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SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: Insight 101 – Intro to Vipassana Meditation
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: Insight 101 – Intro to Vipassana Meditation\n \nwith Lani Miller\n \nTuesdays\, January 7th – February 11th | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET\n \nIn-Person Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street\, 12th Floor\n \n\n \nThere are many types of meditation and many reasons why one might be drawn to it. Meditation can be a powerful way to reduce stress. It can also help us to understand and relate to challenging feelings in healthier ways. \nAlong with these possible benefits\, and perhaps most importantly\, meditation offers us the opportunity to learn to be fully present and open to whatever is happening in our own experience\, just as it is. Through this kind attention\, happiness and peace grow in our lives; we learn to be kinder and more accepting of ourselves and bring this awareness into our relationships and the world we share. \nIf you’ve been wanting to learn how to meditate or refresh and renew the meditation practice you already have\, we invite you to join this six-week meditation course to explore the practice of Insight (Vipassana) meditation in a warm\, supportive environment. \nWe will emphasize experiential practice\, including instructions for sitting and walking meditation\, and explore how we can bring this practice of presence into our everyday lives. \nClasses will include time for practice\, talks\, guidance from the teacher\, and plenty of time for sharing and Q&A. Each week suggestions and supports will be offered for exploring and sustaining your practice in between classes. \nIn-Person Registration:\nPlease register below. If you are able\, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support\, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.) \nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.\nCLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window. \n \nOnline Registration:\nPlease register below. If you are able\, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support\, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.) \nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.\nCLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window. \n \nVolunteering \nAll of our programs rely on volunteers to support our teachers and staff with various tasks and responsibilities. Volunteering allows you to participate in our programs at no cost. To inquire about volunteering opportunities\, please fill out our inquiry form\, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/insight-101-intro-to-vipassana-meditation-1-7-25/
LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, 115 West 29th Street\, 12th floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: Finding Joy and Grace in Uncertainty - An Eight-Week Course
DESCRIPTION:Online: Finding Joy and Grace in Uncertainty – An Eight-Week Course\n \nwith Jon Aaron\n \nWednesdays\, January 8th – February 26th\, 2025 | 10:00am – 12:00pm ET\n \n\n \nWe live in what can be described as an uncertain\, “poly-crisis” moment\, with multiple existential threats: climate change\, numerous wars\, failing democratic norms\, widening social inequities\, and extreme polarization.  \nMany of us feel this deeply\, physically\, and for some\, materially as well. Sometimes this compounds the smaller-scale crises in our lives. The mind tumbles into catastrophizing and what some call “horrified anxiety”—a close enemy of karuna\, compassion.  \nIn fact\, every moment is uncertain. The Buddhist tradition characterized the world we live in as one of anicca\, or impermanence; it’s one of the three marks of existence. \nWhile we can accept\, understand\, and experience this\, the current state of the world might cause considerable anxiety\, if not outright panic and fear. \nBut the Buddha’s teachings offer a way to transcend this and become free\, regardless of our circumstances. Everything arises from causes and conditions\, and conditioned things are impermanent and lack any solid\, fixed nature. Everything is always on shaky ground—and\, on the upside\, much is possible. We can experience that non-fixedness as dukkha\, or suffering\, but that’s not the end of the story. Non-fixedness is also infinite potential\, possibility\, creativity.  \nJoin us for an online eight-week course with New York Insight Teacher Jon Aaron exploring how we can live with uncertainty\, not from a place of fear but with buoyancy\, curiosity\, and ease. We’ll discover how the teachings provide practical ways of coping with these various threats and how we can cultivate joy in uncertainty instead of battling it in the doomed hope of clinging to certainties that ultimately will not last. \nEach class will include a period of meditation\, a talk\, and time for discussion. \nBy strengthening our capacity for joy and grace\, we can move forward into the muck (personal and societal) with compassion and fortitude\, however that arises within each of us.  \nAll classes will be online via Zoom and recordings of the sessions will be available to all participants.  \nRegistration:\nPlease register below. If you are able\, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support\, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.) \nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.\nCLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window. \n \nVolunteering \nAll of our programs rely on volunteers to support our teachers and staff with various tasks and responsibilities. Volunteering allows you to participate in our programs at no cost. To inquire about volunteering opportunities\, please fill out our inquiry form\, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/cultivating-joy-in-uncertainty/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250112T100000
