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February 2019
Community Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 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 welcome our new Executive Director and share exciting news about recent developments at NYI. 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.
Movie Night at NY Insight: Changing Minds at Concord High School
with Susan Weiser Finley & Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
Friday, February 22nd, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmJoin us for a film night at New York Insight where we will take an in depth look at how mindfulness in schools is changing the lives of young people and creating a breath of fresh air in their lives. We will screen this short film and include a lively conversation with the film's director and a professor in the Psychology Department of Hunter College. Find out more
Who’s Afraid of Jhana? The Perplexed Buddhist’s Guide to Meditative Absorption
with Bodhipaksa
Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 from 10:00am-5:00pmOn this day-long workshop Bodhipaksa will introduce a three-stage approach to meditation that he’s developed in over the last 20 years, helping us to calm the mind, to enter deeply into a relaxed yet vibrant experience of the body and bring joy to the heart. Find out more
Awakening Together: The Power of Generous Presence
with Bart van Melik
Sunday, February 24th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmThis daylong retreat will be an opportunity to learn and to deepen the practice of Insight Dialogue, a fully engaged relational meditation practice. Insight Dialogue brings together meditative awareness, the wisdom teachings of the Buddha, and the power of relationship to support insight into the nature, source, and release of human suffering. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Leslie Booker and Lani Miller
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pmThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues. Find out more
And Now What? How Do We Bring Practice Into Our Everyday Life
with Lani Miller
Wednesdays, February 27th - March 20th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmHow do we bring practice into our everyday life in order to deepen our awareness, moment to moment, and cultivate a more integrated daily relationship with the Dharma? And Now What? is a four-week course for those who have completed an introductory course in Insight or Mindfulness meditation. Find out more
March 2019
SOS – Sitting on Sunday
with Angela Dews
Sunday, March 3,2019 from 10:00am-12:00pmThese regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice. Find out more
Walking Each Other Home: Practices for a More Meaningful Life
with Mirabai Bush
Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmJoin us for this Daylong Retreat to learn how meditation and mindfulness and can help you on the one journey we all take, our own personal journey through life to the common end in death. The day will be a mix of talks, meditation and practices with being present with life as it is. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Gary Singer and Amy Selzer
Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 from 7pm-9pmThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues. Find out more
Compulsive Thinking, Concentration & Equanimity
with Matthew Brensilver
Friday, March 8th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pmThis evening will explore the process through which the mind comes to rest and how concentration and equanimity reinforce each other. We will cultivate a deeper understanding of ourselves and make space for the heart to respond with joy and compassion. Find out more
Vast View, Fine Attention
with Martin Aylward
Saturday, March 9th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmExplore how we might we bring both a vast view and a fine attention to both our inner practices, and in response to the ecological, political and social crises in which we currently find ourselves. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Bart van Melik and Jon Aaron
Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pmThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues. Find out more
Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, March 15th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
The Three Characteristics: The Characteristic of Suffering
with Andrew Olendzki
Saturday, March 16th, 2019 from 10:00am-5:00pmThis daylong workshop explores the Buddhist practices and teachings on suffering and how they hold the promise of more profound well-being than the simple escape from pain or difficulty. Find out more
The Three Gems
with Bart van Melik
Sunday, March 17th, 2019 from 10:00am to 4:00pmHow can we accept more fully the pleasure and pain, fear and ease, sadness and joy that life brings us? One possible answer is to take refuge in the power of wakefulness, in the Buddha’s teachings and in the community dedicated to harmony and awareness. Find out more
AWARE: The Science and Practice of Presence
with Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.
Monday, March 18th, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pmat Middle Collegiate Church
Come join Daniel Siegel in this exploration of well-being in our lives! We’ll dive deeply into the nature of presence, and how learning a reflective practice can build the mental skills of focused attention, open awareness, and kind intention that cultivate important aspects of social, psychological, and physiological flourishing. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Brian Simmons and Angela Dews
Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pmThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues. Find out more
Day of Insight: A Daylong Meditation Retreat
with Rosemary Blake
Sunday, March 24th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmThe retreat day will be one of noble silence for those who want to deepen their practice. It will include sitting, walking, and select inspirational readings for contemplation. One-on-one meetings with the teacher will also be available. Find out more
Tuesday Dharma Gathering
with Elaine Retholtz and Janusz Welin
Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pmThese teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues. Find out more
Event Volunteer Training
Friday, March 29th, 2019 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 Sangha.
The First Buddhist Women
with Tracy Cochran and Wendy Garling
Saturday, March 30th, 2019 from 10:00am-5:00pmThis daylong retreat will share little-known stories of the first Buddhist women. They offer a more engaged, emotionally alive and gender-balanced Buddhism, filling gaps we have sensed but haven’t named. Find out more
Brightening the Mind
with Peter Doobinin
Sunday March 31st, 2019 from 10:00am to 5:00pmWe brighten the mind by cultivating the heart quality of appreciative joy. In this daylong retreat, we'll learn to develop appreciative joy in meditation and in daily life. Find out more
April 2019
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Jon Aaron
Orientation: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 from 6:30pm-9:00pmCourse: Thursdays, April 11th – June 6th, 2019 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
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
with Elaine Retholtz
Orientation: Friday, April 5th, 2019 or Friday, April 12th, 2019 from 9:30am-12:00pmCourse: Fridays, May 10th - June 28th, 2019 from 9:30am-12pm
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
SOS – Sitting on Sunday
with Jon Aaron
Sunday, April 7th, 2019 from 10:00am-12:00pmThese regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice. Find out more
Insight Meditation 101: Six-Week Beginners’ Course
with Elaine Retholtz
Mondays, April 8th - May 20th, 2019 from 9:30am – 11:30amThis 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
The Three Characteristics: The Characteristic of Non-Self
with Andrew Olendzki
Saturday, April 13th, 2019 from 10:00am-5:00pmThis daylong workshop explores the Buddhist practices and teachings on non-self and how the careful observation of moment-to-moment experience in the mind and body, and has the potential of changing everything. Find out more
Neuroplasticity: The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation
with Dr. Paul Epstein
Sunday, April 14th, 2019 from 10am-4pmMindful awareness brings the choice of relating to experience with wisdom and compassion where practitioners train the mind and thus change the brain. Join us for this Daylong Program with Dr. Paul Epstein who will share recent scientific finding that prove that meditation and mindfulness can actually change the brain. Find out more
Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, April 19th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.
Mindfulness, Compassion and the Wisdom of Emptiness
with Jon Aaron
Saturday, April 20th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmThis daylong program will present the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and emptiness and through stillness and relational practice, we will tap into the potential which is present in all of us. Find out more
Faith: A Buddhist Perspective
with Sharon Salzberg and Elizabeth Namgyal Matthis
Friday, April 26th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm Saturday, April 27th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pmIn this weekend program, we will explore a different sense of faith. We will discuss how it can connect us to a deeper place of strength within us and to a bigger picture of life. This type of faith increases confidence, openness, and our ability to recognize something outside of our immediate circumstances as describing who we are. Find out more
May 2019
SOS – Sitting on Sunday
with Angela Dews
Sunday, May 5, 2019 from 10:00am-12:00pmThese regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice. Find out more
Monthly Community Potluck
Friday, May 15th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.