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SUMMARY:In-Person: In the Shelter of the Now - How We Can Rest\, Simplify and Let Go
DESCRIPTION:In-Person: In the Shelter of the Now – How We Can Rest\, Simplify and Let Go\n \nwith Kaira Jewel Lingo\n \nSaturday\, March 2nd\, 2024 | 10:00am-4:00pm ET\n \nLocation: New York Zendo Shobo-ji at 223 E 67th St\, NYC\n \n\n \nIn this day of practice\, we explore how to deepen inner contentment through rest\, creating space and simplifying our life. When we empty ourselves out we fill ourselves up with what truly matters and can nourish us. We will explore the profound wisdom of rest\, and the many things we can mistake for authentic rest. When we allow ourselves to find balance and restore\, we are empowered to move into the world and bring about greater justice and peace.  \nThe day will include various forms of meditation\, dharma teaching\, group discussion and InterPlay\, an embodied play practice that helps unlock the wisdom of the body through movement\, voice\, storytelling\, stillness and connection.  \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/in-the-shelter-of-the-now-how-we-can-rest-simplify-and-let-go/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Daylong Programs,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: Creativity and Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Online: Creativity and Meditation \nwith Lani Miller \nTuesdays\, March 5th – 26th\, 2024 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET \nBoth meditation and creativity involve opening to and allowing what is already present to emerge. \nOver this four-week course\, we will have the opportunity to explore and share how we experience and are inspired by the already present and inherent connection between these two ways of experiencing and opening to life. \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\, with each other\, and with this world. We will consider how we can 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 warmly invited to participate in this course. Those who have taken this course previously or something similar\, are welcomed to return to continue and build upon their journey. \nPlease have on hand a notebook and /or journal paper\, pens\, and (colored) pencils\, or markers. Also to consider having access to your creative “medium(s) ” for the weeks of the course\, such as watercolors or other art supplies\, collage materials\, 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. \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/creativity-and-meditation/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Open to All
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering \nwith Jon Aaron \nWednesday\, March 6th\, 2024 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nNew In-Person Location: Still Mind Zendo at 34 West 15th St\, 3rd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10011 \nOnline via Zoom – link below \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 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! \nRSVP is not required for online attendance \nPlease join us using this Zoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84034355348?pwd=K3ZEZWpZZGo5aWZzL3RwUzlnK0xPQT09\nMeeting ID: 840 3435 5348 — Passcode: 23\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb5HHxkZBR \nSpace for in-person attendance is limited. Please reserve your in-person seat below.\n\nPlease arrive 15-20 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.\nReserved seats will be released at 6:30 PM to our waitlist.\nIf we are sold out\, please sign-up for the waiting list – there may be a gap before the Wait List opens.\nIf you are on the Wait List\, please email registration@nyimc.org between 5:30-6 pm on the day to inquire if space opened up for you to join us.\nWalk-Ins will be admitted if space is available on a first-come basis at the start of the program.\n\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 \nNote: 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. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/community-meditation-gathering-3-6-24/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,For Beginners,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240307T183000
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: Love Like a Buddha
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: Love Like a Buddha\n \nwith Kimberly Brown\n \nThursday\, March 7th\, 2024 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET\n \nIn-Person Location: Balance Arts Center at 151 W 30th St 3rd floor\n \n\n \nMost of us are taught only to love and care for our family and friends\, but not to necessarily love or even pay attention to ourselves\, strangers\, difficult people\, and so many other living creatures. \nBut inequities\, abuse\, and exploitation can result from loving unequally and selectively\, picking and choosing who deserves it and who doesn’t. That’s why the Buddha encouraged us to love indiscriminately and boundlessly—because he understood that love is a powerful force for good. \nJoin us for a night of community where we’ll learn how love can support personal fulfillment\, contribute to a positive and equitable society\, and create strong and lasting social bonds. We’ll discover how to recognize our inherent lovingness and to develop it with traditional practices of lovingkindness and insight meditation. \nJoin author and teacher Kimberly Brown for this special evening of discussion\, Q&A\, and guided meditation. No experience is necessary. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. \n \nIn-Person Registration:\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 \nOnline Registration:\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/love-like-a-buddha/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,Open to All
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SUMMARY:Online: Becoming Your Love - A Half-Day Retreat on the Brahma Viharas
