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March 2021
Online: Together Under the Bodhi Tree
with Bart van Melik
Mondays, March 8th - March 29th, 2021 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm ETIf you've never read a Buddhist text before or you're looking to refine your understanding of the teachings, this four week course with Bart van Melik is a wonderful way to deepen your connection with this timeless wisdom. Find out more
Online Sacred Earth Sangha: Climate Crisis, Trauma Healing and Collective Action
with Sensei Kritee Kanko, PhD
Monday, March 8th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ETIn this gathering, Kritee will dispel what, in her view, are myths around climate science that are common in the activist as well as Buddhist communities. We will then take a deep hard look at the scale of trauma we already face individually and collectively. Last but not the least, Kritee will share her understanding of how we can take meaningful and strategic collective actions for racial healing and putting down the fires of climate crisis. Find out more
Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Jon Aaron
Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ETThe 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
Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Friday, March 12th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ETDuring 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
Online: Truth, Honesty and Dharma
with Matthew Brensilver
Friday, March 12th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ETDharma practice is a form of rigorous honesty, an attempt to resist self-deception, and a commitment to perceive experience in novel ways. In this evening together, we will explore the ways that the pursuit of truth animates Buddhist practice. Find out more
Mindfulness & Ethical Evolution: A Daylong Online Retreat
with Matthew Brensilver
Saturday, March 13th, 2021 from 9:30am - 4:00pm ETIn this daylong, we’ll examine the process – in our direct experience – of maturing our ethical commitments. The process is facilitated by the perception of non-separation, an intimacy with the experience of suffering, a willingness to grieve, a spirit of renunciation and the courage to relinquish familiar understandings of ourselves. Find out more
Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Angela Dews
Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ETThe 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
Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Friday, March 19th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ETDuring 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
Online: Skillful Pleasure
with Peter Doobinin
Saturday, March 20th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ETAs the Buddha came to discover, we have to learn to establish a skillful relationship to pleasure if dharma practice is going to thrive and if we’re going to know happiness in life. In this three-hour class, we’ll learn about skillful pleasure, what it is, how we cultivate it, and why there’s such great benefit in doing so. Find out more
Online: Facing Aging and Fear with Love and Wisdom
with Amy Selzer, Nancy Glimm, Rosemary Blake
Sunday, March 21st, 2021 | 10:00am - 4:00pm ETIn our Aging As A Spiritual Practice daylong, yogis will explore their fears around aging through the teachings of the Buddha on Impermanence, holding what arises with the Brahma Viharas, and recognizing the wisdom that arises through the cultivation of these practices. This daylong will include meditation, exercises and reflections, dharma talks, as well as small and large group discussions. Find out more
Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Gary Singer
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ETThe 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
Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Friday March 26th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ETDuring 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
Online: Wisdom and Compassion on the Path of Recovery
with Kevin Griffin and Patricia Johnson
Saturday, March 27th, 2021 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm ETOn this half-day retreat we will explore how Buddhist insight teachings and heart practices can support people in recovery. There will be meditation instruction, dharma talks, and opportunities for questions and discussion. Find out more
Insight Meditation 101 – A Six-Week Beginners Course
with Elaine Retholtz
Mondays, March 29th - May 10th, 2021 from 9:30am - 11:30am ETThis course will provide fundamental instruction in insight meditation. Emphasis is placed on the formal practices of sitting and walking meditation and on developing mindfulness in daily life. Find out more
Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Elaine Retholtz
Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ETThe 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
April 2021
Online: The Potential of Human Relatedness on a Whole-Life Path
with Gregory Kramer and Peace Twesigye
Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 from 11:00am - 5:00pm ETJoin us in a day of relational meditation through Insight Dialogue practice to contemplate how we might meet each moment as embodied beings in relationship to a whole. Turning toward our shared human experience, what is our responsibility to each other and the world as we engage a wholesome path of practice? Find out more
Online: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Jon Aaron
Orientation: Thursday, April 08, 2021 from 6:30pm - 9:00pmCourse: Thursdays, April 15 - June 3, 2021 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Daylong: Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 9:30am - 5:00pm
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
Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Fridays, April 9th - April 30th from 9:00am - 10:30am ETDuring 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
Online: Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, April 9th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s online Monthly Sangha “Potluck”. Looking forward to virtually sharing this community meal with you in gratitude and appreciation.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Tushar D. Bhagat
Orientation: Saturday, April 10th, 2021 | 9:30am - 12:00pm ETCourse: Saturdays, April 17th - June 19th, 2021 | 9:30am - 12:00pm ET
Daylong: Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 | 9:00am - 4:30pm ET
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
Online: Cultivating Climate Resilience – Transforming Difficult Emotions into Compassion and Wisdom
with Lin Wang Gordon
Saturday, April 10th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ETGrief, anxiety, anger, and despair are normal emotions as the impact of climate change become more evident and frequent in our life. How can we be with these difficult emotions and stay grounded while absorbing the implications of these events? How do we transform grief, anxiety, anger, and despair into love, courage, compassion, and equanimity, so we can sustain our engagement without burning out or tuning out? In this workshop, we will explore tools and resources that can help us stay with difficult emotions, and process them individually and collectively. Find out more