Friday, March 25th, 2022 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s online Monthly Sangha “Potluck”. Looking forward to virtually sharing this community meal with you in gratitude and appreciation.
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Fridays, April 1st - 22nd, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
This half-day retreat utilizes insight meditation and Zen practices to cultivate intimate, whole-hearted presence with our bodies, hearts, and minds, and our fundamental connection to others and the world.
Tuesday, April 5th, 2022, from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Fridays, April 8th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Fridays, April 8th - 29th, 2022 from 6:00pm - 8:30pm ET
The union of body/mind is integral to full understanding and liberation of heart. Being embodied isn’t necessarily innate, but can definitely be cultivated. We can become aware of how a feeling tone feels, how thoughts and emotions are sensed in sensations and how the mind can be felt energetically in terms of expanded or contracted shapes.
Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
How we are with and relate to our pain and life's difficult challenges is as important as what we do to treat them. This workshop will be an exploration of how the teachings of the Buddha and mindfulness and compassion practice can be integrated in the process of facing and healing the dis-eases of our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits.
Fridays, April 15th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Thursday, April 21st, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
We commonly feel that our experiences of insecurity or doubt are evidence of personal weakness or failure, to be overcome by the cultivation of confidence or self-improvement. Join us for a evening exploring different frames for understanding – and meeting – these unwelcome experiences.
Friday, April 22nd, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Friday, April 22nd, 2022 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm ET
It is through embodied presence, rather than mental effort or philosophizing, that we remember the already awakened state. Our bodies know the way home. Awareness is the key that allows us to recognize this, beyond habits of hierarchical perception. In this experiential teaching, we will explore the subtle body as guide to both inner-connection and interconnection, both on and off the cushion.
Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 from 10:00am - 3:00pm ET
At this moment in history, there is a significant tear in the fabric of human relationship, and we all long for deeper connection and understanding. This retreat teaches the dharma of relational intelligence, which is the ability to see ourselves and one another clearly with the heart, beyond the mind of separation.
Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET
The second of four daylong retreats around living life fully as we explore death, this will be a day of retreat to cultivate the compassionate heart which is in each of us.
Sunday, April 24th, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
Meeting fear with mindfulness and courage can make difference between being caught up in fear and being free from it.
Mondays, April 25th - June 20th, 2022 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET
In our culture there can be a tendency to dwell on the negative – what we need to be rid of. In this course we will be investigating and practicing the cultivation of mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy or rapture, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity.
Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Thursday, April 28th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
This Town Hall will provide an opportunity for you to connect with each other and share your thoughts with all of us on how NYI can continue to support your practice and serve as your spiritual home. We will also share a brief report from our committees and the board president and update you on how we plan to celebrate our 25th Anniversary.
Friday, April 29th, 2022 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Saturday, April 30th, 2022 from 11:00am - 5:00pm ET
Whether within systems, relational spaces, or within our own minds, abolition speaks to the process of unlearning and undoing, moving towards greater freedom and non-harming. Join us for this weekend of fun, liberating inquiry, and practice in community.
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Wednesdays, May 4th - May 25th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Join us for this four week dive into the teachings and practices of maranasati (marana=death, sati=mindfulness) to help us live more fully and die fearlessly.
Course: Wednesdays, May 4th - June 29th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:30pm ET
MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.
Thursday, May 5th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Join Bodhipaksa for this evening exploring how the practice of kind eyes can transform our practice of lovingkindness, giving us effortless access to feelings of warmth, appreciation, and caring both for others and for ourselves. Even after a brief experience of these approaches to meditation, your practice may never be the same again.
Fridays, May 6th - 27th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, May 7th, 2022 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm ET
Indigenous teaching is based in the knowledge of our relationship and reciprocity with nature. In this daylong program, we will come together to practice and touch the earth with our hearts, minds, and bodies.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Thursday, May 12th, 2022 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET
Intentions are the seeds we plant that will determine what will arise in life. In this class, we will practice mindfulness with an emphasis on learning to be more aware of our intentions and set aspirations that align more favorably in our lives.
Fridays, May 13th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, May 14th, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
These teachings are a training for the heart to reside in its original state of loving awareness and open-heartedness. Each Brahma-Vihara holds its own unique flavor of love and meditative quality to incorporate into your meditation practice and daily life.
Sunday, May 15th, 2022 from 10:00am - 3:00pm ET
During this daylong workshop/ retreat we will have the opportunity to explore together the relationship between meditation practice and creativity. Through our direct experience during this workshop, we will explore the already present and inherent interconnection between meditation practice and creative expression.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Fridays, May 20th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Friday, May 20th, 2022 from 5:45pm – 7:30pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you as we gather again to celebrate Spring in the great outdoors. Our Community Picnic will once again be in Madison Square Park.
Saturday, May 21st, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
This is a half-day workshop and practice space to explore the intersection of mindfulness, embodiment, and trauma healing. We will practice in large and small groups to build a sense of presence, connection, and embodied communication in order to hold space for processes of healing and transformation.
Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Thursday, May 26th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
The path of Dharma practice is said to consist of ethical conduct, continuity of awareness, and discerning wisdom. This talk will emphasize the relationships between these three courses of training, and the benefits of making these pillars of our spiritual path.
Fridays, May 27th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET
During this evening program, we will reflect on our boundary practice and engage in a wide range of wisdom teachings and dharma to deepen our understanding of our boundaries and the practices of our boundaries.
Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Join Bradley Donaldson (previously Buddhist monk Bhante Sumano) for an evening talk on approaching the Buddhist discourses (or suttas/sutras) from a variety of perspectives, which allows us to not only enjoy the teachings in a literary sense, but also apply them to our personal concerns—even across boundaries of time and space.
Fridays, June 3rd - 10th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during these two online sessions, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, June 4th 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
During this program we will discuss neuroplasticity, how it happens, what it can result from along with its bright and dark sides. With understanding and applying neuroplasticity, one can “re-wire” and “hardwire” the brain leading to more peace and happiness in our daily lives.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Fridays, June 3rd - 10th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during these two online sessions, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Friday, June 10th, 2022 from 5:45pm – 7:30pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you as we gather again to celebrate Spring in the great outdoors. Our Community Picnic will once again be in Madison Square Park.
Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Wednesdays, June 15 - July 6th, 2022 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm ET
So many of us are working through grief and personal hardship. Through this course, Kaira Jewel Lingo will offer a path to help us meet the individual and collective pain of these times — with open hearts, and clear minds. Learn timeless perspectives and attitudes that help us navigate the difficulties and upheaval of the present moment.
Saturday, June 18th, 2022 from 11:00am - 2:00pm
Join us for our iconic New York Insight Dharma Rhythms celebration in honor of our 25th Year Anniversary featuring outstanding musical performances and exciting Auction and Raffle opportunities.
Tuesday, June 21st, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Postponed:Wednesdays, June 22nd - July 27th, 2022 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the program has been postponed.
If you’ve been wanting to learn how to meditate or refresh and renew the meditation practice you already have, we invite you to join this six-week meditation course to explore the practice of Insight (Vipassana) meditation in a warm, supportive environment.
Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
A unique opportunity to have an intimate conversation with a senior New York Insight teacher, Jon Aaron, as he answers all your (or as many as he can) questions about mindfulness and meditation.
This evening is free and by donation (instead of our weekly Thursday PL sangha)
Saturday, June 25th 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
In this half-day exploration with psychotherapist Paul Fulton, we will look at the implications of how we formulate our unhappiness and its consequences, drawing from everyday experience, psychology, introspection, a bit of history, and of course, Buddhism.
Monday, June 27th, 2022 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET
This event has been cancelled due to in climate weather. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET
The Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings are a chance to meet teachers, hear a dharma talk, and participate in a dialogue about how to apply the principles of Buddhist meditation to our daily lives.
Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Wednesdays, July 6th - 27th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
This multi-day course will invite us to build a collective container for in-depth exploration at the intersection of mindfulness, embodiment, and trauma healing. Healing our collective, ancestral and individual trauma (unresolved suffering) supports not only our personal wellbeing but also makes possible the transformation we so need to respond to the ecological and social crises we face in this century.
Thursdays, July 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
This online course explores how Buddhism is changing during the course of its transmission to the West and how it will continue to evolve to remain relevant to how we—as modern people—understand and construct our lives.
Saturday and Sunday, July 9th-10th, 2022 from 9:30am - 1:00pm ET
Over the course of this two-morning workshop, Buddhist teacher Bodhipaksa will guide us step-by-step through a series of simple meditations that fundamentally change our sense of who (and where) we are.
Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Saturday, July 16th, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
The entirety of the Buddhist path is for alleviating or totally eradicating stress. Meditation, compassion, generosity and ethical practices all serve this purpose. During this program we will explore the therapeutic tools of the Buddha and discuss ways of applying it to our life.
Sunday, July 17th, 2022 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET
Sometimes we want to escape in meditation our problems and challenges of life and just like to have a rest and experience quite and peace. How can we use Dhamma practice to integrate it more fully into our life? Can Dhamma principles guide us in ALL what is happening? In this daylong we explore these questions by meditating, short talks & reflections and dialogue in small groups.
Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Friday, July 22nd, 2022 from 5:45pm – 7:30pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you as we gather again to celebrate summer in the great outdoors. Our Community Picnic will once again be in Madison Square Park.
Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET
This daylong retreat will focus on the 5th of the 5 Reflections and explore its relationship to forgiveness. It will consist of meditation, writing exercises, break-out rooms, dharma talks, and sharing.
Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Friday, July 29th, 2022 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Join us at Central Park's Pilgrim Hill, East 72nd Street, for an evening celebrating the success of our Dharma Rhythms fundraiser. We will be meditating together, engaging in community connecting activities and just spending time in this beautiful location at Central Park.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Emphasis on the Buddha's teachings known as the Brahma Viharas can provide an antidote to patriarchal assumptions about "male" and "female" behavior, remindings us that these constructions are culturally scripted rather than biologically based - and they can provide a sense of freedom and wholeness that is both modern and timeless.
Thursday, August 11th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
We are living in challenging times, and while it's tempting to bypass suffering, the challenges of our life are part of the world we’ve inherited. The problems will be waiting for us, nonetheless. This online talk with meditation teacher Joseph Mauricio is on developing the spiritual resilience to face our world, as it arises, with engaged compassion.
Friday, August 12th, 2022 from 6:00pm – 7:45pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you as we gather again to celebrate summer in the great outdoors. Our Community Picnic will once again be in Madison Square Park.
Saturday, August 13th, 2022 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm ET
Our practice of metta - kindness, friendliness, or good will - is a companion for all times. This session will offer an overview for those new to metta, and also explore the infinitely creative and fun ways we can practice kindness over our entire life.
Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET
Practicing with the feeling-tone of experience can be a transformative, powerful, and liberating experience. During this evening discussion with Insight Meditation Teacher Bruni Dávila, we will explore how we can gain insight into the nature of experiences and discover that we have more choices on how to engage life with ease, peace, and contentment.
Friday, August 19th, 2022 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET
In this evening talk, Donald Rothberg will particularly focus on the core wisdom teachings of the Buddha, integrated with attention to the history of race, whiteness and blackness, and racism in the English colonies and later the United States. How are the phenomena of race and racism in particular rooted in greed and ignorance, individual and collective, that then lead to hatred and massive dukkha? How can more clarity about these wisdom teachings and historical perspectives guide our current practice to transform racism?
Saturday, August 20th, 2022 from 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
The teaching of anattā (“not-self”) points to one of the fundamental areas of liberating insight taught by the Buddha. Yet anattā can be very challenging and confusing for contemporary practitioners. Is there “no self”? How do we understand our senses of individuality, identity, ancestry and ethnicity, and vocation? How do we address our own personal experiences of woundedness, trauma, and oppression?
Wednesdays, August 24th - September 14th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
In this four week course we will explore the beautiful practice of equanimity together. We will learn from observing our individual patterns of reactivity and noticing how it feels when we are able to respond to life's circumstances rather than reacting to them.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Wednesdays, September 7th - 28th, 2022 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm ET
In this online four-week series with Melissa McKay, we'll talk about some Buddhist and modern tools for developing self love and confidence. We will learn to make these a habit for our lives and to overcome negativity in the mind whenever it arises.
Fridays, September 9th-30th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Mondays, September 12th, 19th, October 3rd, 17th, 2022 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET
We often hear of the Four Noble Truths when we are first introduced to the Buddha’s teachings. Some of us continue to learn, study and remember these teachings … but how many of us take the time to truly investigate the meanings and implication of the teachings in our own lives with the aspiration that we embody our understanding?
Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Course: Wednesdays, September 14th - November 9th, 2022 from 6:30 - 9:00pm ET
Daylong: Saturday, October 29th, 2022 | 9:30am - 5:00pm ET
MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.
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Four Wednesdays, September 14th - October 5th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
The protection and focus of lovingkindness coupled with the fierceness of compassion, are together LOVE IN ACTION. These two heart practices can be cultivated and experienced in the meditative process, but really come alive when we know them in our everyday lives.
Thursday, September 15th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
The promise of meditation is to reduce or eliminate sorrow, pain and distress and to realize freedom from suffering. Accomplishing this goal becomes more complex with unresolved trauma. This introductory talk on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness -The Satipatthana Sutta- will summarize the meditation tools and teachings it contains, ways to use them to minimize trauma activation and as a support for trauma resolution.
Fridays, September 9th-30th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Friday, September 16th, 2022 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm ET
Join us at Central Park's Pilgrim Hill, East 72nd Street, for an evening in the park. We will be meditating together, engaging in community connecting activities and just spending time in this beautiful location at Central Park.
Saturday, September 17th, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
In this special panel discussion with renowned teachers, Stephen Batchelor, Seth Zuiho Segall, and Karsten Struhl will explore perspectives of a secular or naturalistic approach to the dharma.
Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Thursdays, September 22nd - October 27th, 2022 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm ET
This interactive online course, based on the work of neuroscientist & addiction psychiatrist Dr. Judson Brewer, explores the science of habit change and teaches a step by step model to understand and outgrow unwanted habits such as anxiety, procrastination, perfectionism, and unwanted behaviors.
Fridays, September 9th-30th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Saturday, September 24th, 2022 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET
With intention and the imagination to envision, along with a dash of desire to be more expansive, joyful, and at ease, we can swim against the stream and move towards choices that help us liberate our hearts.
Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Thursday, September 29th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
During this online evening of practice, Zen Teacher Tenku Ruff Osho will focus on finding balance, allowing our bodies show us the way, and letting go of the places where we feel stuck.
Fridays, September 9th-30th, 2022 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Friday, September 30th, 2022 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm ET
As we enter the darker months of the year and continue to navigate uncertain times, discover how Buddhism and spiritual traditions across the world recognize “dark times” as a profound invitation for growth.
Postponed due to storm Ian
The day will include meditation and dharma talks and Q&A, experiential practices, and relational mindfulness to help us explore, in a down-to-earth, embodied way, the role of the dreamer in personal and collective awakening.
Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 from 10:00am – 7:00pm ET
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a day when, as a community, Jews are asked to reflect on their actions of the past year and to ask for atonement for any actions that were unskillful. In support of this day, NYI hosts an In-Person and Online day of silence and reflection.
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Thursdays, October 6th - 20th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the course has been postponed to a later date.
Saturday, October 8th, 2022 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm ET
How we live our lives can be an expression of our practice. The Buddha’s teachings offer us a path and framework on how to apply practice in a direct way to all the ways we show up and behave. In this half-day retreat you will learn how the Paramis and the Precepts can be guiding principles and allies as you develop your practice of ethics in daily life.
Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Course: Wednesdays, October 12th - December 7th, 2022, from 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.
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Thursdays, October 13th - November 10th, 2022 from 10:00am - Noon ET
This extensive series will cover four major areas of the teachings over 20 weeks. One can sign up for the whole 20 weeks or each part separately. Part 1 is entitled Unquenchable Thirst and will cover the Buddha's teachings on dukkah or suffering.
Saturday, October 15th, 2022 from 10:00am -1:00pm ET
In this half day workshop, we will honor the fall season and its profound and ever-relevant teaching - the art of letting go. Drawing on the wisdom of the Buddha dharma, we will make space for greater awareness to arise, nurture compassionate acceptance of what is, and, through practicing together, support one another in the courageous and liberating art of letting go.
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Thursday, October 20th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
In this evening talk, Kimberly Brown will lead brief mediations and explore aspects of her book, Navigating Grief and Loss: 25 Buddhist Practices to Keep your Heart Open to Yourself and Others, to help anyone suffering with loss—of any kind—access and benefit from their own beautiful qualities of love, compassion, and wisdom.
Fridays, October 14th-28th, 2022, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Saturday, October 22nd, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
Many Buddhist teachings just seem to make good sense, until we encounter the often vexing teachings on anatta, not-self. In this half-day event, we’ll examine the self from perspectives of Buddhism, a bit of social science, psychoanalytic psychology, and experience.
Mondays, October 24th - December 12th, 2022 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET
The Buddha's teachings on The Eightfold Path is not some belief system to take on, nor a philosophy to be debated. Rather it is a very accessible (if sometimes challenging) guide for living and practicing in the world.
Postponed: Meditation - Tools for Our Times with Lani Miller Due to unforeseen change in circumstances, the course is postponed Wednesdays, October 26th-November 16th, 2022 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET During these challenging times it’s good to know that there are tools we can turn to that offer us support and upliftment. In this course […]
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Wednesdays October 26th - November 16th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Join Bodhipaksa for a four-week course and learn simple practices that can help us dramatically change our experience of life, so that we become islands of calm and reassurance for the world, bringing peace not just to ourselves, but to others as well.
Fridays, October 14th-28th, 2022, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, October 29th, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
Training in mindful awareness brings the choice of relating to our experience with wisdom and compassion which changes the brain creating new neural pathways.Join us to learn how to move beyond surviving life’s challenges to actively participating in our own deep healing while building resilience for a brighter present and future.
Sundays, October 30th - November 20th, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
This four- week course will be about upending our fixed ideas about aging. Together we will share our cultural beliefs toward aging and challenge them with the tools of meditation and the Buddha’s teachings.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Buddhism's teachings on the Three Natures show how imagination and awareness of interdependence can be harnessed to heal and transform systems of harm within ourselves and our communities, even as we realize that we are already inseparable from what is whole and complete.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
This day of practice weaves Buddhist teachings on the body with earth-based Indigenous beliefs that celebrate the harvest, the ancestors, and the regenerative powers of the Earth and all who depend on her. As we enter the fall season, let's acknowledge our fragile imperiled Earth and our fragile imperiled bodies; let's honor our ancestors' wisdom and the beauty of our planet.
Fridays, November 11th-25th, 2022, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Thursday, November 17th, 2022 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
In this live online conversation, author and host of the Ten Percent Happier podcast, Dan Harris will interview author and founding Insight Meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein about the Buddha's instructions for living a happy life. This evening is a special benefit event for New York Insight Meditation Center.
Fridays, November 18th & 25th, 2022, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Sunday, November 20th, 2022, from 6:00pm - 8:30pm ET
In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Annual Thanksgiving Celebration. which returns In-Person this year!
