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September 2021
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Amy Selzer
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ETThe Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity 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. Find out more
In-Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Jon Aaron
Wednesdays, September 29th - Nov 17th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 9:00pmMBSR 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
In-Person and Online: An Unapologetically Buddhist Approach to Mindfulness – The Satipatthāna Sutta
with Jon Aaron
Thursdays, September 30th 2021 - March 17th 2022 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ETThere is far more to the renowned Satipatthana Sutta that is apparent, or even explicit, in most secular mindfulness courses. This six-month, four-part course will be an opportunity to explore the teachings in the fuller context of the Buddha’s presentation, unimpeded. Find out more
October 2021
Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Fridays, October 1st, 8th, 15th & 29th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ETDuring this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions. Find out more
Online: Awakening – Joy to Stillness
with Tara Mulay
Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 from 10:00am - 2:00pm ETDuring this practice period together, we will explore the conditions that progressively lead to awakening. When we practice mindfulness with these as our foundation, we begin to develop a sense of empowerment based on an initial confidence in the practice, which leads to joy and stillness. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Leslie Booker
Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ETThe Tuesday Dharma Gathering provides an introduction to Insight Meditation, as well as an opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment. These teacher-led gatherings offer the opportunity 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 Find out more
Online: Giving Up All Hope of a Better Past – Tools for Forgiving Ourselves and Others
with Bodhipaksa
Wednesdays, October 6th - October 27th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ETOn each of the four evenings of this course, Buddhist teacher Bodhipaksa will explore one of the myths that bind us to resentment and keep us mired in the suffering it causes. He will also offer tools and perspectives for finding our way to peace and forgiveness. Find out more
Online: A Life of Inner Worth – A Four Week Course
with Peter Doobinin
Thursdays, October 7th - October 28th, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ETIn practicing the dharma, we seek to develop our inner worth. What does this mean? How do we do this? And what are the benefits of doing so? In this four-week course with meditation teacher, Peter Doobinin, we’ll explore these crucial questions and learn about our innate goodness and our capacity to develop it. Find out more
Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Friday, October 8th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ETDuring this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions. Find out more
Online: Finding Refuge
with Ayya Anandabodhi
Friday, October 8th, 2021 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ETBy settling into our direct experience, aligning with the truth-of-the-way-things-are, we can find peace, even in the midst of challenging times. Find out more
Online: Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, October 8th, 2021 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.
Online: Deepening Refuge
with Ayya Anandabodhi
Saturday, October 9th, 2021 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ETThe Buddha recognized the calamitous nature of this world and pointed us to a place of refuge that, with practice and sincere investigation, can bring great peace and happiness in our lives. Coming together as community, exploring the truth-of-the-way-things-are, and bringing awareness to our direct experience, we can rediscover that place of refuge that the Buddha pointed to all those years ago. Find out more
Online: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Elaine Retholtz
Free Orientation: Wednesday, October 13th, 2021 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm ETCourse: Wednesdays, October 20th - December 15th, 2021 | 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. Find out more
Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Friday, October 15th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ETDuring this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions. Find out more
Online: Stages of Awakening
Bhante Suddhāso
Sunday, October 17th, 2021 from 9:00am - 11:00am ETAccording to the Buddhist teachings, there are ten obstacles to overcome on the way to Awakening. As each is progressively abandoned, one attains to progressively higher stages of awakening. In this talk, Bhante Suddhaso will explain each of the ten fetters and how we can overcome them. Find out more
Online: Cultivating Courage in Changing Times
with Deborah Eden Tull
Friday, October 22nd, 2021 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ETDiscomfort and perceived obstacles are not our challenge but our invitation; not a sign of something to turn away from, but a welcoming threshold to move directly towards. Join dharma teacher Deborah Eden Tull as we explore the innate courage of true nature and how to follow that tendril of courage in the face of fear. Find out more
Online: Letting Go of Fear on Behalf of Collective Consciousness
with Deborah Eden Tull
Saturday, October 23rd, 2021 from 10:00am - 3:00pm ETIn this day-long retreat, we will explore how to work with FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real) through compassionate inquiry and subtle body awareness. We will cultivate a sense of joyful responsibility to the collective, which supports us to release fear-based conditioning. Find out more
Online: Gladdening the Mind as We Grow in Our Confidence
with Amy Selzer & Nancy Glimm
Sundays, October 24th - November 14th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ETWe feel empowered when we are able to free our mind rather than being caught in our habits and patterns. In this course, we will deepen our understanding of finding ease in our daily lives and increase our awareness when faced with difficulties. Find out more
Online: Insight Out Refuge – LGBTQI Sangha – Consolations of the Triple Gem
with Jay Michaelson
Monday, October 25th, 2021 from 7:30pm-8:30pm ETBuilding on the framework of the triple gem -- the refuges in Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha -- this talk explores how the Dharma can console all of us, particular LGBTQ+ and allied folks, in the contexts of climate anxiety, pandemic trauma, and political polarization. Find out more
Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Fridays, October 29th, 2021 from 9:00am - 10:30am ETDuring this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even in the presence of challenging emotions. Find out more
November 2021
Online: The Wisdom of Self Compassion
with Kimberly Brown
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ETPracticing self-compassion also enables us cultivate equanimity and courage—the wisdom we need to navigate the ever-changing circumstances of life with openness, patience, and clarity. Join us for this special evening of discussion, Q&A, and guided Metta (aka lovingkindness) meditation. Find out more
Online: The Generous Heart
with Rachel Lewis
Thursday, November 4th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ETWhat if generosity were in itself a profound teaching about interconnection and non-self? In this evening we will explore the potential of generosity to deepen our practice Find out more
Online: Outsmart Your Pain – Mindfulness Tools for Chronic Pain
with Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD
Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ETMindfulness helps us to turn towards what is already here (painful or not) and act in the most kind and wisest way possible in that moment. While the principles taught in this introductory class can also be applied for emotional pain, it is geared towards those who suffer chronic physical pain or from a chronic illness. Find out more
Online: Loving Others, Loving Ourselves
with Bhante Sumano
Thursday, November 11th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ETSincere Buddhist practice leads to a radical opening of the heart, which benefits everyone around us. Through meditation, reflections, and dialogue—Bhante Sumano will explore how we can cultivate unconditional love for all beings, including ourselves. Find out more
In-Person: Fall Hike to Black Rock Forest
with Lin Wang Gordon
Sunday, November 14th, 2021 from 10:00am - 3:30pm ETEnjoy the magnificent fall foliage in the peaceful beauty of the Hudson Valley with a guided, meditative hike to connect with nature and ourselves. Find out more
Online: The Lanterns along the Path – Practice, Patience, Perseverance
with Jose Shinzan Palma
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ETJoin us for an evening with renowned Zen teacher, Jose Shinzan Palma, exploring what we mean when we say practice and cultivating patience and perseverance when things become difficult in our lives. Find out more
Online: The Power of Seeing Impermanence
with Walt Opie
Thursday, November 18th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ETThe very purpose of cultivating mindfulness is to enable us to see the impermanent nature of things--their arising and passing away--directly in our own experience. This leads to the liberating understanding that there really is nothing worth clinging to because everything will inevitably change. Find out more