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January 2021
Online: Together Under the Bodhi Tree – A Short Course on the Buddha’s Teachings
with Bart van Melik
Monday January 18th, 2021 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm ETOver the course of four evenings we will contemplate the Buddha’s teachings on Awareness, Nature, and Community. Find out more
Monthly Online Community Potluck
Friday, March 19th, 2021 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
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 Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Jon Aaron
Tuesday, January 19th, 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: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Jon Aaron
Orientation: Thursday, January 21st, 2021 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm ETCourse: Thursdays, February 4th - March 25th, 2021 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Daylong: Sunday, March 14th, 2021 from 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. Find out more
Online: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Fridays, January 22nd, 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: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Elaine Retholtz
Orientation: Friday, January 22nd, 2021 from 9:30am - 12:00pm ETCourse: Fridays, January 29th - March 19th, 2021 from 9:30am - 12:00pm ET
Daylong: Saturday, March 6th, 2021 from 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. Find out more
Getting Over Your Self: A Buddhist Therapist’s Path to Freedom
A Conversation with Mark Epstein and Amy Gross
Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm ETJoin Mark Epstein and Amy Gross as they sit down together again for an online conversation about Mark’s evolving understanding of how therapy and Buddhism combine to untangle the tangle of self and suffering. What can therapy offer that Buddhism needs? Find out more
Online: Together Under the Bodhi Tree – A Short Course on the Buddha’s Teachings
with Bart van Melik
Mondays January 25th, 2021 from 12:00pm - 1:30pm ETOver the course of four evenings we will contemplate the Buddha’s teachings on Awareness, Nature, and Community. Find out more
Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Gary Singer
Tuesday, January 26th, 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: Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice
with Bart van Melik
Friday, January 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: New York Insight Event Volunteer Training
Friday, January 29th, 2021 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm
New York Insight relies on volunteers to create a welcome and organized atmosphere for all our events. The center needs you to help prepare the online space for our events and support participants and teachers.
February 2021
Online: Persistence in the Face of Adversity
with Ayyā Somā
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ETThe Buddha encourages practitioners to contemplate the source of our discomfort, no matter its form. Once we truly understand the nature of pain, loss, oppression, and despair, we can make the appropriate response and be free from the suffering they cause. Find out more
Online: The Joy of Meditation – Vipassana and the Whole Nine Yards
with Jon Aaron
Thursdays, February 4th - March 25th, 2021 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ETThe variety of meditation practices found in Buddhism can lead to confusion and doubt, or to staying on the surface level in our practice as a result of switching around so much. This course will spend time investigating our own experience with each of these practices and sharing the fruit of wisdom and compassion that comes of this. Find out more
Online: Using Inquiry and Reflection in Meditation Practice
with Oren Jay Sofer
Saturday, February 6th, 2021 from 1:00pm - 4:30pm ETThe Buddhist tradition includes a wide range of practices beyond formal meditation training exercises. In this half-day session, we’ll explore core practices for inquiry and reflection, using the thought and recollection skillfully to enhance understanding and apply Dharma principles to life. Find out more
Online Sacred Earth Sangha: An Evening with Brother Man
Monday, February 8th, 2021 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Join Sacred Earth Sangha guest teacher Brother Man for an evening workshop on fostering embodied communities of resilience to evolve consciousness and shift culture.
Online: Anukampa – The Buddha’s Motivating Force for Care and Compassion-in-Action
with Gil Fronsdal
Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ETThis evening talk and meditation will consider the difference between the Buddha's teachings on karuna ("compassion") and anukampa ("care"), including why “care” might be a more fundamental emotion and motivation than compassion for a life devoted to the welfare and benefit of the world. Find out more
Monthly Online Community Potluck
Friday, February 12th, 2021 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
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: Cultivating Peace Within You in a Chaotic World
with Bhante Buddharakkhita
Saturday, February 20th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ETThe world is on fire. Many countries are experiencing injustice, political unrest and a COVID-19 pandemic. How can you find balance and cultivate peace within you? The online retreat will include guided mindfulness and equanimity meditation, Dhamma talk, and a question and answer session. Find out more
Online Urban Retreat: Sweeping Our Temple – Remembering Kind Awareness
with Leslie Booker & Bart van Melik
Saturday February 27th, 2021 | 9:00 am - 5:00pm ETSunday, February 28th, 2021 | 9:00am - 3:00pm ET
Through the Buddha's teachings on the 5 Spiritual Powers, (Faith, Energy, Mindfulness, Concentration, and Wisdom), we will train our ability to bear witness to personal and social pains and immerse ourselves in heart qualities inviting us to dance, and vacuum, in our temple we call home. Find out more
March 2021
April 2021
Online: Climate Resilience – Transforming Difficult Emotions into Compassion and Wisdom
with Lin Wang Gordon
Saturday, April 10th, 2021 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ETGrief, anxiety, anger, and despair are normal emotions as the impact of climate change become more evident and frequent in our life. How can we be with these difficult emotions and stay grounded while absorbing the implications of these events? How do we transform grief, anxiety, anger, and despair into love, courage, compassion, and equanimity, so we can sustain our engagement without burning out or tuning out? In this workshop, we will explore tools and resources that can help us stay with difficult emotions, and process them individually and collectively. Find out more