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SUMMARY:Online: Your History Is Here Inside Your Body
DESCRIPTION:Online: Your History Is Here Inside Your Body \nwith Bob Stahl \nThursday\, March 5th\, 2026 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \n \nThese days\, we hear a lot about “being in the body.” But what might this really mean? \nIn this two-hour online event\, longtime mindfulness teacher and author Bob Stahl will guide us through a unique Buddhist practice known as the Contemplation of the 32 Parts of the Body Meditation. Together\, we’ll work on understanding the true nature of the body\, reflect on its impermanence\, and discuss how to think about our body as made up of four primary elements: solidity\, liquidity motion\, and temperature.  \nThis practice is recommended for those seeking new healing ways to relate to their bodies.  \nAnyone who is curious about this special meditation practice is welcome to attend. \nNote: This program will be recorded. The recording will be sent to all registrants after the program\, so please feel free to sign up even if you cannot join in real time. \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. \nBring a Buddy: If you are a member of our Circle of Friends\, you’re invited to bring a Dharma buddy to this program for no additional cost. Simply select “1” from the drop-down next to the Bring a Buddy level\, and enter your special discount code (provided in your Circle of Friends welcome email) to reduce the price to that of a single\, standard registration. This registration will grant attendance for you and your buddy. \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/your-history-is-here/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Open to All
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SUMMARY:In-Person: Free Mindful Tuneup
DESCRIPTION:In-Person: Free Mindful Tuneup \nwith David Grogan\n \nTuesday\, March 10th\, 2026 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nNew York Insight at 115 West 29th Street\, 12th Floor \n \nMindful Tuneup is a free two-hour workshop for beginners and intermittent meditators looking to jump-start a more consistent practice. Just as a musician tunes their instrument for optimal sound\, you’ll explore how to tune your body and mind for meditation. That begins with finding a balanced posture that fosters steadiness\, clarity\, receptivity and a natural sense of awareness.  \nThrough guided practices\, you’ll learn core meditation skills—using the breath as your tuning fork\, anchoring attention when the mind drifts\, and bringing scattered thoughts into gentle alignment. Time will also be set aside during this welcoming and inclusive workshop for questions and group reflection on common meditation challenges\, as well as how to navigate busy thoughts and distractions in daily life.  \nYou’ll leave equipped with practical strategies\, fresh insights\, and lasting confidence to weave mindfulness and meditation into everyday moments\, whether you are starting fresh or seeking to deepen your practice. \nIn-Person Registration:\nPlease register below. This workshop is free\, but your dana (donations) help us sustain offerings like these. Suggested donation is $15\, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \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/free-mindful-tuneup-3-26/
LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, 115 West 29th Street\, 12th floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,For Beginners,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T183000
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: The Power of Play - Improvisation\, Trust\, and The Gift of Aimlessness
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: The Power of Play – Improvisation\, Trust\, and The Gift of Aimlessness \nPart of The Body Remembers Freedom Series\n \nwith Kaira Jewel Lingo and My Tong\n \nThursday\, March 12th\, 2026 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nIn-Person Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street\, 12th Floor \n \nIn this session\, we explore the power of play as a doorway into aimlessness\, a freedom from striving\, fixing\, or achieving anything at all. Through gentle InterPlay and meditation practices\, we let the body rest from effort and rediscover trust\, spontaneity\, and ease. When nothing is required of us\, creativity naturally emerges\, not as something we produce\, but as something we allow. \nThis workshop is part of The Body Remembers Freedom\, a monthly series that brings together meditation\, dharma\, and embodied practice in a way that is relational\, grounded\, and alive. Each session includes time for meditation and contemplation\, a dharma talk or shared inquiry\, and InterPlay\, a playful and powerful practice using movement\, voice\, storytelling\, and deep listening to access the wisdom of the body. \nParticipants are supported to be: \n\nMore grounded and connected to their bodies and to one another\nMore accountable to themselves and to community\nReconnected to joy\, creativity\, and inner resource\nBetter able to meet life\, and themselves\, with compassion and presence\n\nIn times that can feel scary\, overwhelming\, or isolating\, these gatherings offer a place to put the phone down\, release accumulated stress\, and reconnect with what feels trustworthy and alive. We gather to remember the sacred in ordinary experience and to be held in the support of community. \nNo experience with meditation or movement is required. You are welcome exactly as you are\, with curiosity and a willingness to be present. \nThe Body Remembers Freedom is offered monthly on the first or second Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm ET and is offered in a hybrid format. During the InterPlay portion of the evening\, My Tong guides participants joining on Zoom\, while Kaira Jewel guides those attending in person. The full group then comes back together for the closing practice. You are welcome to register for a single session\, select multiple dates\, or join the full series at a discounted rate. \nSessions are recorded and shared with all registrants after the program\, so you are welcome to sign up even if you cannot attend live. \nRegister for one session or the full series (at a discount!) below.