DESCRIPTION:Online: Becoming Your Love – A Half-Day Retreat on the Brahma Viharas\n \nwith Amanda Gilbert\n \nSaturday\, March 9th\, 2024 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm ET\n \n\n \nIf you’ve ever wondered how to develop the heart-centered aspects of meditation\, or have yearned to be more kind-hearted towards yourself or others\, this half-day retreat daylong will be a perfect next step for you.  \nTogether we will explore the timeless teachings of the Brahma-Viharas – Loving-Kindness\, Compassion\, Appreciative Joy and Equanimity – also known as ‘The Four Sublime States’ or ‘Divine Abodes.’ \nThese teachings are a training for the heart to reside in its original state of loving awareness and open-heartedness\, and each Brahma-Vihara holds its own unique flavor of love and meditative quality to incorporate into your meditation practice and daily life. \nIn this half-day retreat you will explore the Brahma-Viharas in formal meditation practice\, dharma teachings\, and personal reflection. There will be periods of walking meditation and time for group discussion at the end of the retreat. \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/becoming-your-love-a-half-day-retreat-on-the-brahma-viharas/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Open to All
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering \nwith Leslie Booker \nWednesday\, March 13th\, 2024 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nNew In-Person Location: Still Mind Zendo at 34 West 15th St\, 3rd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10011 \nOnline via Zoom – link below \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. \nThis series of in-person New York Insight community gatherings consist 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! \nRSVP is not required for online attendance \nPlease join us using this Zoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84034355348?pwd=K3ZEZWpZZGo5aWZzL3RwUzlnK0xPQT09\nMeeting ID: 840 3435 5348 — Passcode: 23\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb5HHxkZBR \nSpace for in-person attendance is limited. Please reserve your in-person seat below.\n\nPlease arrive 15-20 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.\nReserved seats will be released at 6:30 PM to our waitlist.\nIf we are sold out\, please sign-up for the waiting list – there may be a gap before the Wait List opens.\nIf you are on the Wait List\, please email registration@nyimc.org between 5:30-6 pm on the day to inquire if space opened up for you to join us.\nWalk-Ins will be admitted if space is available on a first-come basis at the start of the program.\n\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 \nNote: 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. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/community-meditation-gathering-3-13-24/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,For Beginners,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240316T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240316T160000
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CREATED:20240102T181153Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: This is How Civilizations Heal - The Alchemy of the 3 Poisons
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: This is How Civilizations Heal – The Alchemy of the 3 Poisons\n \nwith Leslie Booker\n \nSaturday\, March 16th\, 2024 | 10:00am-4:00pm ET\n \nIn-Person Location: Balance Arts Center at 151 W 30th St in New York\, NY\n \n\n \nGreed\, Aversion and Delusion\, collectively known as the three poisons\, are mind states that cloud the heart and mind; separating us from each other. But these energies contain information that can lead us to a deep healing that can mitigate the chaos of the world. \nToni Morrison wrote\, “I know the world is bruised and bleeding. And though it is important not to ignore its pain\, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure\, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge\, even wisdom. That is how civilizations heal.”  \nBy clearly recognizing these three poisons\, we can meet them with their antidotes of generosity\, metta and wisdom. Generosity can expand our ability to feel connected and remind us that we belong to each other. Metta opens the heart protecting us from both inner and outer harm\, while wisdom allows us to see things right sized as we move through the world.  \nThis will be a daylong program which will include periods of seated\, walking\, standing\, and lying-down meditation instruction and practice\, dharma reflections and discussion\, and gentle movement to nourish our bodies.  The schedule will be spacious\, allowing folks time to digest and know this practice for themselves. This program is open to folks at all levels.  \nIn-Person Registration:\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 \nOnline Registration:\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. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact registration@nyimc.org. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/this-is-how-civilizations-heal-the-alchemy-of-the-3-poisons/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Daylong Retreats,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T203000
