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March 2020
Now Online: Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Bart van Melik
Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 from 7:00pm-9:00pm, ETThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity to meet online with the NYI community and teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and discussion. Find out more
April 2020
Cancelled: Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, April 3rd, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
In the warm spirit of community, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck.
Now Online: There Is No Problem
with Martin Aylward
Saturday, April 4th, 2020 from 10:00am - 4:00pm, ESTDuring this online program, we will explore how to respond skillfully and actively to the ‘cries of the world’ while also discovering and resting in the realization that our true nature is free and unobstructed in its essence, and has always been so. Find out more
Now Online: Holistic Spirituality, Part 1 – Finding Courage and Steadiness with Uncertainty
with Oren Jay Sofer
Saturday, April 11th, 20201:00pm - 4:30pm, ET / 10:00am – 1:30pm, PT
Join author and meditation teacher Oren Jay Sofer for a half-day online retreat exploring ways to calm the mind and body, manage fear and anxiety effectively, and offer loving support to others in distress. Find out more
Now Online: The Dharma is Your Life – A Six-Week Course
with Jon Aaron
Thursdays, April 16th - May 21st, 2020 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ESTWithin the Buddha’s own teaching the word Dharma has a number of meanings—the truth, the teachings, the way, the nature of life, qualities of the mind, etc. We will integrate all these meanings into this exploration of practice. Each week we will explore a very specific teaching and see how it reflects our lives, and how our lives reflect the teaching. Find out more
Now Online: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Elaine Retholtz
Required Free Orientation: Friday, April 17th, 2020 from 9:30am - 12:00pm8 Week Course: Fridays, May 1st - June 26th, 2020 from 9:30am - 12:00pm
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
Now Online: Real Change – Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World
A NYI Member Event with Sharon Salzberg
Friday, April 17th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmThis evening will be a unique opportunity to get teachings from Sharon’s newest book, Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World, to be published September 2020. Find out more
Now Online: 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
Now Online: The Power of Forgiveness
with Elaine Retholtz
Every other Monday, April 20th - June 15th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmJoin us for a course examining forgiveness and how to heal our relationships with others, ourselves and the past. We will meet in person every other Monday evening and have home practice in the weeks between. This course appropriate is for meditation practitioners of all levels. Find out more
Now Online: 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
Now Online: Fearlessness in the Midst of Fear
with Koshin Paley Ellison
Saturday, April 25th, 2020 from 2:00pm - 5:00pmIn our time of social isolation in the midst of this pandemic, how do we take refuge in the teachings to support our path? Join Zen teacher Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison for an online workshop on cultivating the freshness of feeling our feelings of fear without becoming them. Find out more
Postponed: Wisdom & Compassion – Guiding Our Life
with Joseph Goldstein and Bart van Melik
Details forthcoming Find out moreMay 2020
Surviving Modern Life
with Devon and Craig Hase
Friday, May 1st, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmHow can we do good even when we feel bad - over worked, tired, and there’s just too much to do? During this evening of practice and discussion, we'll draw from cutting edge scientific research, 2,600 years of Buddhist wisdom, and discussion about our own stumbles and discoveries to go from surviving to thriving in this post-modern world. Find out more
Meditative Birding in Central Park
with Lin Gordon and Stephen Roylance
Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 from 8:15am-10:30amJoin nature meditation teacher Lin Gordon and science teacher Stephen Roylance in taking an early morning meditative birding walk through Central Park, where we will listen to the sounds within and without. Find out more
Now Online: Dharma and Recovery – A Weekend Retreat
with Kevin Griffin
Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 from 1:00pm - 5:00pmSunday, May 3rd, 2020 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm
In this online weekend retreat we will practice mindfulness meditation and explore recovery and the Twelve Steps through a Buddhist lens. Find out more
Now Online: Insight Meditation 101 – Six-Week Beginners’ Course
with Elaine Retholtz
Mondays, May 4th - June 15th, 2020 from 2:00pm – 4:00pmThis online course 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
Now Online: Neurodharma – Science, Wisdom, and the Highest Happiness
with Rick Hanson
Friday, May 8th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 8:30pmJoin Rick Hanson for an evening discussing his groundbreaking yet practical new book, Neurodharma. In it, he offers a bold yet plausible plan for reverse-engineering peak experiences, sense of oneness, and the heights of human possibilities. Find out more
Now Online: Already Home – Resting in Peace, Contentment, and Love
with Rick Hanson
Saturday, May 9th, 2020 from 12:00pm - 3:00pmJoin 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
Words of Awakening: An Evening of Poetry and Teachings from the Early Buddhist Nuns
with Ayya Anandabodhi
Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmJoin Ayya Anandabodhi for an evening of poetry and teachings from the new poetry collection, "The First Free Women" featuring verses of Awakening from the Early Buddhist nuns. Find out more
Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, May 15th, 2020 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
In the warm spirit of community, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck.
Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) Daylong Intensive
with Jane Chun
Saturday, May 16th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmCompassion training offers a way to strengthen our innate and relational resources, broaden and shift our perspective, and metabolize the challenges of life, big and small. This daylong intensive workshop condenses the essence of the 8-week Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) into a one-day format. Find out more
Interdependence: The Buddha’s Teaching on Dependent Arising
with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
Saturday, May 30th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmThe teachings on interdependence, often known as dependent arising, are essential to all the teaching and practice lineages of the Buddha. Not only do these teaching tell us something about our relationship to the world around us, they also help us understand who we are in the ever-changing context of the world in which we live. Find out more
That’s Life: Navigating Major Life Changes with Confidence and Clarity
with Brian Simmons
Sunday, May 31st, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pmDrawing from both classical Buddhist practices and non-Buddhist techniques from a variety of sources, the daylong is designed to inspire courage, confidence and context for powerful transformation. If you are facing a major life transition, this course is for YOU! Find out more
June 2020
Free At Last: Identifying Our Suffering Around Race
with DaRa Williams and Karen Williams
Friday, June 5th, 2020 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmSaturday, June 6th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pm
In this workshop open to all self-identified People of Color, we will create connection and build sangha in order to explore our individual and group level relationships to systems of oppression. We will also explore how we can integrate wisdom from the Dharma with contemplative practice to find freedom from pain and suffering. Find out more
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
DaRa Williams with Devin Berry 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: An IMS Urban 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