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January 2020
Finding the Way Home to Kind Awareness: An IMS Urban Retreat
with Bart van Melik and Leslie Booker
Saturday, January 25th, 2020 from 9:30am – 6:00pmSunday, January 26th, 2020 from 9:30am – 4:00pm
Insight Meditation Society (IMS) is pleased to present this weekend urban retreat at New York Insight. During this retreat, we will explore the heart of the Buddha’s teaching: suffering and its causes and freedom from its causes. With the help and cultivation of our kind and natural awareness, we can become intimate with what it is like to be human. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Angela Dews and Brian Simmons
Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pmThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion. Find out more
Event Volunteer Training
Friday, January 31st, 2020 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The center needs you to help prepare the space and welcome participants. As a volunteer, you’ll learn more about New York Insight and become an active member of the community.
February 2020
The Power of “No”: On Self-Love, Setting Boundaries, and Difficult Conversations
with Ralph De La Rosa
Saturday, February 1st, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmIntegrating the wisdom of Buddhism with trauma theory; somatic psychology; and the evidence-based “parts work” of Internal Family Systems therapy; this daylong is about learning to navigate such vulnerable conditions with clarity, intelligence, and grace. Find out more
Interpersonal Mindfulness for Alumni
with Elaine Retholtz
Saturday, February 8th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmThis Daylong Retreat is only open to Alumni of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Program. Find out more
Radical Friendship: Loving Yourself and Finding Your People in an Unjust World
with Kate Johnson
Sunday, February 9th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmThe Buddha's teachings on spiritual friendship are good medicine for times of injustice, and can help us practice freedom even in unfree places. Find out more
Exploring the Internal, External and the Eternal with Meditation: A Six-Week Course
with Jon Aaron
Thursdays, February 13th - March 19th, 2020 from 10:00am - 12:00pmIf we are to fully engage with life our meditation practice must be internal and external and in so doing we connect with the eternal that connects all beings. In this way, we have an impact not only on our individual life but we truly share the merit of our practice with all lives. Find out more
What’s Up with Waking Up
with Jon Aaron
Saturday, February 15th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmIf we aren’t practicing meditation to wake up, then why are we bothering? What does waking up really mean? What are we waking up from or to? There is a Buddha in each of us waiting to wake up to a life without fear even in a world with much to be fearful of. In this daylong, we will practice directly with some of the Buddha’s teachings on freedom and investigate how to integrate these into every moment of our lives. Find out more
Beginner’s Workshop
with Bart van Melik
Sunday, February 16th, 2020 from 9:30am - 12:30pmThis comprehensive three-hour workshop provides fundamental instruction in insight meditation. Emphasis is placed on the practices of sitting and walking meditation and developing mindfulness in daily life. Find out more
Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, February 21st, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
In the warm spirit of community, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck.
Bodhichitta: Developing the Mind of Awakening
with Scott Tusa
Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 from 10:00am-5:00pmIn this daylong workshop we will dive deep into the heart of the Buddha’s inner transformation and the spiritual tradition that arose from it. Through a combination of experiential learning, guided/silent meditation, and discussion we will explore how to access and develop a grounded open heart, a more available and open space of mindful awareness, and deeper insight into how to better overcome mental and emotional habits that cause us unnecessary suffering. Find out more
Insight OUT Refuge: LGBTQI Sangha & Allies | Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voices Book Launch & Meditation
Monday, February 24th, 2020 from 6:30pm-8:30pm
During this month's Insight OUT Refuge: LGBTQI Sangha, we invite you to join us for a meditation, discussion, and celebration of the Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voice book launch.
Community Town Hall Meeting
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
New York Insight staff, teachers, and board directors invite you to join us for a Town Hall Meeting to share news about the new opportunities, challenges and transitions we will be facing in 2020. Most importantly, this evening, open to all, is an opportunity to share your thoughts about how NYI can support your practice and better serve as your spiritual home.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Alumni Daylong
with Elaine Retholtz
Saturday, February 29th, 2020 from 9:30am – 5:00pmThis MBSR Daylong is for you! Practicing with other MBSR alumni and those currently taking the course, you will have a day to focus on mindfulness, what it looks in your life now, and build some momentum to continue these practices for time to come. Find out more
March 2020
Opening the Hand of Thought: Releasing Mental, Emotional and Physical Clinging
with Jill Satterfield
Sunday, March 1st, 2020 from 10:00am -5:00pmCultivating spaciousness in the body leads to spaciousness in heart/mind and vice versa. In this daylong workshop we will practice somatically releasing, cognitively understanding and emotionally allowing whatever it is that we meet with. Find out more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Jon Aaron
Required Free Orientation: Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 from 6:30pm - 9pm8 Week Course: Wednesdays, March 11th- May 6th, 2020 from 6:30pm - 9pm
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. Find out more
Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, March 6th, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
In the warm spirit of community, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck.
