Sunday, November 30th, 2025 | 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
On Thanksgiving weekend, New York Insight is offering a meditation space for anyone who seeks peace and an opportunity to ground. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness before returning to work and launching into the final month of the year.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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. All are welcome.
Thursday, December 4th, 2025 | 1:00pm - 1:45pm ET
Practice the art of attention in this weekly meditation session hosted and curated by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. Inspired by works of art from the Rubin’s collection and guided by expert teachers, each session is framed around a monthly theme. The sessions are open to beginners and skilled meditators alike and include an opening talk, a 20-minute meditation session, and a closing discussion.
Thursday, December 4th, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
The Body Remembers Freedom is a monthly gathering where we explore the intersection of meditation, dharma, and embodied practice. Each session includes time for stillness and contemplation, a dharma talk or shared inquiry, and InterPlay — a playful, powerful practice using movement, voice, storytelling, and deep listening to unlock the wisdom of the body.
Thursday, December 4th, 2025 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
As our meditation practice matures, we may recognize the importance of relinquishing opinions, grudges, judgments, and resentments through honest reconciliation. Over the course of this special online evening event, we’ll learn 4 important practices of reconciliation, following a path of the heart that leads to deeper wisdom and peace.
Friday, December 5th, 2025 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm ET
New York Insight's Artist Salon and Café is a monthly gathering is designed for artists and art lovers to come together, socialize, and exchange ideas in a mindful and creative space.
Sunday, December 7th, 2025 | 10:30am - 12:30pm ET
Join us for a special morning of meditation, dharma talk, and dialogue at our Sacred Sunday Pause, hosted by the Community Meditation Center. In this gathering, we’ll reflect on a core teaching of the Buddha and explore how a simple moment of mindful pause can transform us—bringing more clarity, kindness, and harmony into our lives.
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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. All are welcome.
Thursday, December 11th, 2025 | 1:00pm - 1:45pm ET
Practice the art of attention in this weekly meditation session hosted and curated by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. Inspired by works of art from the Rubin’s collection and guided by expert teachers, each session is framed around a monthly theme. The sessions are open to beginners and skilled meditators alike and include an opening talk, a 20-minute meditation session, and a closing discussion.
Thursday, December 11th, 2025 | 4:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Join us for NYIMC’s second annual Artisan Market and Fair — a mindful space to connect with the artistry of local makers and creators. This unique event offers a serene alternative to the season’s hustle and bustle, allowing you to find heartfelt, handmade gifts in the peaceful setting of our meditation center.
Saturday, December 13th, 2025 | 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
Join Rebecca Bradshaw, Guiding Teacher Emeritus of the Insight Meditation Society, for a half-day retreat exploring how mental suffering can shift to an expansive and compassionate presencing. We will practice with embodied equanimity, knowing this quality of freedom not only through our mind, but also through our heart and abdomen, all the way down to our contact with the steady Earth.
Saturday, December 13th, 2025 | 10:30am - 1:00pm
The winter season calls us to slow down so let’s follow nature’s lead. Take a break from holiday busy-ness and immerse yourself in the stillness and serenity of Fort Tryon Park.
Sunday, December 14th, 2025 | 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Join us for a special in-person or online daylong silent meditation retreat for those who want to reconnect and deepen their practice. Together we will pause, reset, and find some much-needed mental space and clarity.
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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. All are welcome.
Thursday, December 18th, 2025 | 1:00pm - 1:45pm ET
You are warmly invited to join the final installment of this weekly meditation session hosted and curated by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. This session will feature three of our longstanding Mindfulness Meditation teachers in conversation. At the conclusion of the discussion, each teacher will share a brief meditation practice from their own respective tradition with a focus on this month’s theme of Wisdom.
Thursday, December 18th, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
The Buddha taught that freedom from suffering comes from letting go, but many of us have trouble letting go and simply resting, listening, and receiving. This retreat will explore how to rest, let go, then move back towards action from a place of love instead of fear.
Sunday, December 21st, 2025 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Whether you’ve been a part of our community for years or are brand new to NYIMC and meditation, we invite you to join us for our Monthly Sangha Potluck in our new home on 29th street!
Sunday, December 28th, 2025 (NEW DATE) | 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
As we approach the end of 2025, New York Insight is offering a meditation space for anyone who seeks peace and an opportunity to ground. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness before returning to launching into the final days of the year.
Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 | 9:00pm - 12:15am ET (doors open at 8pm)
Ring in the new year with purpose at New York Insight! We are delighted to offer an evening of reflection, connection, and intention-setting as we honor the closing of the year and welcome the new one. The evening will include meditation, chanting, space for reflection, and our unique year-end ritual, in which all are invited to participate.
Reception: Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Exhibition open until January 31st, 2026, whenever NY Insight is open.
New York Insight Meditation Center is pleased to announce Interconnectedness, an exhibition of fourteen works by three New York City artists. You are warmly invited to a reception featuring a conversation with the three artists, moderated by exhibition curator John Madera.