Friday, November 25th, 2022, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Wednesday, November 30th, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Fridays, December 2nd-16th, 2022, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
We may be inclined to think that happiness in life comes from getting things, acquiring possessions, material gain, status and praise. But as the teachings of the Buddha tell us, when we practice generosity we know a greater happiness. In this three-hour classes, we’ll discuss the practice of skillful giving; in turn, we’ll learn to cultivate the joy that comes when we practice generosity.
Sunday, December 4th, 2022 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
Learn the basics of Insight /Mindfulness Meditation practice in a warm supportive environment. This three hour comprehensive workshop includes instructions in, and time to practice meditation together with guidance from a New York Insight teacher. There will also be an opportunity to explore how you can develop and continue your meditation practice if you are drawn to do so.
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Friday, December 9th, 2022, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Sunday, December 11th, 2022 from 10:00am - 2:00pm ET
Join Bodhipaksa in this workshop and explore the four meditation practices for developing love. Even if you’re familiar with these four practices (Kindness, Compassion, Appreciation, Looking Deeper), you’ll find Bodhipaksa’s approach fresh and illuminating.
Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 from 7:30pm - 9:00pm ET
The holiday season can be both a joyful and a stressful time. Join us for a special evening to explore how we can be supported and grounded in practices based in wisdom from the Buddhist and Quaker faith traditions and relational mindfulness. These practices support our ability to bridge differences and improve the quality of our relationships this holiday season.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Friday, December 16th, 2022, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Wednesday, December 21st, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Wednesday, December 28th, 2022, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Saturday, December 31st, 2022 from 9:00pm - 12:15am ET
New York Insight Meditation Center teachers and staff warmly invite you to our annual New Years Eve gathering and celebration. Join us for a special online evening which will include meditation, chanting, time for silence and for connection, setting intentions for the new year, and our wonderful unique ending in which all are invited to participate.
Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Fridays, January 6th - 27th, 2023 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, January 7th, 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
As we start a new year and begin again, we have an invitation to ask ourselves anew - how do I want to be in the world? The busyness of life, the “noise” of the world, the seemingly endless chatter in our own minds - these often obscure the deeper truths from us. In this half day retreat, we will return to the natural world as our teacher, honoring the rhythm and pace of the winter season, and beginning the process of slowing down, moving into deeper states of yin.
Wednesday, January 11th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
Thursday, January 12th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Join Dr. Mark Epstein and Tricycle editor James Shaheen for a special online discussion on Epstein's new book, The Zen of Therapy: Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life. Together they will explore how Western therapy can be considered a two-person meditation, and how mindfulness, much like a good therapist, can “hold” our awareness for us, allowing the therapeutic process to unfold, often in surprising ways.
Fridays, January 13th, 2023 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
Saturday, January 14th, 2023 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET
How we choose to relate to, be with and face our pain and life’s difficult challenges is as important as what we do to treat them. This day long retreat with Insight meditation teacher, Dr Paul Epstein will be an exploration of how the teachings of the Buddha and mindfulness and compassion practice can be integrated in the process of facing and healing the dis-eases of our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits.
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursdays, January 19th - February 23rd, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
In this six-week course for those who identify as “white,” we will approach transforming racism inside and outside as an integral part of our spiritual practice, from a framework of Buddhist teachings and practices.
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Thursday, January 19th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Learning to work with fear and anxiety is an important practice for anyone trying to maintain balance in their lives. Meditation can be an act of healing that allows us to reconnect to our humanity.
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Fridays, January 20th, 2023 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Saturday, January 21st, 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
How can we heal ourselves and our communities? How does our personal conduct, wellness, suffering, and trauma relate to interpersonal and transpersonal systems? These are the questions at the heart of philosophical school of Yogacara Buddhism, which brings Early Buddhist and Mahayana thought and practice into an integrated approach to joyful, compassionate, altruistic living.
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Mondays, January 23rd - March 6th, 2023 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET
We invite you to join this six-week meditation course to explore the practice of Insight (Vipassana) meditation in a warm, supportive environment. We will emphasize experiential practice, including instructions for sitting and walking meditation, and learn how we can bring this practice of presence into our everyday lives.
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Fridays, January 27th, 2023 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Course: Wednesdays, February 1st - March 22nd, 2023 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.
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Fridays, February 3, 10, and 24, 2023, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Saturday, February 4th, 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
Join us for a half-day practical workshop of instruction, discussion, and inspiration where we will discuss the 4 R’s of mindful awareness: Recognition, Release, Return and Relax.
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Tuesdays, February 7th - 28th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
In this online four-week series, you’ll discover the heartful magic of the Buddha's Brahma-Vihara while being supported in a community of practitioners joining you in this deep dive.
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
As millions of people, at home and abroad, clamor for disenfranchisement and violence as a path towards getting and maintaining political power, how might we utilize our Buddhist philosophies and practices to contribute to a more enlightened society?