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SUMMARY:Online: Life and Death Through the Eyes and Heart of the Buddha
DESCRIPTION:Online: Life and Death Through the Eyes and Heart of the Buddha \nwith Amy Selzer and Nancy Glimm \nSunday\, January 12th\, February 2nd\, March 2nd\, April 6th\, May 4th\, June 8th\, July 6th\, August 3rd\, September 7th\, October 5th\, November 2nd\, December 7th\, 2025 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET\n \n\nDo you think about your life as if it will never end? If you woke up each morning\, knowing you only had a year to live\, what would change? How might fear—or the busy “doing mind”—keep you from experiencing life as it is? What would happen if you awoke each day with play\, appreciation\, and joy? \nUntil we are directly confronted with mortality most of us don’t ask ourselves these questions. And without the right tools\, our resistance to death can leave us feeling afraid and isolated. \nThis course is about living fully in each moment of your life through the Buddha’s perspective—his core teachings. We will explore our thoughts and feelings about dying and how this process awakens us all to the preciousness of this life. Once a month for all of 2025\, we will meet to discuss how Buddhist teachings can help us greet death with an open\, loving mind. \nThese sessions are not just for those who society labels as “aging.” People of all ages and those interested in living life to the fullest are welcome. \nKnow that your registration in this class is a commitment to participate for the entire year in this process of discovery. There may be moments of sadness\, extraordinary joy\, and everything in between. Join us\, as we create a community that grows together and supports each other on this journey. \nPlease note\, the class size for this program is limited to 30 students\, so please register early if interested. \nRegistration:\nPlease register below. If you are able\, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support\, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.) \nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.\nCLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window. \n \nVolunteering \nAll of our programs rely on volunteers to support our teachers and staff with various tasks and responsibilities. Volunteering allows you to participate in our programs at no cost. To inquire about volunteering opportunities\, please fill out our inquiry form\, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/life-and-death-through-the-eyes-and-heart-of-the-buddha/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Open to All
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T210000
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SUMMARY:In-Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
DESCRIPTION:In-Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course\n \nwith Margrit Pittman-Polletta\n \n\nRequired In-Person Orientation: Tuesday\, January 7th\, 2025 | 6:30pm – 9:00pm\nIn-Person Course: Tuesdays\, January 14th – March 11th\, 2025 | 6:30pm – 9:00pm\nIn-Person Daylong: Sunday\, February 23rd\, 2025 | 9:30am – 5:00pm\n \nPlease Note: This course skips Tuesday\, January 21st\, 2025\n \nLocation: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street on the 12th Floor\n \n\nNew York Insight offers ongoing classes in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)\, the ground-breaking and time-tested\, scientifically researched program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 for the University of Massachusetts Medical School. \nThis transformative course is suited for those coming to meditation for the first time or for experienced meditators who realize they have not yet integrated these practices fully into their lives. The teaching of MBSR at NY Insight is offered by seasoned MBSR teachers\, most of whom are certified by the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness. All of our teachers have decades of meditation practice and study and between them have taught well over 200 cycles of this seminal 8-Week curriculum. \nWhat To Expect:\nMBSR uses meditation\, mindful yoga\, and inquiry/discussion as a way of exploring the habits of the mind to discover how these patterns of reactivity become a major cause of stress and where we could intervene to change them. MBSR helps participants learn to alter their relationship with each moment of their lives and through it derive more joy\, fulfillment\, and meaning from their lives. Classes usually have 25-30 participants but may be smaller. The course is experiential: by paying attention to what arises in daily and class practice\, and through exploring the challenges that arise and how these are met\, a supportive and safe container is created for students to feel connected and be inspired. Participants are supported by recorded guided meditations and are expected to practice 30-45 minutes of daily formal meditation as