Climate Justice Through Racial Justice March and Rally
Sunday, September 20th, 2020 beginning at 1pm from Columbus Circle
Join us this weekend for the Climate Justice Through Racial Justice March and Rally!
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Yom Kippur: A Day of Silence and Reflection
with Elaine Retholtz and Jon Aaron
Monday, September 28th, 2020 from 10:00am - 7:00pm ETThis year, New York Insight will continue the annual tradition of A Day of Silence and Reflection for Yom Kippur. As an act of care and compassion for our fellow practitioners during these times it will be offered as an online event. Find out more
Online: Living the Dharma in a Challenging Time
with Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Sebene Selassie and Dan Harris
Thursday, October 1st, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ETJoin us for an evening discussion with three renowned teachers on how Buddhism has shaped their lives, how they are seeing our world through the lens of dharma and how dharma can lead us through this moment. Find out more
Stability in the Storm: IMS invites you to a pre-election Day Meditation Sit
with Sharon Salzberg
Monday, November 2nd, 2020 from 7:00pm – 8:00pmOn November 2, the day before election Tuesday, renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg will offer a free, hour long online program sharing words of wisdom and encouragement as we navigate this difficult time. She will also lead several guided meditations to cultivate calm and stability and help restore our connection to ourselves and to one another. Find out more
Online: Cultivating Thanksgiving
with Bonnie Duran, Ramona Peters and Jeff Haozous
Saturday, November 21st, 2020 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm ETGiving thanks is a tradition in both Buddhism and Native American cultures. Thanksgiving ceremony is a medicine that we can use to begin to heal to ourselves, our relationships, and our world. In this half day program, the teachers will offer meditation practices to develop gratitude which are grounded in Buddhist teachings and informed by their perspectives as Native Americans. Find out more
Dharma Rhythms: A Virtual Benefit Raffle Drawing for New York Insight Meditation Center
Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 at 3:00pm ET
Come celebrate our community and support your spiritual home—a refuge of peace and a source of sanity in these turbulent times—at a benefit raffle featuring irresistible items.
How to Practice at a Time Like This: An Online Urban Retreat
with Narayan Liebenson
Saturday, December 12th, 2020 from 9:00am - 6:00pm ETSunday, December 13th, 2020 from 9:00am - 3:00pm ET
In this weekend retreat we will turn our attention to the Buddha's Brahmaviharas or the Four Beautiful Qualities of Heart; loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. There are specific instructions and practices for cultivating each of the four Brahmaviharas, and over the course of the weekend we will practice with each one. Find out more
Online: New York Insight’s Annual New Year’s Eve Gathering and Celebration
with New York Insight Teachers
Thursday, December 31st, 2020 from 8:45pm - 12:15am ETThis evening will include meditation, chanting, time to connect, time to set intentions for the new year, a special remembrance, ceremony, and our wonderful "surprise" ending in which all are invited to participate. Find out more
Well-Being is a Skill: An Online Benefit for New York Insight
with Richard Davidson
Thursday, May 20th 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ETJoin renowned author and neuroscientist Richard Davidson for an online evening benefit event for New York Insight. Together we will discuss the interaction between dharma and scientific evidence that suggests we can change our brains by transforming our minds and cultivate habits of mind that will improve our well-being and the world. Find out more
Real Life: A Discussion with Sharon Salzberg
Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
In this special members only event, meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg will join us for an online dialogue on the topic of her upcoming book, "Real Life".
Online: Awake Where You Are – The Art of Embodied Awareness Book Launch
with Martin Aylward and James Shaheen
Saturday, November 6th, 2021 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm ETPlease join us for an Online Book Launch and Discussion with author and dharma teacher Martin Aylward, on his new book Awake Where You Are: The Art of Embodied Awareness in dialogue with James Shaheen, the editor-in-chief of Tricycle. Find out more
Healing Ourselves, Healing Our World: An Online Benefit
with Thanissara, Ajahn Sucitto, Joseph Goldstein, JoAnna Hardy, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Tuere Sala and others
Saturday, November 13th, 2021 from 11:00am to 6:15pm ETSunday, November 14th, 2021 from 11:00am to 12:45pm ET
Give your heart a much-needed opportunity to come together with others for an inspiring weekend event with world-renowned Buddhist teachers and other speakers benefitting Cambridge Insight and New York Insight Meditation Centers. Find out more
Healing Ourselves, Healing Our World: An Online Benefit
with Dan Harris and Mark Epstein
Sunday, November 14th, 2021 from 11:00am to 12:45pm ETJoin Dan Harris and Mark Epstein for a special online dialogue on healing ourselves to heal our world. All proceeds for this program go to benefit Cambridge Insight and New York Insight Meditation Centers. Find out more
In-Person: A Community Gathering in Central Park
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.