Exploring The Five Wisdom Energies of Tantric Buddhism
with Ethan Nichtern
Saturday, March 7th, 2020 from 10am - 5pmThe Five Wisdoms offers one of the deepest and most spiritually useful bodies of teaching in the tantric Buddhist tradition. By exploring different emotional patterns as they arise in meditation and in daily life, we begin to see the wisdom-potential that exists in every state of mind and every personality type. Find out more
The Healing Journey Meets the Spiritual Path
with Dr Paul Epstein
Sunday, March 8th, 2020 from 10:00am - 4:00pmThis daylong program will be an exploration of how the teachings of the Buddha and mindfulness meditation and compassion practice can be integrated and applied in the process of healing the dis-eases of our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits. Find out more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Alumni Daylong
with Jon Aaron
Saturday, March 14th, 2020 from 9:30am – 5:00pmThis MBSR Daylong is for you! Practicing with other MBSR alumni and those currently taking the course, you will have a day to focus on mindfulness, what it looks in your life now, and build some momentum to continue these practices for time to come. Find out more
Beginner’s Workshop
with Lani Miller
Sunday, March 15th, 2020 from 9:30am - 12:30pmThis comprehensive three-hour workshop will provide fundamental instruction in insight meditation. Emphasis is placed on the practices of sitting and walking meditation and developing mindfulness in daily life. Find out more
Jhāna, Step By Step: A Weekend Retreat at NYI
with Bodhipaksa
Saturday, March 21st, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmSunday, March 22nd, 2020 from 10:00am - 4:00pm
On this two-day retreat Bodhipaksa will break down the components of the jhāna experience and introduce a step-by-step approach to cultivating it. Find out more
An Exploration in Presence: A 4-Week Course
with Lani Miller
Tuesdays, March 24th - April 14th, 2020 from 10:00am - 12:00pmThroughout this course, we will explore teachings on specific areas of meditation practice to include daily practice development, Metta (Loving Kindness) practice, working with sensations, emotions and thoughts, and other relevant practice themes. Each participant will also have the opportunity to explore and discover what areas of practice call most to them. Find out more
How Mindfulness Is and Is Not a Psychotherapy
Matthew Brensilver
Friday, March 27th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmn what ways does mindfulness practice function as a kind of ‘self-psychotherapy’? In what ways is practice entirely unlike psychotherapy? During our evening together, we’ll explore how the mindfulness overlaps with the healing we might find in psychotherapy. Find out more
Exploring the Power of the Feminine: A Daylong Workshop for Women
with Tracy Cochran and Sebene Selassie
Saturday, March 28th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmWhat is feminine power? Is it something to be acquired? Or uncovered and reclaimed? Join us for a day of meditation, writing exercises, and group sharing aimed at exploring these rich questions. Find out more
Knowing the Body: A Path to Greater Happiness
with Peter Doobinin
Sunday, March 29th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmThe latest research in neuroscience and psychology confirm what the Buddha knew: if we’re able to cultivate an embodied awareness, we can make significant strides in our efforts to transform the mind and heart. In this daylong retreat, we’ll develop in our understanding of these important skills. Find out more
April 2020
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Alumni Daylong
with Jon Aaron
Sunday, April 19th, 2020 from 9:30am – 5:00pmPracticing with other MBSR alumni and those currently taking the course, you will have a day to focus on mindfulness, what it looks in your life now, and build some momentum to continue these practices for time to come. Find out more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Katherine Marx
Free Orientation: Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm8 Week Course: Thursdays, April 30th - June 18th, 2020 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm
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. Find out more
Wholehearted: Cultivating Freshness, Receptivity and Love
with Koshin Paley Ellison
Saturday, April 25th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmSocial isolation is one of the modern health pandemics. How can we find the intimacy that is always available moment to moment? Meditation practice and attitude can support us to live our values, root them in our bodies and widen out. Find out more
May 2020
Dharma and Recovery: A Weekend Retreat at NYI
with Kevin Griffin
Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmSunday, May 3rd, 2020 from 10:00am - 4:00pm
In this weekend retreat we will practice mindfulness meditation and explore recovery and the Twelve Steps through a Buddhist lens. Find out more
Already Home: The New Science & Ancient Wisdom of Awakening
with Rick Hanson
Saturday, May 9th, 2020 from 10:00am - 4:00pmJoin New York Times bestselling author Dr. Rick Hanson as we explore the Buddhist analysis of the mind as a road map for strengthening the neural circuitry of deep calm, contentment, kindness, and wisdom—qualities we all need to succeed in the face of adversity. Find out more
June 2020
An IMS Urban Retreat at NYI
with Bonnie Duran
Saturday, June 13th, 2020 from 10:00am - 6:00pmSunday, June 14th, 2020 from 10:00am - 4:00pm
Join us for this upcoming retreat at NYI. The details of the retreat will be updated as soon as they become available. Find out more
July 2020
An IMS Urban Retreat at NYI
with DaRa Williams, Devon Barry, and Tara Mulay
Saturday, July 25th, 2020 from 10:00am - 6:00pmSunday, July 26th, 2020 from 10:00am - 6:00pm
Join us for this upcoming retreat at NYI. The details of the retreat will be updated as soon as they become available. Find out more
August 2020
September 2020
Cultivating Curiosity, Kindness & Care: An IMS Urban Retreat at NYI
with Bart Van Melik
Saturday, September 26th, 2020 from 10:00am - 6:00pmSunday, September 27th, 2020 from 10:00am - 4:00pm
Join us for this upcoming retreat at NYI. The details of the retreat will be updated as soon as they become available. Find out more
October 2020
Emotional Resilience for Politically Charged Times: A Weekend Retreat at NYI
with Ralph De La Rosa
Saturday, October 24th, 2020 from 10:00am - 6:00pmSunday October 25th, 2020 from 10:00am - 4:00pm
Join us for this upcoming retreat at NYI. The details of the retreat will be updated to this description as soon as they become available. Find out more
November 2020
December 2020
Four Beautiful Qualities of Heart: A Weekend Retreat at NYI
with Narayan Liebenson
Saturday, December 12th, 2020 from 10:00am - 6:00pmSunday, December 13th, 2020 from 10:00am - 4:00pm
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