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March 2020
Now Online: Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Bart van Melik
Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm, ETThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion. Find out more
April 2020
Now Online: Real Change – Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World
A NYI Member Event with Sharon Salzberg
Friday, April 17th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmThis evening will be a unique opportunity to get teachings from Sharon’s newest book, Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World, to be published September 2020. Find out more
May 2020
Surviving Modern Life
with Devon and Craig Hase
Friday, May 1st, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmHow can we do good even when we feel bad - over worked, tired, and there’s just too much to do? During this evening of practice and discussion, we'll draw from cutting edge scientific research, 2,600 years of Buddhist wisdom, and discussion about our own stumbles and discoveries to go from surviving to thriving in this post-modern world. Find out more
Now Online: Neurodharma – Science, Wisdom, and the Highest Happiness
with Rick Hanson
Friday, May 8th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 8:30pmJoin Rick Hanson for an evening discussing his groundbreaking yet practical new book, Neurodharma. In it, he offers a bold yet plausible plan for reverse-engineering peak experiences, sense of oneness, and the heights of human possibilities. Find out more
Words of Awakening: An Evening of Poetry and Teachings from the Early Buddhist Nuns
with Ayya Anandabodhi
Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmJoin Ayya Anandabodhi for an evening of poetry and teachings from the new poetry collection, "The First Free Women" featuring verses of Awakening from the Early Buddhist nuns. Find out more
June 2020
Free At Last: Identifying Our Suffering Around Race
with DaRa Williams and Karen Williams
Friday, June 5th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmSaturday, June 6th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pm
In this workshop open to all self-identified People of Color, we will create connection and build sangha in order to explore our individual and group level relationships to systems of oppression. We will also explore how we can integrate wisdom from the Dharma with contemplative practice to find freedom from pain and suffering. Find out more