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In-Person: A Community Gathering in Central Park
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.
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In-Person and Online: Yom Kippur – A Day of Silence and Reflection
with Jon Aaron and Elaine Retholtz
Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 from 10:00am – 7:00pm ETYom 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. Find out more
In-Person Annual Thanksgiving Potluck Gathering
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!
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In-Person and Online: New York Insight’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
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.
In-Person: Summer Sangha Sundays – Brooklyn Community Gathering in Brooklyn Bridge Park
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.
In-Person and Online: Yom Kippur – A Day of Silence and Reflection
with Jon Aaron and Elaine Retholtz
Monday, September 25th, 2023, from 10:00am – 7:00pm ETYom 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. Find out more
In-Person and Online: New York Insight Fall Benefit
with Dan Harris and Leslie Booker
Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmJoin us for a captivating evening with Dan Harris, author of the best-selling book "10% Happier," and New York Insight's Guiding Teacher, Leslie Booker. This event is also a benefit celebrating an exciting new chapter for New York Insight. Find out more
Online: Finding Your Way
with Sharon Salzberg and Jay Michaelson
Monday, December 4th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:15pm ETIn a conversation with Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson, Sharon Salzberg will reflect on the essential dharma teachings in her new book, Finding Your Way, and on how they distill and reflect her many decades as a beloved meditation teacher. There will also be time for Q&A and a short guided meditation as well. Find out more
In-Person and Online: New York Insight’s Annual New Year’s Eve Gathering & Celebration
with Jon Aaron, Lani Miller and other NYI Teachers
Sunday, December 31st, 2023 from 9:00pm - 12:15am ETNew 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. Find out more
Partner Program: Live Taping of The 10% Happier Podcast
with Dan Harris
Thursday, March 28th, 2024 from 8:00pm ETDan Harris, host of the 10% Happier podcast, will be hosting a live taping of his show with guests including Joseph Goldstein, Dr. Mark Epstein and others. The event is a celebration of the 10th anniversary of Dan’s first book, The NY Times bestseller, 10% Happier. It will be an evening of mindfulness and music — all in the style of a late night show. A percentage of the proceeds will go to benefit New York Insight Meditation Center. Find out more
In-Person and Online: New York Insight Welcome Home Celebration
Sunday, June 23rd, 2024 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm ET
Please join us for a special Open House event to celebrate the opening of NYI’s new spiritual home. After four years of displacement due to the Pandemic, this Welcome Home Celebration marks an exciting milestone for our Sangha and ushers in NYI’s next chapter.
In-Person: The Second Buddha – A Poetry Reading
with Yuyutsu Sharma
Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm ETNew York Insight now offers this 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. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Celebrating Black Dharma Voices – A Daylong Retreat for the BIPOC Community
with Leslie Booker, Felicia Dickerson, and Isabel Adon
Saturday, February 1st, 2025 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ETOver the course of this day of practice, we’ll explore the dharma by honoring Black dharma voices. Through meditation, reflection, and group sharing, we’ll discuss how both Buddhist and Black traditions teach us how to embrace paradox with grace—to hold grief and joy, struggle and triumph, as equal parts of the whole. If you are Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color, we invite you to join us for this daylong retreat. Find out more
Waitlist: The Way of Flowers – Exploring Ikebana as a Mindfulness Practice
with Anjie Cho
Saturday, March 8th, 2025 from 11:00am - 1:00pm ETJoin us as we explore the Japanese art of flower arrangement as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Writers’ Voices – An Afternoon of Literary Readings
with John Madera and Kyle Thomas Smith
Sunday, March 16th, 2025 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm ETJoin us for a literary afternoon featuring two of New York Insight’s community members reading from (and in conversation about) their recently published books! This event is hosted by the NYI Artist Salon. Find out more
In-Person: The Way of Flowers – Exploring Ikebana as a Mindfulness Practice
with Anjie Cho
Friday, April 11th, 2025 from 6:30pm - 8:30pmJoin us as we explore the Japanese art of flower arrangement as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Music & Meditation – A Benefit Event for New York Insight
with cellist Karen Poleshuck and Leslie Booker
Sunday, May 18th, 2025 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm ETKnown for her expressive artistry and masterful teaching, cellist Karen Poleshuck joins us for a special afternoon of unaccompanied cello music at New York Insight. During this event, Karen will guide us through an immersive musical experience that showcases the cello’s deep, resonant beauty. This afternoon will be introduced by NYI’s Guiding Teacher, Leslie Booker, who will offer some perspective on combining art and meditative practices. Find out more
In-Person: Wellness Fair – A Day of Healing, Bodywork, and Holistic Offerings
Saturday, May 31st, 2025 from 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
This daylong community event will feature healthy food, bodywork sessions, and vendors offering holistic and health-supportive items. Throughout the day, enjoy a rich program, now posted on registration page, of talks and discussions focused on wellness, including supportive offerings for Mental Health awareness and care.