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CREATED:20240205T034912Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering \nwith Brian Simmons \nWednesday\, March 20th\, 2024 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nNew In-Person Location: Still Mind Zendo at 34 West 15th St\, 3rd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10011 \nOnline via Zoom – link below \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. \nThis series of in-person New York Insight community gatherings consists 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! \nRSVP is not required for online attendance \nPlease join us using this Zoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84034355348?pwd=K3ZEZWpZZGo5aWZzL3RwUzlnK0xPQT09\nMeeting ID: 840 3435 5348 — Passcode: 23\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb5HHxkZBR \nSpace for in-person attendance is limited. Please reserve your in-person seat below.\n\nPlease arrive 15-20 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.\nReserved seats will be released at 6:30 PM to our waitlist.\nIf we are sold out\, please sign-up for the waiting list – there may be a gap before the Wait List opens.\nIf you are on the Wait List\, please email registration@nyimc.org between 5:30-6 pm on the day to inquire if space opened up for you to join us.\nWalk-Ins will be admitted if space is available on a first-come basis at the start of the program.\n\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 \nNote: 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. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/community-meditation-gathering-3-20-24/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,For Beginners,Open to All
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SUMMARY:In-Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
DESCRIPTION:In-Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course \nwith Elaine Retholtz \n\nIn-Person Course: Wednesdays\, March 27th – May 22nd\, 2024 (skipping April 24th) | 9:30am – 12:00pm ET\nIn-Person Daylong: Sunday\, May 5th\, 2024 | 9:30am – 5:00pm ET \nCourse Location: Still Mind Zendo at 34 W. 15th Street\, 3rd Floor New York\, NY 10011 \nCourse Description: \nNew York Insight offers ongoing classes in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)\, the ground-breaking and time-tested\, scientifically researched program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 for the University of Massachusetts Medical School. This transformative course is suited for those coming to meditation for the first time or for experienced meditators who realize they have not yet integrated these practices fully into their lives. The teaching of MBSR at NY Insight is offered by seasoned MBSR teachers\, most of whom are certified by the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness. All of our teachers have decades of meditation practice and study and between them have taught well over 200 cycles of this seminal 8-Week curriculum. \nWhat To Expect: \nMBSR uses meditation\, mindful yoga\, and inquiry/discussion as a way of exploring the habits of the mind to discover how these patterns of reactivity become a major cause of stress and where we could intervene to change them. MBSR helps participants learn to alter their relationship with each moment of their lives and through it derive more joy\, fulfillment\, and meaning from their lives. Classes usually have 25 – 30 participants but may be smaller. The course is experiential: by paying attention to what arises in daily and class practice\, and through exploring the challenges that arise and how these are met\, a supportive and safe container is created for students to feel connected and be inspired. Participants are supported by recorded guided meditations and are expected to practice 30-45 minutes of daily formal meditation as well as various informal practices. \nBenefits of MBSR: \nResearch over the past 38 years indicates that a majority of people who complete this program report a greater ability to cope more effectively with short and long term stressful situations; an increased ability to relax\, lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms; reduction in pain levels and enhanced ability to cope with chronic pain and most importantly a greater energy and enthusiasm for life. Some of the Skills People Learn in MBSR Courses: Practical coping skills to improve the ability to handle stressful situations\, Methods for being physically and mentally relaxed and at ease\, Gentle full-body conditioning exercises to strengthen the body and release muscular tension\, The ability to be increasingly aware of the interplay of mind and body in health and illness\, The ability to face change and difficult times in your life with greater ease\, Greater ability to decrease the physical\, mental and emotional effects of the societal stressors of sexism\, racism\, homophobia. \nSome of the Skills People Learn in MBSR Courses: \n\nPractical coping skills to improve the ability to handle stressful situations\nTechniques for being physically and mentally relaxed and at ease\nGentle full body conditioning exercises to strengthen the body and release muscular tension\nThe ability to be increasingly aware of the interplay of mind and body in health and illness\nThe ability to face change and difficult times in life with greater ease\nGreater ability to decrease the physical\, mental and emotional effects of the societal stressors of sexism\, racism\, homophobia\, xenophobia and gender inequity among many other challenges\n\nSliding Scale Course Fee: Sustaining $600 – Base $450 \nPlease choose your rate mindfully and be as generous as possible so that NYI can continue to offer financial assistance to those in need of other NYI offerings. It is important when considering this class to make sure your schedule allows you to attend all 8 sessions\, though if a class is missed there are usually concurrent classes which allow for make-up sessions. We currently don’t have any MBSR financial assistance at this time. \nDisclaimer: Procedures adhere to current CDC & Still Mind Zendo’s guidelines. Changes may be applied at any time\, based on CDC guidelines.\nFor the health and safety of our staff and community\, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell. \nParticipants may register after the orientation for this class but must still view a recorded orientation\, complete the pre-class questionnaire and arrange a pre-class interview with the teacher. Once you have registered\, the teacher will contact you to make these arrangements. \nIn-Person Course Sessions:\nWednesdays\, March 27th – May 22nd\, 2024 (skipping April 24th) | 9:30am – 12:00pm ET\nIn-Person Daylong Session:\nSunday\, May 5th\, 2024 | 9:30am – 5:00pm ET \nCourse Registration:\nIf you are registering via mobile devices such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the form if it is partially obscured or cut off.\nCLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new window for an easier process.\n \nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \nNote: 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. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-mbsr-course-march-2024/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,For Beginners,MBSR & Related Courses,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T203000
