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SUMMARY:Online: 31 Days of Practice with New York Insight
DESCRIPTION:Online: 31 Days of Practice with New York Insight \nwith JoAnna Hardy\, Joseph Goldstein\, Mark Epstein\, Dawn Mauricio\, Jeff Warren\, Narayan Helen Liebenson\, Oneika Mays\, Fleet Maull\, Rebecca Bradshaw\, Yong Oh\, Shanté Paradigm Smalls\, Cara Lai\, Devin Berry\, Tenku Ruff\, Dave Smith\, Valerie Brown\, Leslie Booker\, Sean Oakes\, Kathy Cherry\, Martin Aylward\, Rashid Hughes\, nico hase\, Rev. Mary Myoku Remington\, Jill Satterfield\, David Nichtern\, Bryan Welch\, Dalila Bothwell\, Celeste Young\, Paul Fulton\, Margrit Pittman-Polletta\, Koshin Paley Ellison\, Lama Justin von Bujdoss\, Walt Opie\, Robert Chodo Campbell\, Rebecca Li\, Caverly Morgan\, George Haas\, Martine Batchelor\, and others\n \nSaturday\, August 1st – Monday\, August 31st\, 2026 \n \n \nNew York Insight is excited to launch our third annual 31 Days of Practice! \nThis benefit event is a special opportunity to support and sustain your meditation practice during the final days of summer. \nThroughout the month\, you’ll receive 31 daily emails delivered straight to your inbox\, featuring pre-recorded practice videos designed to inspire and support. Each video will feature a different teacher\, so you’ll get a chance to experience 31 styles and approaches to meditation. \nThese curated videos taught by world-class meditation teachers will help you stay committed and engaged with your practice\, no matter if you’re at home or enjoying a summer getaway. \nIn addition\, each Tuesday of the practice period\, we will host a live online Zoom session from 6:30-7:15pm ET with a teacher for an enlightening talk and discussion on meditation practice. Live session teachers will include a variety of special guests\, including Joseph Goldstein\, Yong Oh\, Mark Epstein\, and Leslie Booker. These live sessions include a Q&A\, offering you the chance to ask questions\, share experiences\, and deepen your understanding of mindfulness. \nTo culminate the practice period\, we will hold a closing half-day retreat at New York Insight (115 West 29th Street\, 12th Floor in New York City) on Sunday\, August 30 with Leslie Booker and special guest teachers. If you can’t join us in-person\, the retreat will also be livestreamed via Zoom. \nThis retreat will be a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in practice\, reflect on our experience\, and celebrate our collective commitment to practice. \nFor the equivalent of just $3 a day\, rediscover the joy of collective practice\, gain new insights from world-renowned teachers\, and experience the profound benefits of sustained meditation. \nWhether you are a seasoned practitioner or new to mindfulness\, this program offers something for everyone. Join us for a month of inspiration\, growth\, and community! \nAll proceeds from this benefit event will go to support New York Insight Mediation Center\, a 501c3 non-profit organization. \nRegistration:\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 \nHeartfelt reviews from last year’s 31 Days Participants:\n“Such a rich experience of a wide variety of teachers\, methods\, and teachings. Really opened up my world to who’s out there and the different approaches to practice.”  \n“I didn’t want it to end! It was so grounding and supportive for me and helped me quiet the chaos around us.” \n“It gave me an appreciation of different meditation styles and allowed me to consider my own practice differently. It also held me accountable\, since there was an email every day with a new session.” \n“Diversity\, diversity\, diversity. The range of teachers\, styles and ways of being with the mind\, body\, breath and all aspects of this dynamic human experience.”  \n“It’s been so helpful during an especially hard month. I feel it’s deepened my practice and I’ve gotten a lot of insight out of a few of the guests in particular. Now my friend and I will continue to meet at 6:00am even without the structure of this program which seems like a great outcome.”  \n“I looked forward to a new meditation every morning. I found it both exciting and enriching to learn about all the different ways in which we can practice meditation. I took notes of what resonated most with me and I am still learning so much.” \n“My favorite aspect was the ability to learn and be in practice with different teachers. The live events were very much appreciated.”  \n“I enjoyed the whole concept and I really appreciated that  the offerings were all 20 minutes long—it made it sustainable at a certain time of day for me.” \n“I loved learning that there are many ways to connect to sangha online.”  \n“I enjoyed the surprise of not knowing the next guest or what they were going to bring.”  \n“This is an amazing program and the fact that I can revisit the meditations that were most meaningful to me is a plus.”