In-Person and Online: Dharma Rhythms – All About the Bass
featuring Marty Jaffe, John Ferrara, Jason Smith, Evan Harris, and Paul Bloom
Friday, June 13th, 2025 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm ETJoin New York Insight for a unique night of live music, reflection, and community. This special benefit event brings together master musicians for an evening that invites deep listening and present moment: Find out more
Waitlist: The Way of Flowers – Exploring Ikebana as a Mindfulness Practice
with Anjie Cho
Sunday, June 29th, 2025 from 11:00am - 1:30pm, and from 2:30pm - 5:00pm ETJoin us as we explore the Japanese art of flower arrangement as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. Two sessions will be offered, with the opportunity to work with a completely different flower palette each time. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Choosing Love – Bodhisattvas in Perilous Times
with Tara Brach and Leslie Booker
Saturday, August 30th, 2025 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ETIn a world gripped by fear and reactivity, what helps us turn toward love? In this workshop, we’ll explore the teachings and practices of the bodhisattva path—wisdom that awakens our sense of belonging and deepens our capacity for healing compassion. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Yom Kippur – A Day of Silence and Reflection
with Elaine Retholtz and Jon Aaron
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 from 10:00am - 7:00pm ETYom 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. Find out more
In-Person: The Way of Flowers – Exploring Ikebana as a Mindfulness Practice
with Anjie Cho
Saturday, October 11th, 2025 from 10:30am - 1:00pm, and from 2:30pm - 5:00pm ETJoin us as we explore the Japanese art of flower arrangement as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. Two sessions will be offered, with the opportunity to work with a completely different flower palette each time. Find out more
In-Person: Reflection – A Dance Performance Benefiting the New York Insight Meditation Center
featuring Marijke Eliasberg and The Next Stage Project
Friday, October 17th, 2025, at 7:00pm and 8:30pm ETJoin us for the first ever dance performance taking place at New York Insight. Choreographer Marijke Eliasberg will, in collaboration with her dance troupe The Next Stage Project (TNSP), create a performance inspired by the poem “Reflections in Time” by Robert Longley. Our world has beauty and mystery at the same time. You can choose to just see it the way you want to, or you can look deeper. Find out more
Benefit Event: The Great Cosmic Joke – A Live Taping of the 10% Happier Podcast
with Pete Holmes and Dan Harris
Tuesday, November 18th, 2025 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ETAt this special live taping of the 10% Happier Podcast, bestselling author and host Dan Harris joins comedian and actor Pete Holmes for an evening of humor, reflection, and practice. Their conversation will explore how humor, like meditation, can loosen our grip, interrupt self-importance, and open us to joy. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Embrace Winter Qi with Astrology, Feng Shui, Tibetan Medicine & Mindfulness
with Tashi Chödrön, Anjie Cho, and Dr. Dawa Ridak
Saturday, November 29th, 2025 | 3:00pm - 4:30pm ETJoin us for a special program featuring an awakening wisdom experience with feng shui expert Anjie Cho, world-renowned Tibetan doctor Dawa Ridak, and mindfulness life coach Tashi Chödrön. Find out more
Sold Out: The Way of Flowers – Exploring Ikebana as a Mindfulness Practice
with Anjie Cho
Sunday, January 11th, 2026 | 2:00pm - 4:30pm ETJoin us as we explore the season of winter with ikebana—the Japanese art of flower arrangement—as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Designing Your Bedroom for Rest and Intention with Feng Shui
with Anjie Cho
Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ETThe space where you sleep shapes how you rest, reset, and move into the year ahead. Join us for a feng shui workshop in this pivotal time between the western and lunar new year. Learn about feng shui and how to apply this ancient healing art of placement in your bedroom to work intentionally with your space in ways that support rest, clarity, and direction. Find out more
In-Person: The Way of Flowers – Evening Ikebana
with Anjie Cho
Thursday, March 5th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ETJoin us as we explore the season of early spring with ikebana—the Japanese art of flower arrangement—as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. Find out more
In-Person: The Way of Flowers – Exploring Ikebana as a Mindfulness Practice
with Anjie Cho
Sunday, April 19th, 2026 | 10:30am - 1:00pm ETJoin us as we explore the season of spring with ikebana—the Japanese art of flower arrangement—as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. Find out more
In-Person: Practicing Through the Night – A Full Moon Meditation
with a Dharma Talk by Brian Simmons
Friday, May 1st, 2026 | 8:00pm - 6:00am (with 6-7am breakfast)This month’s full moon gathering coincides with Vesak, honoring the Buddha’s birth, awakening, and passing. Join us to practice together through the night in shared, Noble Silence. This is an overnight meditation held in community, structured in the spirit of self-retreat. Find out more
In-Person: Savoring Urban Nature – Mindful Foraging in Prospect Park
with "Wildman" Steve Brill and Ben Dillon
Saturday, May 9th, 2026 | 9:00am - 12:30pmJoin NYI's Sacred Earth Sangha in Prospect Park with renowned foraging expert “Wildman” Steve Brill for a morning of foraging and meditation. Together, in the midst of our urban environment, we’ll discover nature’s bounty—the many surprising, hidden-in-plain-sight gifts that can nurture and heal our bodies and minds. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Wellness Fair – A Day of Healing, Bodywork, and Holistic Offerings
Saturday, May 30th, 2026 from 10:00am - 4:30pm ET
This daylong community event will feature healthy food, bodywork sessions, and vendors offering holistic and health-supportive items. Throughout the day, enjoy a rich program of talks and discussions focused on wellness, including supportive offerings for mental health awareness and care.