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Thursday, February 9th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Concentration is often reserved for silent retreat practice. We think of it as something that requires a lot of work over a dedicated period of time. This discussion is about learning to cultivate concentration as part of the Eightfold path by incorporating it into our daily lives.
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Fridays, February 10, and 24, 2023, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Saturday, February 11th, 2023 from 11:00am - 4:00pm ET
Metta is considered to be one of the highest mind states that we can experience. In meditation we develop this ever beneficial habit of mind. And when we do, our ego dissolves and we are aligned with the highest kind of energy there is. Join us for this special daylong workshop exploring these practices and realizing their benefits.
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Sunday, February 12th, 2023 from 1:30pm – 3:30pm ET
Experience the warmth of community with NYI. Come join our Winter Brunch Community Potluck!
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursdays, February 16th - March 16th, 2023 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
As our practice deepens, and the boundary between self and other softens, the unconditional nature of love arises. Join us for this four-week course on how mindful cultivation through formal practice of the boundless qualities of lovingkindness, compassion, resonant joy and equanimity can open the lens of wisdom and break through the barriers.
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Thursday, February 16th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Stressed by your relationship with eating and/or other habits of consuming (streaming, gaming, shopping, social media)? Or perhaps you notice that you turn to food and/or other feeds to manage stress. What do you do when you are tired, bored, or experiencing difficult emotions? This introductory workshop will provide an overview of Reward-Based Learning and sustainable habit change and a sampling of experiential practices to take better care of yourself.
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Saturday, February 18th, 2023 from 9:30am - 1:00pm ET
During this online workshop we will learn, as meditation practitioners, to be both teacher and student simultaneously. We’ll learn how to be a wise and kind spiritual friend to ourselves — so that we're present, responsive, kind, and helpful toward ourselves as we go through the process of settling more deeply into our own experience. And we’ll learn to be receptive to what’s most wholesome within us, allowing it in, trusting it, and allowing ourselves to be guided by our own inner wisdom.
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In-Person Course: Tuesdays, February 21st - April 11th, 2023 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
In-Person Daylong: Saturday, March 25th, 2023 | 9:30am - 5:00pm ET
MBSR uses meditation, yoga, and inquiry as a way of training people to relate differently to stresses in their lives and in fact, relate differently to each moment of their lives. Each class includes various “formal” meditation practices, mindful movement and discussion/inquiry exploring the habits of the mind to discover how these patterns of reactivity become a major cause of stress.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Saturday, February 25th - Saturday, November 11th 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
Over a period of ten months, we will explore together each one of the ten Paramis or Perfections as they are often called. These perfections reside in all of us and as we cultivate them, they emerge from within us and build upon each other.
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Saturdays, February 25th, March 11th, April 8th, May 20th, & June 3rd, 2023 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm ET
If you are in your 40s/50s and thinking about the second half of your life, join us for a new in-person course exploring many areas of our lives (health, career, money, family, relationship, kids/no kids) and the gifts of this mid-life stage.
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursdays, March 2nd - April 6th, 2023 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm ET
So 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.
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
In 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.
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Sunday, March 5th, 2023 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET
This daylong retreat will focus on two qualities described by the Buddha. 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.
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Wednesday, March 8th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Mondays, March 13th - April 10th, 2023 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET
While 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. These 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.
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Three Tuesdays, March 14th - 28th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Over 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.
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Wednesday, March 15th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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In 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). Each of these are inherent capacities we can cultivate and develop in our own practice, and they all work together. Join 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.
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Sunday, March 19th, 2023 from 10:00am - 4:30pm ET
This day will be an ideal opportunity for meditators who wish to explore participating in a retreat for the first time. In 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.
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursdays, March 23rd - April 20th, 2023 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Join us for this five-week course to 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.
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Saturday, March 25th, 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
If 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 for this experiential workshop to learn practices and teachings to meet your grief and difficult emotions with patience, tenderness, and clarity.
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Monday, March 27th, 2023 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Come join us for meditation and discussion to meet and socialize with other LGBTQI practitioners.
New York Insight Teacher Elaine Retholtz will present a dharma talk titled Exploring the Power of Love based on the teachings of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Wednesday, April 5th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursdays, April 6th - 27th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Drawing on the latest psychological research on motivation and habit-building, along with timeless insights from Buddhist psychology, we'll explore how we can build a rock solid meditation practice and commit to sit daily, no matter what, so that we can all experience the benefits of regular meditation.
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Thursday, April 6th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
As Buddhist practices continue to take root in American society and culture much of the conversation and attention has been given to meditation practice and in particular, mindfulness. While this has certainly made a positive impact, how can we bring the teachings of the four noble truths into our practice and cultivation of mindfulness? During this evening Dave Smith will outline a framework and a set of practices that will bring these ideas to life. Together, we will discuss ways of integrating the time-tested and transformative aspects of these teachings.