\n2026: March 12 | April 9 | May 7 | June 18 | July 9 | August 6 \nIn-Person Registration:\nIn-Person Single Session\nIn-Person Full Series\n  \nOnline (Zoom) Registration:\nOnline Single Session\nOnline Full Series\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/the-body-remembers-freedom-3-26/
LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, 115 West 29th Street\, 12th floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Evening Events,Open to All,The Body Remembers Freedom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T190000
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SUMMARY:Online: The Wisdom of Our Emotions - The Alchemy of Embodied Compassion
DESCRIPTION:Online: The Wisdom of Our Emotions – The Alchemy of Embodied Compassion \nwith Scott Tusa \nThursday\, March 19th\, 2026 | 7:00pm – 8:30pm ET \n \nIn this evening program\, we’ll explore how to work skillfully with emotions—not by transcending or suppressing them\, but by meeting them with embodied compassion. When we learn to feel our emotional experiences with gentle awareness and warmth\, something remarkable happens: the very sensations that seem to trap us can open into unexpected spaciousness and wisdom. Drawing on practices from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition\, we’ll discover how bringing compassionate presence to our felt experience naturally unlocks insight and freedom. \nWhat You’ll Take Away: \n\nA practical way to meet difficult emotions without being overwhelmed – Learn how to work with anxiety\, grief\, anger\, and other challenging states through compassionate presence rather than avoidance\, giving you greater emotional resilience in daily life.\nDirect experience of how feeling can lead to freedom – Discover how bringing gentle awareness to your emotional landscape naturally creates spaciousness and insight\, transforming emotions from obstacles into doorways.\nTools rooted in Buddhist wisdom that you can use immediately – Walk away with embodied practices you can apply whenever emotions arise\, helping you respond to life’s challenges with more warmth\, clarity\, and ease.\n\nNote: This program will be recorded. The recording will be sent to all registrants after the program\, so please feel free to sign up even if you cannot join in real time. \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. \nBring a Buddy: If you are a member of our Circle of Friends\, you’re invited to bring a Dharma buddy to this program for no additional cost. Simply select “1” from the drop-down next to the Bring a Buddy level\, and enter your special discount code (provided in your Circle of Friends welcome email) to reduce the price to that of a single\, standard registration. This registration will grant attendance for you and your buddy. \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/the-wisdom-of-our-emotions/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T183000
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SUMMARY:Online: Ecological Questions\, Buddhist Responses - The Dharma of the Natural World
DESCRIPTION:Online: Ecological Questions\, Buddhist Responses – The Dharma of the Natural World \nwith David Loy \nThursday\, March 26th\, 2026 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \n \nAmidst all the things going on today\, we cannot forget that there is still an ecological crisis happening in our world. As Buddhists\, how are we supposed to respond? What does Buddhism even say about “nature\,” or the natural world?  \nThere are no simple answers to these questions. Over the course of this evening program\, we’ll explore some of these perspectives and how we might use them to energize our intentions to be good stewards of the earth today. We’ll also look at the ways in which different Buddhist traditions offer different perspectives\, and look at some of the earliest Buddhist texts.  \nIs our challenge to transcend the world\, or transcend our usual way of experiencing it? With teacher David Loy\, we’ll explore forms of Buddhism that offer ways of nondual being with the natural world.  \nNote: This program will be recorded. The recording will be sent to all registrants after the program\, so please feel free to sign up even if you cannot join in real time. \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. \nBring a Buddy: If you are a member of our Circle of Friends\, you’re invited to bring a Dharma buddy to this program for no additional cost. Simply select “1” from the drop-down next to the Bring a Buddy level\, and enter your special discount code (provided in your Circle of Friends welcome email) to reduce the price to that of a single\, standard registration. This registration will grant attendance for you and your buddy. \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/ecological-questions-buddhist-responses/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Open to All
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