In-Person and Online: Dharma Rhythms Summer Music Festival – Artist Salon Music Share
featuring John Madera and Guest Performers
Saturday, June 20th, 2026 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ETInterested in where music and dharma meet? Join us at New York Insight’s Summer Community Music Share for an evening of reflective, heart-opening music offered by members of the NYI community and beyond, both familiar faces and new voices alike. Find out more
In-Person: The Way of Flowers – Mid-Summer Celebration
with Anjie Cho
Sunday, June 28th, 2026 | 10:30am - 1:00pm ET | 2:30pm - 5:00pm ETJoin us as we celebrate midsummer with ikebana—the Japanese art of flower arrangement—as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. Two sessions will be offered, with the opportunity to work with a completely different flower palette each time. Find out more
In-Person: Day of Remembering Our Interdependence
The Engaged Buddhists of NYI along with NYIMC, in partnership with Mahasangha NYC, would like to invite you to join a very special event: a full day of practice in pilgrimage across the five boroughs of New York City.
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In-Person and Online: Dharma Rhythms Summer Music Festival – Flicker & Decay
featuring clarinetist Jeremiah Cymerman, with a meditation led by Anjie Cho
Saturday, July 18th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ETComposer and clarinetist Jeremiah Cymerman will present the first iteration of a meditative new work for solo bass clarinet and electronics, built upon a language of acoustic multiphonics and electronic resonant tones. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Dharma Rhythms Summer Music Festival – The Demo Tapes
featuring Calli Medley with special guest Mac McCarty +Kidd Twist
Saturday, July 25th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ETJoin us for an evening of contemplative songs and sounds from Calli Medley with special guest, Mac McCarty +Kidd Twist. Calli will be performing songs from her debut acoustic album, The Demo Tapes. Find out more
Online: 31 Days of Practice with New York Insight
with Joseph Goldstein, Mark Epstein, JoAnna Hardy, Jeff Warren, Dawn Mauricio, Martin Aylward, Narayan Helen Liebenson, Devin Berry, Fleet Maull, Yong Oh, Shanté Paradigm Smalls, Tenku Ruff, David Nichtern, Rashid Hughes, nico hase, Cara Lai, Leslie Booker, and many more!
Saturday, August 1st - Sunday, August 31st, 2026Join us for a full month of inspiration, growth, and community through daily practice videos and weekly live sessions with renowned meditation teachers. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Dharma Rhythms Summer Music Festival – Violin & Sound Performance
featuring Michael Braudy with guitarist George Kormendi
Saturday, August 8th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ETJoin us for an evening of meditative experience through music, featuring Western classical violin music and Indian music with violin and voice. With attention to the breath and awareness of the vibration of the music, we will enjoy an energizing and calming effect as well as in the pure delight of the music. Find out more
In-Person: Freefall – A Dance Performance Benefiting the New York Insight Meditation Center
featuring Marijke Eliasberg and The Next Stage Project Dance Company
Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 | Performances at 7:00pm and 8:30pm ETInterpreted and portrayed by the dancers of The Next Stage Project, the program consists of a collection of vignettes—short scenes that explore themes of sky, heights, flying, trust, balance, support, and human connection. Find out more
In-Person and Online: Dharma Rhythms Summer Music Festival – All About the Bass
featuring John Ferrara, Marty Jaffe Trio, Jeremiah Hosea, and Marguerite Cox
Saturday, August 29th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm ETWe close out our summer music series with our biggest night yet. "All About the Bass" gives the spotlight entirely to the low end, bringing together four exceptional bass musicians for an evening of solo and ensemble sets spanning classical, jazz, and fusion traditions. Find out more