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SUMMARY:In-Person Community Meditation Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Community Meditation Gathering \nwith Brian Simmons \nWednesday\, March 1st\, 2023 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nLocation: Still Mind Zendo at 37 West 17th St\, #6W\, New York City\n \n\n \nAlthough Buddhism is often seen as a solitary path\, sangha\, or community\, is an essential part of meditation practice. However\, cultivating this sense of community has been a difficult challenge in this day and age of social isolation and Zoom fatigue. \nNew York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation\, a talk by one of our teachers\, followed by group discussion\, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. \nWhether you are brand new to meditation practice\, new to New York Insight\, or are a longtime\, experienced meditator\, all are welcome to join us for this series of in-person community meditation gatherings. \nWe hope to see you there! Please arrive 15 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.\n  \nSpace is limited\, please RSVP below.\nIf you are having trouble completing your RSVP or donation\, please CLICK HERE to open it in a new browser. All proceeds will support this sangha’s teacher(s) and other NYI teacher support. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nSuggested donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n \nNYI’s Covid Protocol for In-Person Indoors Programs:\n•All participants must be fully vaccinated and have received a Booster shot – Proof of vaccination and booster is required.\n•All participants must RSVP in advance before attending the program.\n•Wearing a mask is optional and highly recommended at all times.\n•For the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell. Please let us know so those on the waiting list will be able to attend. \nDisclaimer:\n•Procedures adhere to current CDC\, NY State\, NYC\, and Still Mind Zendo guidelines.\n•Changes may be applied at any time\, based on CDC guidelines.\n•For the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell.\n•All in-person programs may become online programs if circumstances dictate. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/in-person-community-meditation-gathering-03-01-23/
LOCATION:Still Mind Zendo\, 34 W. 15th Street\, 3rd floor\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings,Evening Events,For Beginners,Mindfulness,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: Mindful Eating and Consuming - Habit Change for Self-Care
DESCRIPTION:Online: Mindful Eating and Consuming – Habit Change for Self-Care\n \nwith Laurence Magro & Nancy Logue \n \nThursdays\, March 2nd – April 6th\, 2023 | 6:30pm – 8:00pm ET\n \n\n \nDo you eat when you are stressed out\, bored or sad? Have you tried to moderate your scrolling or other habits without success?  Are you preoccupied with trying to control your cravings?   \nSo many people find themselves stuck in unwanted and/or uncomfortable relationships with food\, weight\, body image\, devices and their schedules.  Mindfulness-Based Habit Change combines the tools of mindfulness practice and behavioral science to fundamentally change how we relate to our eating and other consuming behaviors.   \nJoin Laurence Magro and Nancy Logue\, psychotherapists and certified mindfulness educators on an exploration of habits of mind and heart around eating and consuming.  Discover an innovative and compassionate approach to develop a balanced relationship to these everyday activities.\n·\nThrough individual and group exercises\, guided meditations and contemplations\,  dialogue and inquiry\, as well as mindful movement practices\, you will learn to \n* Apply an evidence-based model of sustainable habit change·\n* Learn how habit loops arise and can be modified\n* Practice a variety of mind/body tools devised by psychiatrist and addiction expert Judson Brewer MD to address unhelpful habits and ride-out cravings\n* Cultivate positive habits of mind and body \nThis workshop is open to all \nHighly recommended:  Participants get a discounted subscription to the Eat Right Now app to use as a textbook with a multitude of resources:  information\, exercises\, tools\, and an online community.   \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\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.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership\, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program.  Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee\, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \nPlease note that the course will not be recorded \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/mindful-eating-and-consuming-habit-change-for-self-care-3-22/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Evening Events,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: The House We Live In - Virtue\, Wisdom\, and Pluralism