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/31-days-2026/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,Online Programs,Open to All,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Online: The Art of Deep Listening from Buddhist and Quaker Traditions
DESCRIPTION:Online: The Art of Deep Listening from Buddhist and Quaker Traditions \nwith Valerie Brown \nSaturday\, August 22nd\, 2026 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET \n \nMost of us listen with an agenda. We listen to respond\, to fix\, for confirmation. But what happens when we listen from a deeper place? Both Buddhist and Quaker traditions offer practices for exactly this: learning to stay present before we know what to say. \nDharma teacher Valerie Brown has spent three decades practicing at the intersection of these two contemplative paths\, first as a student of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and later as a member of the Religious Society of Friends. In this workshop\, she’ll introduce deep listening as it appears in both traditions: a way of reflection and exploration that connects our inner life to outward action without forcing (or needing) answers. \nThrough guided meditation\, shared silence\, and contemplative questioning drawn from both traditions\, participants will explore how to sit with what is unfinished\, listen below habitual thought\, and let deeper knowing emerge at its own pace. \nOpen to practitioners at all levels. No prior experience with either tradition is needed. \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/deep-listening/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Online Programs,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: A Buddhist Guide to Living with Chronic Pain and Illness
DESCRIPTION:Online: A Buddhist Guide to Living with Chronic Pain and Illness \nwith Toni Bernhard\n \nSunday\, August 23rd\, 2026 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm ET \n \nIt’s no fun to get sick\, have little stamina\, or experience chronic physical pain. Aside from reminding us that life is uncertain\, unpredictable\, and often does not conform to our wishes\, these challenges can provide a measure of peace if we know how to respond skillfully. \nToni Bernhard\, the acclaimed author of How to Be Sick\, returns to NYI for a two-hour online program about adjusting gracefully to life with chronic pain and illness. She’ll use the Buddha’s teachings to address the specific challenges that those who are sick or in pain face. \n \nMany of these challenges are faced by everyone in life\, whether healthy or not\, such as feeling let down by others. Together\, through discussion\, reflection\, and meditation\, we’ll explore how to cope with uncertainty about the future\, the relentlessness of symptoms\, feeling dismissed by doctors\, managing loneliness\, caregiver burnout\, and several other topics.  \nEveryone is welcome to participate\, regardless of experience with meditation or Buddhism. \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/chronic-pain-8-2026/
LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, 115 West 29th Street\, 12th floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Online Programs,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T183000
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SUMMARY:Online: Understanding Anger - From Poison to Presence
DESCRIPTION:Online: Understanding Anger – From Poison to Presence \nA Trauma-Informed\, Four-Part Series with Amma Thanasanti \nThursdays\, September 10th – October 1st\, 2026 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \n \nAnger is one of the most misunderstood experiences in contemplative life. We’re often taught to manage it\, release it\, or simply watch it pass. But anger can carry real intelligence — about what matters to us\, where our boundaries are\, what we’ve lost\, and where we need healing. \nThis four-part series offers something different: not a technique for getting rid of anger\, but a framework for understanding it more clearly — so it can become useful rather than destructive\, a doorway rather than a trap. \nAbout the Series \nAcross four sessions\, we explore four distinct families of anger: \n\nEveryday anger — the irritation\, frustration\, and friction of ordinary life. Left unexamined\, it accumulates into resentment and reactivity. Understood clearly\, it reveals what matters to us and offers early signal before the fire grows.\nDefensive anger — the anger that arises when a boundary is crossed or a value is violated. When it hardens\, it can tip into self-righteousness or aggression. When heard\, it carries the intelligence of protection and moral clarity.