well as various informal practices. \nBenefits of MBSR:\nResearch over the past 38 years indicates that a majority of people who complete this program report a greater ability to cope more effectively with short and long term stressful situations; an increased ability to relax\, lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms; reduction in pain levels and enhanced ability to cope with chronic pain and most importantly a greater energy and enthusiasm for life. Some of the Skills People Learn in MBSR Courses: Practical coping skills to improve the ability to handle stressful situations\, Methods for being physically and mentally relaxed and at ease\, Gentle full-body conditioning exercises to strengthen the body and release muscular tension\, The ability to be increasingly aware of the interplay of mind and body in health and illness\, The ability to face change and difficult times in your life with greater ease\, Greater ability to decrease the physical\, mental and emotional effects of the societal stressors of sexism\, racism\, homophobia. \nSome of the Skills People Learn in MBSR Courses: \n\nPractical coping skills to improve the ability to handle stressful situations\nTechniques for being physically and mentally relaxed and at ease\nGentle full body conditioning exercises to strengthen the body and release muscular tension\nThe ability to be increasingly aware of the interplay of mind and body in health and illness\nThe ability to face change and difficult times in life with greater ease\nGreater ability to decrease the physical\, mental and emotional effects of the societal stressors of sexism\, racism\, homophobia\, xenophobia and gender inequity among many other challenges\n\nCourse Dates: \nRequired In-Person Orientation Tuesday\, January 7th\, 2025 | 6:30 – 9:00pm\nIn-Person CourseTuesdays\, January 14th – March 11th\, 2025 | 6:30pm – 9:00pm\nIn-Person DaylongSunday\, February 23rd\, 2025 | 9:30am – 5:00pm \nSliding Scale Course Fee: Sustaining $625 – Base $350 \nPlease choose your rate mindfully and be as generous as possible so that NYI can continue to offer financial assistance to those in need of other NYI offerings. It is important when considering this class to make sure your schedule allows you to attend all 8 sessions. We currently don’t have any MBSR financial assistance at this time. \nPlease note that registration for the course includes registration for the MBSR orientation. If you only want to attend the orientation (to learn more about the program) you can register here. \nRegister for the MBSR Course:\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.\nCLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window.
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-mbsr-course-1-14-25/
LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, 115 West 29th Street\, 12th floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Evening Events,For Beginners,MBSR & Related Courses,Mindfulness,Open to All
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SUMMARY:In-Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
DESCRIPTION:In-Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course\n \nwith Elaine Retholtz\n \n\nIn-Person Course: Wednesdays\, January 22nd – March 12th\, 2025 | 9:30am – 12:00pm\nIn-Person Daylong: Saturday\, February 22nd\, 2025 | 9:30am – 5:00pm\n \nLocation: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street on the 12th Floor\n \n\nNew York Insight offers ongoing classes in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)\, the ground-breaking and time-tested\, scientifically researched program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 for the University of Massachusetts Medical School. \nThis transformative course is suited for those coming to meditation for the first time or for experienced meditators who realize they have not yet integrated these practices fully into their lives. The teaching of MBSR at NY Insight is offered by seasoned MBSR teachers\, most of whom are certified by the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness. All of our teachers have decades of meditation practice and study and between them have taught well over 200 cycles of this seminal 8-Week curriculum. \nWhat To Expect:\nMBSR uses meditation\, mindful yoga\, and inquiry/discussion as a way of exploring the habits of the mind to discover how these patterns of reactivity become a major cause of stress and where we could intervene to change them. MBSR helps participants learn to alter their relationship with each moment of their lives and through it derive more joy\, fulfillment\, and meaning from their lives. Classes usually have 25-30 participants but may be smaller. The course is experiential: by paying attention to what arises in daily and class practice\, and through exploring the challenges that arise and how these are met\, a supportive and safe container is created for students to feel connected and be inspired. Participants are supported by recorded guided meditations and are expected to practice 30-45 minutes of daily formal meditation as well as various informal practices. \nBenefits of MBSR:\nResearch over the past 38 years indicates that a majority of people who complete this program report a greater ability to cope more effectively with short and long term stressful situations; an increased ability to relax\, lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms; reduction in pain levels and enhanced