DESCRIPTION:Online: The House We Live In – Virtue\, Wisdom\, and Pluralism \n \nwith Seth Zuihō Segall\n \nThursday\, March 2nd\, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET\n \n\n \nOur society is suffering from economic inequality; a continuing legacy of racism\, sexism\, and homo- and trans-phobia; growing anxiety and depression in the young and deaths of despair among the middle aged; increasing political and affective polarization; an overvaluation of wealth\, popularity\, and fame; and a failure to adequately address climate change. While liberalism\, pluralism\, and democracy are under sustained attack from right-wing forces\, liberal democracies are failing to cultivate and transmit the values\, wisdom\, and virtues that promote individual and collective flourishing. \nOur problem is not a lack of possible solutions\, but a lack of a consensus on what makes lives meaningful and worthwhile. This is an ethical question that calls for a renewed understanding of human flourishing and the wisdom and virtues that make it possible.  \nIn this talk\, Zen Buddhist priest and clinical psychologist Seth Zuihō Segall explores the commonalities between Buddhist\, Confucian\, and Aristotelean approaches to virtue and wisdom. We will examine the moral and intellectual virtues that promote flourishing\, the diversity of ways in which we flourish\, and the factors all flourishing lives share. Finally\, we will address the problem of talking to each other across political and cultural divides\, affirming the necessity of discovering ways to live together despite seemingly incommensurable differences. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\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.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership\, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program.  Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee\, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/the-house-we-live-in-virtue-wisdom-and-pluralism/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: There Is More to Death Than Dying
DESCRIPTION:Online: There Is More to Death Than Dying\n \nwith Amy Selzer\, Jon Aaron\, & Nancy Glimm \n \nSunday\, March 5th\, 2023 | 10:00am – 4:00pm ET\n \n\n \nRecollecting Our Good Qualities Before We Die \nAs a final daylong in this series on living with the nature to die\, we will take the time to explore our best qualities.  This reflection is so important though many of us need the reminder to do it. \nWe will spend time identifying and discovering the causes and conditions that support our good qualities. The Buddha spoke of two superheroes that protect the world. These are Hiri\, conscience or postive shame\, and Ottappa\, concern for the results of our actions. Looking at these two qualities\, we will observe our personal sense of integrity\, and our understanding of what is wholesome and unwholesome. \nWe will look at other supports as well such as the refuges\, precepts\, fierce friendships and more. The day will include a writing exercise\, movement\, meditation both sitting and walking\, break-out rooms\, dharma talks and sharing. \nAll levels of practice are welcome. Why wait\, let’s practice now! \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\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. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance.\nClick HERE to open the registration form in a new browser. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership\, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program. Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee\, please let us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise.  \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/there-is-more-to-death-than-dying-10-22/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Daylong Programs,Open to All
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SUMMARY:In-Person Community Meditation Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Community Meditation Gathering \nwith Jon Aaron \nWednesday\, March 8th\, 2023 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nLocation: Still Mind Zendo at 37 West 17th St\, #6W\, New York City\n \n\n \nAlthough Buddhism is often seen as a solitary path\, sangha\, or community\, is an essential part of meditation practice. However\, cultivating this sense of community has been a difficult challenge in this day and age of social isolation and Zoom fatigue. \nNew York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation\, a talk by one of our teachers\, followed by group discussion\, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. \nWhether you are brand new to meditation practice\, new to New York Insight\, or are a longtime\, experienced meditator\, all are welcome to join us for this series of in-person community meditation gatherings. \nWe hope to see you there! Please arrive 15 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.\n  \nSpace is limited\, please RSVP below.\nIf you are having trouble completing your RSVP or donation\, please CLICK HERE to open it in a new browser. All proceeds will support this sangha’s teacher(s) and other NYI teacher support. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nSuggested donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n \nNYI’s Covid Protocol for In-Person Indoors Programs:\n•All participants must be fully vaccinated and have received a Booster shot – Proof of vaccination and booster is required.\n•All participants must RSVP in advance before attending the program.\n•Wearing a mask is optional and highly recommended at all times.\n•For the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell. Please let us know so those on the waiting list will be able to attend. \nDisclaimer:\n•Procedures adhere to current CDC\, NY State\, NYC\, and Still Mind Zendo guidelines.\n•Changes may be applied at any time\, based on CDC guidelines.\n•For the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell.\n•All in-person programs may become online programs if circumstances dictate. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/in-person-community-meditation-gathering-03-08-23/