\nAttachment anger — the fire of disconnection\, longing\, and relational rupture. When it runs unconsciously\, it can drive the very disconnection it most fears. When understood\, it reveals how much connection matters — and what it needs in order to heal.\nProjective anger — when the charge of what we feel exceeds the present moment\, pointing toward something unresolved in ourselves. When unexamined\, it keeps us locked in cycles of blame and reactivity. When met with honesty\, it becomes one of the most direct pathways to self-understanding and healing.\n\nThroughout the series we will also explore how each of these families of anger shows up in our collective life — in polarization\, moral distress\, ecological anxiety\, and the erosion of community. This is not only personal work. It is also practice for staying human in difficult times. \nHow the Sessions Work \nEach two-hour session includes: \n\nA 30-minute guided meditation with multiple anchor options\nTeaching grounded in nearly 50 years of Theravada contemplative practice\, trauma-informed understanding\, and attachment theory\nOptional break-out inquiry or private journaling\nGroup discussion and Q&A\n\nAll experiential components are optional. You are in charge of your level of engagement throughout. Backing off or slowing down is understood as wise and skillful practice. \nThis is a mindfulness and educational series. It is not therapy and not a replacement for therapy. \nWho This Is For \nThis series is well suited for you if: \n\nYou have some meditation experience and want to work more skillfully with anger\nYou sense that your current practice hasn’t fully addressed your anger patterns\nYou’re curious about trauma-informed approaches to difficult emotions\nYou want to understand the difference between anger that needs to be heard and anger that needs additional support\n\nNo advanced practice is required. \nWho This Is Not For \nThis is not the right container for you if: \n\nYou are regularly destabilized and finding it difficult to regulate in daily life\nYou are looking for a space to process deep emotional wounds or traumatic memories — this series is educational\, not therapeutic\nYou are in an early stage of trauma recovery where educational content about anger might be activating without sufficient support in place\nYou are not yet connected to a therapist or support system and sense this series may be a substitute for one\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. \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/anger/
LOCATION:New York Insight Meditation Center\, 115 West 29th Street\, 12th floor\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Online Programs,Open to All
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T130000
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SUMMARY:Online: How to Live—and Die—Well - A Yearlong Course
DESCRIPTION:Online: How to Live—and Die—Well – A Yearlong Course \nwith Amy Selzer and Nancy Glimm \nSundays\, September 20th\, October 18th\, November 22nd\, December 20th\, 2026; January 17th\, February 21st\, March 21st\, April 18th\, May 16th\, June 20th (Father’s Day)\, July 18th\, August 15th\, 2027 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET \n \nIf you woke up each morning with a deeper awareness of Life & Death\, what might change? How would you greet the day\, your relationships\, your routine? \nUntil we are directly confronted with our own mortality most of us live life as if it will never end. This is a yearlong course about learning to live fully in every moment of our lives. Over the course of 12 months\, between September 2026 and August 2027\, we will live as though this is our last year. \nWhile confronting death may seem scary\, this course is about cultivating a deep appreciation for the preciousness of life. Participants can feel safe to speak from their hearts about their fears and hopes. Our intention is to offer people ways to feel empowered in facing life’s challenges and to notice and question some of the narratives they have been holding on to. Everything can be included. We aim to create a community of love\, respect\, and mutual support as we tackle these difficult questions. \nOn the third Sunday of every month\, we will meet virtually to explore and reflect on a teaching of the Buddha. With guidance from teachers Amy Selzer and Nancy Glimm\, together we’ll look at our relationship to change and impermanence\, noticing any resistance or fears that come up. At any stage of life\, we can notice the wisdom that was not available earlier to us. \nThis course offers: \n\nA monthly sangha of safety and support\nA community of accountability for a daily meditation practice\nDeeper understanding of impermanence as a teacher\nTools for self-acceptance and inviting moments of joy\nOpportunities to strengthen and grow mindfulness in daily