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Friday, April 7th, 2023, from 4:30 – 6:00 PM ET
New York Insight relies on volunteers to create a welcoming and organized atmosphere for all our events. The community needs you to help prepare the online space for our events and support participants and teachers.
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Saturday, April 8th, 2023 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET
Loving-kindness can be generated from the mind and heart but can also be invited and sustained in the body, where we sense, feel, and come to know our emotions. During this day together, we’ll practice mindfulness, meditation,
visualization, breathing, and several restorative yoga postures (lying down) to invite, feel and experience very practical ways to make somatic room for the heart to expand and find comfort in.
Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
The New York Insight’s Friends Leadership Council along with the Board, Staff and Teachers invite you to our Community Town Hall Gathering, either in-person or online. Together, we will have an opportunity to connect with each other and hear your thoughts on how NYI can continue to support your practice and serve as your spiritual home.
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Mondays, April 17th, 24th, May 1st, May 15th, 22nd, June 5th, June 12th, 2023 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET
During this course will be exploring how to cultivate mindfulness in various aspects of our lives through Cultivating the Seven Factors of Awakening - wholesome qualities that help us remember and connect to the simple joys of non-clinging.
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Tuesdays, April 18th - May 9th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Keeping it simple through basic and foundational mindfulness practices and Buddhist teachings, this class will focus on cultivating, balancing and integrating a mindful awareness and a compassionate heart in all aspects of our lives.
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
The Buddha said that basic goodness is our birthright, who we essentially are. Yet for many, even after years of meditation, this can be elusive. This day-long retreat will review how our early childhood attachment formation contributes to our ability to feel our own innate goodness. We will begin to practice attachment wounding repair using insight meditation, a type of loving-kindness meditation using visualization and collaborative co-regulation.
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Wednesday, April 26th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursday, April 27th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
In this evening talk with clinical psychologist and Director of Harvard Medical School’s Certificate Program in Mindfulness & Psychotherapy, Paul Fulton, we will explore how this existential anxiety is described in Buddhist terms, and how neurosis can be understood as an expression of delusion. We will ask how meditation speaks to this primal fear, or if it does at all. We will explore how an existential perspective bridges much of our conventional understanding of neurotic suffering and Buddhist views of impermanence, emptiness, and suffering.
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Saturday, April 29th, 2023 from 11:00am - 4:00pm ET
There is no scientific tool to observe the mind. The only way to do it is in the first person – and Vipassana (Insight) meditation is a powerful instrument we can use to understand the mind. Join meditation teacher Melissa McKay for this day of Vipassana meditation practice. Together we will develop mindfulness and concentration to explore our minds to understand them and ourselves more deeply.
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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Fridays, May 5th, 19th, and 26th, 2023, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Postponed
In this daylong retreat, we will explore the relationship between meditation and creativity through meditation practice, experiential creative processes, short talks by the teacher, and group sharing.
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Tuesdays, May 9th - 30th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
In this four-week class series you will be guided through a process of somatic practices and approaches aimed at helping you to develop more spaciousness within and around your thoughts and emotions, a broader and more grounded meditative awareness, and how to connect these to the practice of non-duality in Buddhism.
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursday, May 11th, 2023 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Join visiting teacher nico hase, to learn how to fully arrive in our senses and discover a simplicity and depth that is hidden in plain sight. Together we will explore what's available for us, right at the heart of experience, and tap into the joy of being a whole, fully-engaged human.
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Postponed
In this weekend retreat, we will be examining how according to the teachings of Buddhism meditation and daily life can be understood as a kind of profound “non-doing” that paradoxically can also be a basis for action and doing, a "doing coming out of a deep not-doing".
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Wednesday, May 17th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursday, May 18th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
During this evening with teacher sadada jackson, we will consider the role of grief in our life, how grief and grace are related, and use practices and cycles to support us in our grieving and liberation practice.
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Friday, May 19th, 2023, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Sunday, May 21st, 2023, from 1:30pm - 3:30pm ET
Come and be a part of the blossoming community at New York Insight.
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Wednesday, May 24th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Friday, May 26th, 2023, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Wednesday, May 31st, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursdays, June 1st - 22nd, 2023 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm ET
This series is designed to enliven practice and create the conditions for nervous system balance to foster ease of being with, guided embodiment
practices for further insight into the consciousness of the body, and open awareness to support being with the inevitable joys and sorrows of our life.
Fridays, June 2nd, 16th, and 30th, 2023, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Postponed
One prominent teaching in Buddhism, the Seven Factors of Awakening, starts with three key elements of meditation practice that are extremely important to cultivate: mindfulness, investigation and energy. During this half day retreat, we will meditate together and explore ways to better understand how to strengthen and deepen these three critical elements of practice that lead us onwards on the path.