LOCATION:Still Mind Zendo\, 34 W. 15th Street\, 3rd floor\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings,Evening Events,For Beginners,Mindfulness,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: Obstacles to Practice - Exploring the Five Hindrances
DESCRIPTION:Online: Obstacles to Practice – Exploring the Five Hindrances\n \nwith Elaine Retholtz\n \nMondays\, March 13th – April 10th\, 2023 | 9:30am – 11:30am ET\n \n\n \nMake a resolution to begin or deepen in your meditation practice in 2023.  \nThis winter\, we will begin with an introduction to mindfulness meditation\, focusing on the Satipatthana sutta – or the four areas where mindfulness should be developed. In subsequent courses we will be exploring how to cultivate mindfulness in various aspects of our lives through: \n•Exploring the Five Hindrances – the energies that cause us to forget our intention to be present in a kind and compassionate way.\n•Cultivating the Seven Factors of Awakening – these wholesome qualities that help us remember and connect to the simple joys of non-clinging.\n•This summer\, we will explore the practice of cultivating lovingkindness and the other “divine abodes” of compassion\, joy\, and equanimity.\n•In the fall\, we will look more closely at what the Buddha called the “Three Characteristics” of all experience – Dukkha (variously translated as unsatisfactoriness\, suffering\, or vulnerability)\, Impermanence\, and the not-self characteristic. \nHere is an opportunity to develop connections with other practitioners as we explore together in a non-conceptual way various aspects of practice on and off the cushion. Think of this as a learning laboratory\, and what we are “studying” is our own hearts\, minds\, and bodies. \nModule 1: Obstacles to Practice – Exploring the Five Hindrances \nWhile we may come to meditation hoping to experience calmness of mind\, as we practice\, we find that we are visited by “guests” such as desire\, ill will\, restlessness and worry\, sleepiness\, and doubt.  \nThese are the energies of the “Five Hindrances”. They are like clouds that obscure the mind from seeing clearly. This course will offer an opportunity to explore how to practice with and understand these energies in our formal meditation practice as well as in our daily lives so that they can be skillfully abandoned.  \nThere will be an opportunity for practice\, instruction\, and talks\, as well as group dialogue and inquiry. There will also be ongoing practice assignments each week to support the practical application of these teachings into your daily life. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\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.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nModule 1:\n \nAll Four Modules:\n \nModule 2:\n \nModule 3:\n \nModule 4:\n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership\, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program.  Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee\, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/obstacles-to-practice-exploring-the-five-hindrances-3/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230314T210000
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SUMMARY:Online: Meditation and Creativity
DESCRIPTION:Online: Meditation and Creativity\n \nwith Lani Miller\n \nThree Tuesdays\, March 14th – 28th\, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET\n \n\n \nOver this three-week course\, we will explore and share how we experience and are inspired by the already present and inherent connection between meditation practice and creativity. Both involve opening to and allowing what is already present to emerge.  \nThrough teacher reflections\, group sharing\, periods of meditation and reflection\, and creative processes\, we will explore how both meditation and creativity offer us ways to explore\, touch\, and express what really matters within ourselves\, each other\, and this world.  \nWe will consider how we may integrate and share our spiritual awareness and creations in healing and transformative ways for ourselves and others. In this day and age\, being spiritually awake and creative is a gift to enjoy and something we can offer a world so in need of hope and inspiration. \nArtists\, Meditators\, Creatives\, and Muses are welcome to participate in this course. \nIn preparation for our exploration in the course\, here are some suggested supplies to have on hand.\nA notebook\, paper\, pens\, and (colored) pencils\, or markers.\nOther possibilities: watercolors or other paints if you like\, collage materials ( magazines\, cardboard\, & glue\,) musical instruments you play\, etc… \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\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.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership\, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program.  Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee\, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/meditation-and-creativity-march-2023/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Mindfulness,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230315T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230315T203000