DTSTAMP:20240321T022214Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering \nwith Lani Miller \nWednesday\, March 27th\, 2024 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \nNew In-Person Location: Still Mind Zendo at 34 West 15th St\, 3rd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10011 \nOnline via Zoom – link below \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. \nThis series of in-person New York Insight community gatherings consists 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! \nRSVP is not required for online attendance \nPlease join us using this Zoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84034355348?pwd=K3ZEZWpZZGo5aWZzL3RwUzlnK0xPQT09\nMeeting ID: 840 3435 5348 — Passcode: 23\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb5HHxkZBR \nSpace for in-person attendance is limited. Please reserve your in-person seat below.\n\nPlease arrive 15-20 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.\nReserved seats will be released at 6:30 PM to our waitlist.\nIf we are sold out\, please sign-up for the waiting list – there may be a gap before the Wait List opens.\nIf you are on the Wait List\, please email registration@nyimc.org between 5:30-6 pm on the day to inquire if space opened up for you to join us.\nWalk-Ins will be admitted if space is available on a first-come basis at the start of the program.\n\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 \nNote: 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. \n 
URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/community-meditation-gathering-3-27-24/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Evening Events,For Beginners,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T103000
DTSTAMP:20240219T035432Z
CREATED:20240219T032731Z
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SUMMARY:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
DESCRIPTION:Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice\n \nwith Bart van Melik\n \nFridays\, March 29th\, April 5th\, 19th\, & 26th\, 2024 | 9:00am – 10:30am ET\n \n\n \nThe Buddha taught us to live in harmony with the way things are and to awaken to the truth of suffering and how to end it. This might sound like a lofty goal – especially if we attempt to walk this path alone. \nIt can be very supportive to practice\, in community\, the most basic instructions the Buddha gave: to fully know what it’s like to be human in every moment. \nDuring this online course\, we’ll explore the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences in the embrace of a supportive\, loving community. This course will offer empowering instructions and insightful collective reflection that brings us closer to the truth of our experience and each other. \nParticipants are welcome to drop in for a single session or join the full course\, as each session is based on timely subjects and the current needs of participants. \nBeginners and experienced practitioners are welcome. \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 window for an easier process.\nPlease contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \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/back-to-basics-to-strengthen-your-practice-3-24/
LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY
CATEGORIES:Course Series,Open to All
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T130000
DTSTAMP:20240314T200328Z
CREATED:20231126T162613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T200328Z
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SUMMARY:In-Person and Online: Discover Your Love and Be a Force for Good - Embodying the Brahma Viharas
DESCRIPTION:In-Person and Online: Discover Your Love and Be a Force for Good – Embodying the Brahma Viharas \nwith Kimberly Brown \nSaturday\, March 30th\, 2024 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET \nIn Person Location: The Balance Arts Center at 51 W 30th St 3rd floor\, New York\, NY \nMuch of the inequity and harm that humans cause results from loving selectively\, picking and choosing who deserves love and who doesn’t. Thus\, one path to foster greater altruism\, cooperation and societal harmony in the world is to follow the Buddha’s teaching to love indiscriminately and boundlessly. This is especially true today\, in a time of increased divisions and violence. \nThis workshop is designed to help you develop your capacity to love\, so that you can be a force for good in the world. We will explore the “divine abodes”—lovingkindness\, compassion\, appreciative joy\, and equanimity—as forms of love that can guide our thoughts\, speech\, and behavior\, so that we can create happier relationships\, make wiser decisions\, and take beneficial actions for all. We will learn how to recognize and develop our inherent capacities for love\, and notice the obstacles and limiting beliefs that prevent us from opening the heart. And we will connect those capacities of the heart to taking skillful actions for ourselves and the world. \nThis program will have periods of discussion\, Q&A\, and guided meditation. No experience is necessary. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. \nIn-Person Registration:\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 \nOnline Registration:\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/being-a-force-for-good-in-the-world/
LOCATION:Balance Arts Center\, 151 W 30th St\, New York\, NY\, 10001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to All
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