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Sunday, June 4th 2023 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Join us online or in-person for a special gathering to celebrate New York Insight's 25th anniversary. Come share in an afternoon of sangha connection while learning about the origins of our New York Insight Meditation Center. Enjoy some delicious food, spend time connecting with other Sangha members and participate in a special Sangha ceremony led by our co-Guiding Teacher, Leslie Booker.
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Course: Tuesdays, June 6th - July 18th, 2023 (skip July 4th) | 7:00pm-8:30pm ET
Half Day Retreat: Saturday, July 15th, | 10:00am-1:00pm ET
Though all of us will encounter death and change, we can do so with kindness and wisdom, and develop the skills and heart to mourn loss with patience, tenderness, and clarity. In this weekly class, you will learn to bring gentleness and care to your body, mind, and spirit with traditional Buddhist practices, modern therapeutic tools, compassionate listening and friendship. You’ll cultivate your inherent compassion and good sense to support yourself and those closest to you through the pain and sadness of mourning, loss, and grief.
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
Due to hazardous environmental conditions, we moved tonight’s gathering online via Zoom for the health and safety of our teacher, staff and our community at large.
Please join us via Zoom.
New 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. All are welcome.
Saturday, June 10th, 2023 from 9:30am - 1:00pm ET
On this half-day workshop we’ll explore, with the aid of meditations based on the Buddhist tradition, how we can train the mind to be more grateful, and therefore more joyful.
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Wednesday, June 14th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursday, June 15th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
If you feel stuck in any of the areas of creativity, practice, or livelihood, or could benefit from exploration of the underlying principles that can lead to greater integration and harmony in your life, joining us for a special guest workshop with Buddhist teacher and four-time Emmy award-winning and two-time Grammy-nominated composer and musician, David Nichtern.
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Fridays, June 16th and 30th, 2023, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Saturday, June 24th, 2023 from 2:00pm - 6:00pm ET
This half-day retreat is designed to foster whole-heartedness, intimate presence, and non-avoidance through meditations that integrate mind, heart, and body with environmental awareness.
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Sunday, June 25th, 2023 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Forest therapy, also known as forest bathing, is an accessible method for reconnecting with nature, your body, senses, feelings, and emotions in ways that have been shown to improve your mental health and wellness. This in-person, guided walk will guide you through a series of meditative, mindful invitations, where you will start noticing through your senses the subtle beauty around and within you.
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Friday, June 30th, 2023, from 9:00am - 10:30am ET
Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.
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Wednesday, July 5th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET
New 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. All are welcome.
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Thursdays, July 6 - 27, 2023 from 7pm - 8:30pm ET
During this course we will explore how to recognize the skillful even when we find it hard. We’ll see how we can overcome the cynical approach of always finding the flaws in others. We’ll look at how we can support and encourage the arising of skillful qualities in ourselves and others. Perhaps most importantly, we’ll experience the benefits of appreciating skillful qualities in ourselves and others, and how it is the single most important way for us to bring joy and peace into our own lives and into the world.
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Sunday, July 9th, 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
In this online event we will practice and invite insights into the self and beyond the self, and explore its implications in relation to action in life, by means of meditation, exercises, dharma talk and discussion.
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Mondays, July 10 - August 14th, 2023 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET
In this course we will explore the various facets of Lovingkindness practice. There will be ongoing home practices each week, including questions for reflection. In every class there will be time to ask questions and share insights, as well as time to be in breakout rooms sharing, reflecting and learning from each other in smaller groups.
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Sunday, July 23rd, 2023, from 4:45pm – 7:00pm ET
Connect with your NYIMC community in parks across the boroughs this summer! We will meditate, meet, and then celebrate with an optional BYO Picnic.
Friday, August 4th, 2023, from 5:30pm – 7:00pm ET
New York Insight is happy and excited to invite you as we gather again to celebrate summer in the great outdoors. Our Community Picnic will once again be in Madison Square Park.
Sunday, August 20th, 2023, from 4:45pm – 7:00pm ET
Connect with your NYIMC community in parks across the boroughs this summer! We will meditate, meet, and then celebrate with an optional BYO Picnic.
Sunday, September 10th, 2023 from 3:45pm - 6:00pm ET
Connect with your NYIMC community in parks across the boroughs this summer! We will meditate, meet, and then celebrate with an optional BYO Picnic. The Brooklyn gathering is the third of four outdoor, community events to celebrate the diversity of NYIMC’s sangha throughout New York City. Join us this summer to meditate outside and to meet your NYIMC sangha across the boroughs.
Sunday, September 24th, 2023 from 3:45pm - 6:00pm ET
Connect with your NYIMC community as we transition from Summer to Fall! We will meditate, meet, and then celebrate with an optional BYO Picnic. This gathering is the final of four outdoor, community events to celebrate the diversity of NYIMC’s sangha throughout New York City. Join us as summer ends and fall begins to meditate outside and to meet your NYIMC sangha across the boroughs.