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SUMMARY:In-Person Community Meditation Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Community Meditation Gathering \nwith Lani Miller \nWednesday\, March 15th\, 2023 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nLocation: Still Mind Zendo at 37 West 17th St\, #6W\, New York City\n \n\n \nAlthough Buddhism is often seen as a solitary path\, sangha\, or community\, is an essential part of meditation practice. However\, cultivating this sense of community has been a difficult challenge in this day and age of social isolation and Zoom fatigue. \nNew York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation\, a talk by one of our teachers\, followed by group discussion\, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. \nWhether you are brand new to meditation practice\, new to New York Insight\, or are a longtime\, experienced meditator\, all are welcome to join us for this series of in-person community meditation gatherings. \nWe hope to see you there! Please arrive 15 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.\n  \nSpace is limited\, please RSVP below.\nIf you are having trouble completing your RSVP or donation\, please CLICK HERE to open it in a new browser. All proceeds will support this sangha’s teacher(s) and other NYI teacher support. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nSuggested donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n \nNYI’s Covid Protocol for In-Person Indoors Programs:\n•All participants must be fully vaccinated and have received a Booster shot – Proof of vaccination and booster is required.\n•All participants must RSVP in advance before attending the program.\n•Wearing a mask is optional and highly recommended at all times.\n•For the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell. Please let us know so those on the waiting list will be able to attend. \nDisclaimer:\n•Procedures adhere to current CDC\, NY State\, NYC\, and Still Mind Zendo guidelines.\n•Changes may be applied at any time\, based on CDC guidelines.\n•For the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell.\n•All in-person programs may become online programs if circumstances dictate. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/in-person-community-meditation-gathering-03-15-23/
LOCATION:Still Mind Zendo\, 34 W. 15th Street\, 3rd floor\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings,Evening Events,For Beginners,Mindfulness,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T210000
DTSTAMP:20230314T221345Z
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SUMMARY:Postponed: Developing the Five Spiritual Faculties
DESCRIPTION:Postponed: Developing the Five Spiritual Faculties \n \nwith Walt Opie\n \nThursday\, March 16th\, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET \nDue to unforeseen circumstances\, the program has been postponed.\n \n\n \nIn Buddhist teachings there are many lists\, including an important one known as the Five Spiritual Faculties\, which includes: faith (confidence)\, effort\, mindfulness\, concentration\, and wisdom (discernment).  \nEach of these are inherent capacities we can cultivate and develop in our own practice\, and they all work together. Without the faith faculty\, we won’t take the risk to apply ourselves to the practice. Without putting in sincere effort\, we can’t really progress on the path.  \nWithout mindfulness\, we won’t learn from our efforts because we won’t fully comprehend what’s really happening. Without concentration\, we won’t have the stability of mind required to see deeply into things. And without wisdom\, we won’t know how to apply what we’re learning along the way. \nJoin us for an evening discussion with visiting Insight Meditiation Teacher Walt Opie to explore how we can intergrate these important qualities in our own lives.   \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\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.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership\, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program.  Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee\, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/developing-the-five-spiritual-faculties/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230319T163000
DTSTAMP:20230206T185125Z
CREATED:20221219T143353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230206T185125Z
UID:72889-1679220000-1679243400@www.nyimc.org