ability to cope with chronic pain and most importantly a greater energy and enthusiasm for life. Some of the Skills People Learn in MBSR Courses: Practical coping skills to improve the ability to handle stressful situations\, Methods for being physically and mentally relaxed and at ease\, Gentle full-body conditioning exercises to strengthen the body and release muscular tension\, The ability to be increasingly aware of the interplay of mind and body in health and illness\, The ability to face change and difficult times in your life with greater ease\, Greater ability to decrease the physical\, mental and emotional effects of the societal stressors of sexism\, racism\, homophobia. \nSome of the Skills People Learn in MBSR Courses: \n\nPractical coping skills to improve the ability to handle stressful situations\nTechniques for being physically and mentally relaxed and at ease\nGentle full body conditioning exercises to strengthen the body and release muscular tension\nThe ability to be increasingly aware of the interplay of mind and body in health and illness\nThe ability to face change and difficult times in life with greater ease\nGreater ability to decrease the physical\, mental and emotional effects of the societal stressors of sexism\, racism\, homophobia\, xenophobia and gender inequity among many other challenges\n\nCourse Dates: \nRequired In-Person Orientation Wednesday\, January 15th\, 2025\nIn-Person Course Wednesdays\, January 22nd – March 12th\, 2025 | 9:30am – 12:00pm\nIn-Person DaylongSaturday\, February 22nd\, 2025 | 9:30am – 5:00pm \nSliding Scale Course Fee: Sustaining $625 – Base $350 \nPlease choose your rate mindfully and be as generous as possible so that NYI can continue to offer financial assistance to those in need of other NYI offerings. It is important when considering this class to make sure your schedule allows you to attend all 8 sessions. We currently don’t have any MBSR financial assistance at this time. \nPlease note that registration for the course includes registration for the MBSR orientation. If you only want to attend the orientation (to learn more about the program) you can register here. \nRegister for the MBSR Course:\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.\nCLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window.
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-mbsr-course-1-25/
LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, 115 West 29th Street\, 12th floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,MBSR & Related Courses,Mindfulness,Open to All
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: Insight 101 – Intro to Vipassana Meditation
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: Insight 101 – Intro to Vipassana Meditation \nwith Elaine Retholtz \nMondays\, January 27th – March 10th\, 2025 (skips President’s Day 2/17) | 9:30am – 11:30am ET \nIn-Person Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street\, 12th Floor\n \n\nThere are many types of meditation and many reasons why one might be drawn to it. Meditation can be a powerful way to reduce stress. It can also help us to understand and relate to challenging feelings in healthier ways. \nAlong with these possible benefits\, and perhaps most importantly\, meditation offers us the opportunity to learn to be fully present and open to whatever is happening in our own experience\, just as it is. Through this kind attention\, happiness and peace grow in our lives; we learn to be kinder and more accepting of ourselves and bring this awareness into our relationships and the world we share. \nIf you’ve been wanting to learn how to meditate or refresh and renew the meditation practice you already have\, we invite you to join this six-week meditation course to explore the practice of Insight (Vipassana) meditation in a warm\, supportive environment. \nWe will emphasize experiential practice\, including instructions for sitting and walking meditation\, and explore how we can bring this practice of presence into our everyday lives. \nClasses will include time for practice\, talks\, guidance from the teacher\, and plenty of time for sharing and Q&A. There will be home practice assignments each week to support you in establishing and/or sustaining your practice. \nIn-Person Registration:\nPlease register below. If you are able\, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support\, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.) \nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.\nCLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window. \n \nOnline Registration:\nPlease register below. If you are able\, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support\, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.) \nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.\nCLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window. \n \nVolunteering \nAll of our programs rely on volunteers to support our teachers and staff with various tasks and responsibilities. Volunteering allows you to participate in our programs at no cost. To inquire about volunteering opportunities\, please fill out our inquiry form\, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/insight-101-intro-to-vipassana-meditation-1-27-25/
LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, 115 West 29th Street\, 12th floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,Open to All
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