Sunday, November 30th, 2025 | 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
On Thanksgiving weekend, New York Insight is offering a meditation space for anyone who seeks peace and an opportunity to ground. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness before returning to work and launching into the final month of the year.
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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. All are welcome.
Thursday, December 4th, 2025 | 1:00pm - 1:45pm ET
Practice the art of attention in this weekly meditation session hosted and curated by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. Inspired by works of art from the Rubin’s collection and guided by expert teachers, each session is framed around a monthly theme. The sessions are open to beginners and skilled meditators alike and include an opening talk, a 20-minute meditation session, and a closing discussion.
Thursday, December 4th, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
The Body Remembers Freedom is a monthly gathering where we explore the intersection of meditation, dharma, and embodied practice. Each session includes time for stillness and contemplation, a dharma talk or shared inquiry, and InterPlay — a playful, powerful practice using movement, voice, storytelling, and deep listening to unlock the wisdom of the body.
Thursday, December 4th, 2025 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
As our meditation practice matures, we may recognize the importance of relinquishing opinions, grudges, judgments, and resentments through honest reconciliation. Over the course of this special online evening event, we’ll learn 4 important practices of reconciliation, following a path of the heart that leads to deeper wisdom and peace.
Friday, December 5th, 2025 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm ET
New York Insight's Artist Salon and Café is a monthly gathering is designed for artists and art lovers to come together, socialize, and exchange ideas in a mindful and creative space.
Sunday, December 7th, 2025 | 10:30am - 12:30pm ET
Join us for a special morning of meditation, dharma talk, and dialogue at our Sacred Sunday Pause, hosted by the Community Meditation Center. In this gathering, we’ll reflect on a core teaching of the Buddha and explore how a simple moment of mindful pause can transform us—bringing more clarity, kindness, and harmony into our lives.
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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. All are welcome.
Thursday, December 11th, 2025 | 1:00pm - 1:45pm ET
Practice the art of attention in this weekly meditation session hosted and curated by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. Inspired by works of art from the Rubin’s collection and guided by expert teachers, each session is framed around a monthly theme. The sessions are open to beginners and skilled meditators alike and include an opening talk, a 20-minute meditation session, and a closing discussion.
Thursday, December 11th, 2025 | 4:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Join us for NYIMC’s second annual Artisan Market and Fair — a mindful space to connect with the artistry of local makers and creators. This unique event offers a serene alternative to the season’s hustle and bustle, allowing you to find heartfelt, handmade gifts in the peaceful setting of our meditation center.
Find out more
Saturday, December 13th, 2025 | 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
Join Rebecca Bradshaw, Guiding Teacher Emeritus of the Insight Meditation Society, for a half-day retreat exploring how mental suffering can shift to an expansive and compassionate presencing. We will practice with embodied equanimity, knowing this quality of freedom not only through our mind, but also through our heart and abdomen, all the way down to our contact with the steady Earth.
Saturday, December 13th, 2025 | 10:30am - 1:00pm
The winter season calls us to slow down so let’s follow nature’s lead. Take a break from holiday busy-ness and immerse yourself in the stillness and serenity of Fort Tryon Park.
Sunday, December 14th, 2025 | 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Join us for a special in-person or online daylong silent meditation retreat for those who want to reconnect and deepen their practice. Together we will pause, reset, and find some much-needed mental space and clarity.
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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. All are welcome.
Thursday, December 18th, 2025 | 1:00pm - 1:45pm ET
You are warmly invited to join the final installment of this weekly meditation session hosted and curated by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. This session will feature three of our longstanding Mindfulness Meditation teachers in conversation. At the conclusion of the discussion, each teacher will share a brief meditation practice from their own respective tradition with a focus on this month’s theme of Wisdom.
Thursday, December 18th, 2025 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
The Buddha taught that freedom from suffering comes from letting go, but many of us have trouble letting go and simply resting, listening, and receiving. This retreat will explore how to rest, let go, then move back towards action from a place of love instead of fear.
Find out more
Sunday, December 21st, 2025 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Whether you’ve been a part of our community for years or are brand new to NYIMC and meditation, we invite you to join us for our Monthly Sangha Potluck in our new home on 29th street!
Sunday, December 28th, 2025 (NEW DATE) | 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
As we approach the end of 2025, New York Insight is offering a meditation space for anyone who seeks peace and an opportunity to ground. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness before returning to launching into the final days of the year.
Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 | 9:00pm - 12:15am ET (doors open at 8pm)
Ring in the new year with purpose at New York Insight! We are delighted to offer an evening of reflection, connection, and intention-setting as we honor the closing of the year and welcome the new one. The evening will include meditation, chanting, space for reflection, and our unique year-end ritual, in which all are invited to participate.
Find out more
Reception: Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Exhibition open until January 31st, 2026, whenever NY Insight is open.
New York Insight Meditation Center is pleased to announce Interconnectedness, an exhibition of fourteen works by three New York City artists. You are warmly invited to a reception featuring a conversation with the three artists, moderated by exhibition curator John Madera.