SUMMARY:Online: Relaxing Into Awareness - A Daylong Meditation Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Online: Relaxing Into Awareness – A Daylong Meditation Retreat\n \nwith Lani Miller\n \nSunday\, March 19th\, 2023 | 10:00am – 4:30pm ET\n \n\n \nThis day will be an ideal opportunity for meditators who wish to explore participating in a retreat for the first time.  \nMore experienced meditators are also warmly welcomed to attend and receive the benefits of taking the time to attend a retreat. \nIn this supportive environment\, we will have the opportunity to experience the benefits of spending extended time in meditation practice by tuning into our own direct moment to moment experience. As an important part of this we will explore the balance between relaxing into our practice while still bringing a kind and dedicated effort to it. \nThere will be time for silent practice and also opportunities for connection. \nThe schedule will be focused on experiential practice. It will include meditation instructions for periods of sitting and walking meditation as well as Lovingkindness (Metta) meditation and a talk from the teacher. \nDuring the retreat\, there will be break for lunch. Please note: Some introductory experience with meditation is recommended for this event. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\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.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership\, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program. Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee\, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/beginners-mediation-daylong-3-23/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Daylong Programs,For Beginners,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230322T203000
DTSTAMP:20230322T220641Z
CREATED:20230203T203235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T220641Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person Community Meditation Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Community Meditation Gathering \nwith Brian Simmons \nWednesday\, March 22nd\, 2023 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nLocation: Still Mind Zendo at 37 West 17th St\, #6W\, New York City\n \n\n \nAlthough Buddhism is often seen as a solitary path\, sangha\, or community\, is an essential part of meditation practice. However\, cultivating this sense of community has been a difficult challenge in this day and age of social isolation and Zoom fatigue. \nNew York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation\, a talk by one of our teachers\, followed by group discussion\, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. \nWhether you are brand new to meditation practice\, new to New York Insight\, or are a longtime\, experienced meditator\, all are welcome to join us for this series of in-person community meditation gatherings. \nWe hope to see you there! Please arrive 15 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.\n  \nSpace is limited\, please RSVP below.\nIf you are having trouble completing your RSVP or donation\, please CLICK HERE to open it in a new browser. All proceeds will support this sangha’s teacher(s) and other NYI teacher support. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nSuggested donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n \nNYI’s Covid Protocol for In-Person Indoors Programs:\n•All participants must be fully vaccinated and have received a Booster shot – Proof of vaccination and booster is required.\n•All participants must RSVP in advance before attending the program.\n•Wearing a mask is optional and highly recommended at all times.\n•For the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell. Please let us know so those on the waiting list will be able to attend. \nDisclaimer:\n•Procedures adhere to current CDC\, NY State\, NYC\, and Still Mind Zendo guidelines.\n•Changes may be applied at any time\, based on CDC guidelines.\n•For the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell.\n•All in-person programs may become online programs if circumstances dictate. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/in-person-community-meditation-gathering-03-22-23/
LOCATION:Still Mind Zendo\, 34 W. 15th Street\, 3rd floor\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings,Evening Events,For Beginners,Mindfulness,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T120000
DTSTAMP:20230313T205548Z
CREATED:20230223T210513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T205548Z
UID:74472-1679565600-1679572800@www.nyimc.org
SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: Living Life Through the Dharma
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: Living Life Through the Dharma\n \nwith Jon Aaron\n \nLocation for In-Person: New York Zendo (Shobo-Ji) on 223 East 67th Street\, NYC\n \n\n \nThe teachings of the Dharma are teachings about life. When we truly take the Dharma in and take refuge in the Dharma\, our life changes—sometimes in obvious ways\, sometimes in ways we don’t even see. In formal practice\, we experience the dharma in one way\, but it is how we take it into our life—our work\, our relationships\, our illnesses etc—that is truly important. \nIf you are new to the Dharma\, this will be an ideal introduction\, and like any great teachings\, if you have been practicing for many years\, your relationship to the teachings will have changed as well. \nThis course will be In-Person and Online. \nFinding Balance in All That We Do\n \nThursdays\, March 23rd – April 20th\, 2023 from 10:00am – 12:00pm ET\n \nIn the book “In the Lap of the Buddha” Gavin Harrison wrote “In spiritual freedom\, we do not become free from events\, but we become free within events.  Circumstances lose their power to lacerate our minds”.   In these five weeks\, we will look closely at how the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path and other teachings from both the early and later teachings can bring us to place of ease and balance and equanimity.  \nEach class will include some chanting\, meditation\, dharma talk and discuss.  There will be weekly readings and practices. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nRegistration\nIf you are having trouble registering with the form below\, CLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window.\n \nNYI’s Covid Protocol for In-Person Indoors Programs:\nWe continue to strongly encourage all Sangha members to take advantage of vaccination against Covid and influenza\, including booster shots.\nAll participants must register in advance before attending the program.\nWe ask that each Sangha member carefully and honestly assess their health prior to heading to class\, and ask that anyone who is even mildly symptomatic (including sore throat\, cough\, sinus/nasal congestion\, loss of smell\, fever\, or unexplained body ache or fatigue) stay home. Symptoms may precede a positive Covid test result by several days\, or may indicate influenza or other infections that will not be detected by standard testing.\nWhile we appreciate the hardship of missing an event that you may have made significant sacrifices to be able to attend\, this is the single most important precaution you can take to protect both yourself and your fellow Sangha members.\nAll participants are strongly encouraged to wear masks during these classes.\nDisclaimer:\nProcedures adhere to current CDC\, NY State\, NYC\, and New York Zendo Shobo-Ji guidelines.\nChanges may be applied at any time\, based on these third-party guidelines. \nAll in-person programs may become online programs if circumstances dictate. \nFor the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell. \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership\, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program. Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee\, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/living-life-through-the-dharma-3-23/
LOCATION:Online and In-Person at New York Zendo (Shobo-Ji) on 223 East 67th Street\, NYC\, 223 East 67th Street\, New York City\, NY\, 10065\, United States
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230325T130000
DTSTAMP:20230116T195859Z
CREATED:20230116T195559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230116T195859Z
UID:74018-1679738400-1679749200@www.nyimc.org
SUMMARY:Online: Embracing Change\, Loss\, and Grief
DESCRIPTION:Online: Embracing Change\, Loss\, and Grief\n \nwith Kimberly Brown\n \nSaturday\, March 25th\, 2023 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET\n \n\n \nIf you’ve encountered a significant change— the death of someone you love\, divorce or separation\, loss of livelihood — you might feel devastated\, angry\, or just lost. Join Kimberly Brown\, meditation teacher and author of Navigating Grief and Loss: 25 Buddhist Practices to Keep Your Heart Open to Yourself and Others\, for this experiential workshop and learn practices and teachings to meet your grief and difficult emotions with patience\, tenderness\, and clarity. \nThis half-day program is designed to give you the space and time necessary to bring comfort to yourself. Kimberly will guide mindfulness exercises and lead traditional Buddhist compassion practices to develop your resilience through difficulty. You’ll learn to engage with and befriend your sadness\, pain\, and mourning\, and discover the true openness and peace available within us all\, no matter what the circumstances. \nThis program is appropriate for and open to anyone who is experiencing change and grief. No experience with meditation or Buddhism is necessary and all are welcome. We’ll be using exercises from Kimberly’s book\, Navigating Grief and Loss: 25 Buddhist Practices to Open Your Heart to Yourself and Others. You can order a copy at this link but it is not mandatory for the workshop. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\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.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership\, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program.  Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance.\n \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee\, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \nPlease note that New York Insight records online programs. The recorded content may be discoverable should a legal matter arise. \nBy registering\, I give New York Insight permission to use my text/video/audio for educational or other purposes for the duration of New York Insight activities going forward. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/embracing-change-loss-and-grief/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Daylong Programs,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230327T203000
DTSTAMP:20230323T201304Z
