist & addiction psychiatrist Dr. Judson Brewer, explores the science of habit change and teaches a step by step model to understand and outgrow unwanted habits such as anxiety, procrastination, perfectionism, and unwanted behaviors.
Friday, September 24th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, September 25th, 2021 from 10:00am - 4:30pm ET
Grief, if not attended to, can often hold us hostage to life’s uncertainty and losses. How do we open our hearts and continue to let our life energy flow while facing and tending to our grief intimately? How do we establish a sense of connection with our loved ones when their bodies are no longer here?
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Wednesdays, September 29th - Nov 17th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 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.
Thursdays, September 30th 2021 - March 17th 2022 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
There is far more to the renowned Satipatthana Sutta that is apparent, or even explicit, in most secular mindfulness courses. This six-month, four-part course will be an opportunity to explore the teachings in the fuller context of the Buddha’s presentation, unimpeded.
Fridays, October 1st, 8th, 15th & 29th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 from 10:00am - 2:00pm ET
During this practice period together, we will explore the conditions that progressively lead to awakening. When we practice mindfulness with these as our foundation, we begin to develop a sense of empowerment based on an initial confidence in the practice, which leads to joy and stillness.
Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Find out more
Three Wednesdays, September 1st, 15th & 29th, 2021 from 7:00pm-8:30pm ET
Through small group practice, stories, silent meditation, and mindful speaking and listening, we’ll explore the multi-faceted world of relational mindfulness, including embodied awareness, the art of radical self-acceptance, and the possibility of finding freedom right in the middle of the tangle and dance of day-to-day relating.
Find out more
Friday, September 3rd-24th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions.
Find out more
Saturday, September 4th, 2021 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm ET
Whether it's falling in love, surviving a pandemic, claiming your identity, having a child, re-entering society, or having a difficult conversation... life throws us into vulnerable and uncertain situations over and over again. Join author and psychotherapist Ralph De La Rosa for a half day workshop exploring how to meet the challenges we face in this unique moment and excavate them for awakening.
Find out more
Tuesday, September 7th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Find out moreThursday, September 9th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
While the Pali word “viriya” is often translated simply as “energy,” this heart quality actually involves cultivation of a kind of courage and gentle perseverance that sustains us and supports resilience. We will dedicate this evening of practice together to an exploration of the liberating potential of viriya.
Find out more
Friday, September 10th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions.
Find out more
Saturday, August 14th, 2021 from 5:30pm - 7:00pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you to celebrate summer in the great outdoors for a community picnic in Madison Square Park.
Find out more
Saturday, September 11th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm, ET
During this program we will explore how to wisely and lovingly respond to our own and others’ suffering, and contemplate the traditional Buddhist ’triple gem’ of refuge as a way to steady, gladden and liberate the heart, amidst the ongoing and infinite challenges of our imperfect and unperfectable world.
Find out more
Saturday, September 11th, 2021 from 2:00pm–5:00pm
For this month's Sacred Earth Sangha meeting, we will have a special gathering in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn as we cultivate relationships with our personal genealogical ancestors as well as practice reflections and meditations that touch the truth of the whole of nature as "all my relations."
Find out more
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Find out more
Wednesdays, September 15th - October 20th, 2021 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
The ten perfections (paramis) are ten qualities of character which support both your practice and your compassionate involvement in the world, whether you’re working with your family at home, at the office, or on the cushion. In this 6 week course, we’ll investigate the paramis with an emphasis on how we can bring them practically into our lives.
Find out more
Thursday, September 16th 2021 from 10:00am – 7:00pm ET
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a day when, as a community, Jews are asked to reflect on their actions of the past year and to ask for atonement for any actions that were unskillful. In support of this day, NYI hosts an online day of silence and reflection.
Find out more
Thursday, September 16th 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
There’s no way to instantly forgive ourselves. It takes time and practice. But on this evening with Bodhipaksa we’ll explore several powerful tools, drawn from Buddhist teachings, to help us let go, move on, and be more at peace with ourselves.
Find out more
Friday, September 17th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions.
Find out more
Friday, September 17th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
How can we give and receive true spiritual friendship in a time of isolation and uprising? Join us as we celebrate the release of dharma teacher Kate Johnson’s first book, Radical Friendship: Seven Ways to Love Yourself and Find Your People in an Unjust World, with a round table discussion on what radical friendship means within Buddhist communities and beyond.
Find out more
Saturday, September 18th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
In this program, we’ll learn about the qualities, in the teaching of the Buddha, that comprise our inner worth. We’ll learn how we develop these qualities and about the benefits in doing so.
Find out more
Saturday, September 18th, 2021 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm ET
In this online workshop, we will dive deep into transformational embodied awareness practices that engage a unified and joyful loving presence. Through periods of meditation and discussion we will explore and develop our connection to a calmer, more resilient, and interconnected state of being and learn how to move beyond the self-fragmentation that causes unnecessary suffering.
Find out more
Sunday, September 19th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ET
What do you get when you combine kindness and mindfulness? Kindfulness! Bhante Sumitta, a senior monk from Sri Lanka, explains how to cultivate "kindfulness" and why it's a critical part of Buddhist practice.
Find out more
Mondays, September 20th - October 25th, 2021 from 9:30am - 11:30m ET
Forgiveness can allow us to come more fully into our hearts and can be a catalyst that transforms bitterness, anger, and grief into compassion and lovingkindness. Join us for an online course examining forgiveness and how to heal our relationships with others, ourselves and the past.
Find out more
Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Find out more
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ET
In this special members only event, meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg will join us for an online dialogue on the topic of her upcoming book, "Real Life".
Find out moreThursdays, September 23rd - October 14th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
This interactive online course, based on the work of neuroscientist & addiction psychiatrist Dr. Judson Brewer, explores the science of habit change and teaches a step by step model to understand and outgrow unwanted habits such as anxiety, procrastination, perfectionism, and unwanted behaviors.
Find out more
Friday, September 24th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions.
Find out more
Saturday, September 25th, 2021 from 10:00am - 4:30pm ET
Grief, if not attended to, can often hold us hostage to life’s uncertainty and losses. How do we open our hearts and continue to let our life energy flow while facing and tending to our grief intimately? How do we establish a sense of connection with our loved ones when their bodies are no longer here?
Find out more
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Find out more
Wednesdays, September 29th - Nov 17th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 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
Thursdays, September 30th 2021 - March 17th 2022 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
There is far more to the renowned Satipatthana Sutta that is apparent, or even explicit, in most secular mindfulness courses. This six-month, four-part course will be an opportunity to explore the teachings in the fuller context of the Buddha’s presentation, unimpeded.
Find out more
Fridays, October 1st, 8th, 15th & 29th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
During this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions.
Find out more
Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 from 10:00am - 2:00pm ET
During this practice period together, we will explore the conditions that progressively lead to awakening. When we practice mindfulness with these as our foundation, we begin to develop a sense of empowerment based on an initial confidence in the practice, which leads to joy and stillness.
Find out more