life\nHomework and practice sheets to keep you engaged\nOptional “buddy groups” where you can share your experiences with and reflections on the teachings learned in class\n\nWe hope that you join us to cultivate a life without fear and one dedicated to the well-being of all. \n“Once the two of us started teaching on our own\, we realized that what the Buddha taught illuminated life and death and that his teachings were embedded in both. Our intention is to develop a year-long course that will be both encouraging and doable\, so that participants will become more comfortable about their own death and what is possible for them in life.” – Amy Selzer and Nancy Glimm \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.) \nPayment plans are available if you would prefer to pay for your registration in 10 monthly installments. Simply make your first installment\, and you will be registered for the course\, and your card will automatically be charged on a monthly basis for the remaining 9 installments. \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/live-and-die-well/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Online Programs,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: Meeting the Moment - A Buddhist and Somatic Approach
DESCRIPTION:Online: Meeting the Moment – A Buddhist and Somatic Approach \nwith Dawn Mauricio \nThursday\, October 8th\, 2026 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \n \nDo you find it hard to stay present without shutting down or getting swept away? In a time of so much uncertainty and noise\, it takes real skill — and real practice — to meet the world with a clear heart. \nThis workshop is about cultivating that capacity. \nThrough guided meditation\, Dharma reflections\, somatic practices\, and discussion\, we will explore how to regulate our nervous system\, cultivate discernment\, and hold complexity with care. \nYou will learn: \n\nPractices to hold yourself gently when the world feels like too much\nWays to move from numbing and reactivity into engaged\, embodied presence\nHow to bring a loving heart and Buddhist principles into how you meet what’s difficult\n\nAll are welcome\, regardless of experience with meditation or Buddhism. \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/meeting-the-moment/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Online Programs,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T203000
DTSTAMP:20260726T042219Z
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SUMMARY:Online: The Body's Mind - A Resource Guide to Emotional Intelligence\, Wisdom and Abundant Kindness
DESCRIPTION:Online: The Body’s Mind – A Resource Guide to Emotional Intelligence\, Wisdom and Abundant Kindness \nwith Jill Satterfield \nThursdays\, October 15th – November 5th\, 2026 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \n \nThe body knows before the mind cognizes. How can we tap into that knowing before the volitional thinking mind gets involved? \nBecause many of us have grown up in cultures that privilege thinking over sensing\, and encourage pushing past discomfort rather than turning toward it\, we are rarely pointed toward the body as a source of wisdom\, let alone refuge. We learn to live above the neck\, never mining the great resources of the body we live in. \nThrough a range of practices and perspectives\, including the Buddha’s teachings on the body/mind connection\, we’ll explore how to come back into relationship with the body: not as something to fix or manage\, but as a living resource of intelligence\, emotional clarity\, and quiet strength. \nAs the body houses the heart\, it’s the home of kindness\, the seat of compassion\, and how we can feel tenderness toward ourselves and all living beings. \nDuring the course we’ll investigate: \n\nNama Rupa: the mind-body connection as two non-separable forms of conscious awareness that the Buddha spoke about\nSkillful means to access and move kind awareness throughout the body\, discovering it fully\nDeveloping agency and more choice around the habits of mind before they happen\nSensing the beginnings of anxiety\, anger\, fear\, or any type of emotional loss of control\, and mitigating it more easily\nRegulating the nervous system during meditation\, not as a separate practice\nUtilizing imagination as a guide and bridge between body and mind\n\nNote: This program will be recorded. Recordings will be sent to all registrants after each session\, so you are welcome to register even if you cannot attend one or more sessions live. \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. \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/bodys-mind/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Online Programs,Open to All
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