CREATED:20230313T204136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T201304Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person: Exploring the Power of Love - InsightOut LGBTQI Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person: Exploring the Power of Love – InsightOut LGBTQI Gathering\n \nwith Elaine Retholtz\n \nMonday\, March 27th\, 2023 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET\n \nLocation: New York Zendo (Shobo-Ji Zendo) at 223 East 67th street\, New York City\n \n\n  \nCome join us for meditation and discussion to meet and socialize with other LGBTQI practitioners. \nNew York Insight Teacher Elaine Retholtz will present a dharma talk titled Exploring the Power of Love based on the quote by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr:  \n“Power without love is reckless and abusive\, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. \nPower at its best is love implementing the demands of justice\, and justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.” \nOur community is open to students of all Buddhist traditions\, as well as those who are in the beginning stages of exploring their meditation practice and have an interest in the Dharma. All those who identify as LGBTQI are welcome. \nWe gather to form a multicultural community in which we can support each other in our practice with a commitment toward social change. \nFee by donation: Suggested starting donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. \nPlease RSVP\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.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n\n \nNYI’s Covid Protocol for In-Person Indoors Programs:\nWe continue to strongly encourage all Sangha members to take advantage of vaccination against Covid and influenza\, including booster shots.\nAll participants must register in advance before attending the program.\nWe ask that each Sangha member carefully and honestly assess their health prior to heading to class\, and ask that anyone who is even mildly symptomatic (including sore throat\, cough\, sinus/nasal congestion\, loss of smell\, fever\, or unexplained body ache or fatigue) stay home. Symptoms may precede a positive Covid test result by several days\, or may indicate influenza or other infections that will not be detected by standard testing.\nWhile we appreciate the hardship of missing an event that you may have made significant sacrifices to be able to attend\, this is the single most important precaution you can take to protect both yourself and your fellow Sangha members.\nAll participants are strongly encouraged to wear masks during these classes.\nDisclaimer:\nProcedures adhere to current CDC\, NY State\, NYC\, and New York Zendo Shobo-Ji guidelines.\nChanges may be applied at any time\, based on these third-party guidelines. \nAll in-person programs may become online programs if circumstances dictate. \nFor the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell.\nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/insightout-refuge-lgbtqi-sangha-in-person-gathering/
LOCATION:New York Zendo – 223 East 67th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues\, 223 E 67th Street\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230329T203000
DTSTAMP:20230203T203625Z
CREATED:20230203T203625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230203T203625Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person Community Meditation Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Community Meditation Gathering \nwith Jon Aaron \nWednesday\, March 29th\, 2023 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nLocation: Still Mind Zendo at 37 West 17th St\, #6W\, New York City\n \n\n \nAlthough Buddhism is often seen as a solitary path\, sangha\, or community\, is an essential part of meditation practice. However\, cultivating this sense of community has been a difficult challenge in this day and age of social isolation and Zoom fatigue. \nNew York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation\, a talk by one of our teachers\, followed by group discussion\, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. \nWhether you are brand new to meditation practice\, new to New York Insight\, or are a longtime\, experienced meditator\, all are welcome to join us for this series of in-person community meditation gatherings. \nWe hope to see you there! Please arrive 15 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.\n  \nSpace is limited\, please RSVP below.\nIf you are having trouble completing your RSVP or donation\, please CLICK HERE to open it in a new browser. All proceeds will support this sangha’s teacher(s) and other NYI teacher support. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nSuggested donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n \nNYI’s Covid Protocol for In-Person Indoors Programs:\n•All participants must be fully vaccinated and have received a Booster shot – Proof of vaccination and booster is required.\n•All participants must RSVP in advance before attending the program.\n•Wearing a mask is optional and highly recommended at all times.\n•For the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell. Please let us know so those on the waiting list will be able to attend. \nDisclaimer:\n•Procedures adhere to current CDC\, NY State\, NYC\, and Still Mind Zendo guidelines.\n•Changes may be applied at any time\, based on CDC guidelines.\n•For the health and safety of our staff\, teachers\, and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell.\n•All in-person programs may become online programs if circumstances dictate. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/in-person-community-meditation-gathering-03-29-23/
LOCATION:Still Mind Zendo\, 34 W. 15th Street\, 3rd floor\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings,Evening Events,For Beginners,Mindfulness,Open to All
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