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Online: Concentration in Daily Life

with Tuere Sala
Thursday, February 9th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

Concentration is often reserved for silent retreat practice. We think of it as something that requires a lot of work over a dedicated period of time. This discussion is about learning to cultivate concentration as part of the Eightfold path by incorporating it into our daily lives. Find out more

Online: Metta Meditation Daylong – Aligning with the Highest Frequency

with Melissa McKay
Saturday, February 11th, 2023 from 11:00am - 4:00pm ET

Metta is considered to be one of the highest mind states that we can experience. In meditation we develop this ever beneficial habit of mind. And when we do, our ego dissolves and we are aligned with the highest kind of energy there is. Join us for this special daylong workshop exploring these practices and realizing their benefits. Find out more

In-Person Community Meditation Gathering

with Wildecy de Fátima Jury

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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In-Person and Online: Living Life Through the Dharma

with Jon Aaron

Thursdays, February 16th - March 16th, 2023 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET

As our practice deepens, and the boundary between self and other softens, the unconditional nature of love arises. Join us for this four-week course on how mindful cultivation through formal practice of the boundless qualities of lovingkindness, compassion, resonant joy and equanimity can open the lens of wisdom and break through the barriers.

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Online: Introduction to Habit Change for Mindful Eating and Consuming

with Laurence Magro & Nancy Logue
Thursday, February 16th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

Stressed by your relationship with eating and/or other habits of consuming (streaming, gaming, shopping, social media)? Or perhaps you notice that you turn to food and/or other feeds to manage stress. What do you do when you are tired, bored, or experiencing difficult emotions? This introductory workshop will provide an overview of Reward-Based Learning and sustainable habit change and a sampling of experiential practices to take better care of yourself. Find out more

Online: Discover Your Inner Meditation Coach

with Bodhipaksa
Saturday, February 18th, 2023 from 9:30am - 1:00pm ET

During this online workshop we will learn, as meditation practitioners, to be both teacher and student simultaneously. We’ll learn how to be a wise and kind spiritual friend to ourselves — so that we're present, responsive, kind, and helpful toward ourselves as we go through the process of settling more deeply into our own experience. And we’ll learn to be receptive to what’s most wholesome within us, allowing it in, trusting it, and allowing ourselves to be guided by our own inner wisdom. Find out more

In-Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron

In-Person Course: Tuesdays, February 21st - April 11th, 2023 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
In-Person Daylong: Saturday, March 25th, 2023 | 9:30am - 5:00pm ET

MBSR uses meditation, yoga, and inquiry as a way of training people to relate differently to stresses in their lives and in fact, relate differently to each moment of their lives. Each class includes various “formal” meditation practices, mindful movement and discussion/inquiry exploring the habits of the mind to discover how these patterns of reactivity become a major cause of stress.

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In-Person Community Meditation Gathering

with Jon Aaron

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: The Ten Paramis – A Ten Month Course

with Amy Selzer and Nancy Glimm
Saturday, February 25th - Saturday, November 11th 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET

Over a period of ten months, we will explore together each one of the ten Paramis or Perfections as they are often called. These perfections reside in all of us and as we cultivate them, they emerge from within us and build upon each other. Find out more

In-Person: Soulcentric Mid-Life – A Five Month Course

with Lin Wang Gordon
Saturdays, February 25th, March 11th, April 8th, May 20th, & June 3rd, 2023 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm ET

If you are in your 40s/50s and thinking about the second half of your life, join us for a new in-person course exploring many areas of our lives (health, career, money, family, relationship, kids/no kids) and the gifts of this mid-life stage. Find out more

In-Person Community Meditation Gathering

with Brian Simmons

Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Mindful Eating and Consuming – Habit Change for Self-Care

with Laurence Magro & Nancy Logue
Thursdays, March 2nd - April 6th, 2023 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm ET

So many people find themselves stuck in unwanted and/or uncomfortable relationships with food, weight, body image, devices and their schedules. Mindfulness-Based Habit Change combines the tools of mindfulness practice and behavioral science to fundamentally change how we relate to our eating and other consuming behaviors. Find out more

Online: The House We Live In – Virtue, Wisdom, and Pluralism

with Seth Zuihō Segall
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

In this talk, Zen Buddhist priest and clinical psychologist Seth Zuihō Segall explores the commonalities between Buddhist, Confucian, and Aristotelean approaches to virtue and wisdom. We will examine the moral and intellectual virtues that promote flourishing, the diversity of ways in which we flourish, and the factors all flourishing lives share. Finally, we will address the problem of talking to each other across political and cultural divides, affirming the necessity of discovering ways to live together despite seemingly incommensurable differences. Find out more

Online: There Is More to Death Than Dying

with Amy Selzer, Jon Aaron & Nancy Glimm
Sunday, March 5th, 2023 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET

This daylong retreat will focus on two qualities described by the Buddha. Hiri, conscience or postive shame, and Ottappa, concern for the results of our actions. Looking at these two qualities, we will observe our personal sense of integrity, and our understanding of what is wholesome and unwholesome. Find out more

In-Person Community Meditation Gathering

with Jon Aaron

Wednesday, March 8th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Obstacles to Practice – Exploring the Five Hindrances

with Elaine Retholtz
Mondays, March 13th - April 10th, 2023 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET

While we may come to meditation hoping to experience calmness of mind, as we practice, we find that we are visited by “guests” such as desire, ill will, restlessness and worry, sleepiness, and doubt. These are the energies of the “Five Hindrances”. They are like clouds that obscure the mind from seeing clearly. This course will offer an opportunity to explore how to practice with and understand these energies in our formal meditation practice as well as in our daily lives so that they can be skillfully abandoned. Find out more

Online: Meditation and Creativity

with Lani Miller
Three Tuesdays, March 14th - 28th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

Over this three-week course, we will explore and share how we experience and are inspired by the already present and inherent connection between meditation practice and creativity. Both involve opening to and allowing what is already present to emerge. Find out more

In-Person Community Meditation Gathering

with Lani Miller

Wednesday, March 15th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Postponed: Developing the Five Spiritual Faculties

with Walt Opie
Postponed

In Buddhist teachings there are many lists, including an important one known as the Five Spiritual Faculties, which includes: faith (confidence), effort, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom (discernment). Each of these are inherent capacities we can cultivate and develop in our own practice, and they all work together. Join us for an evening discussion with visiting Insight Meditiation Teacher Walt Opie to explore how we can intergrate these important qualities in our own lives. Find out more

Online: Relaxing Into Awareness – A Daylong Meditation Retreat

with Lani Miller

Sunday, March 19th, 2023 from 10:00am - 4:30pm ET

This day will be an ideal opportunity for meditators who wish to explore participating in a retreat for the first time. In this supportive environment, we will have the opportunity to experience the benefits of spending extended time in meditation practice by tuning into our own direct moment-to-moment experience. As an important part of this we will explore the balance between relaxing into our practice while still bringing a kind and dedicated effort to it.

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In-Person Community Meditation Gathering

with Brian Simmons

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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In-Person and Online: Living Life Through the Dharma

with Jon Aaron
Thursdays, March 23rd - April 20th, 2023 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET

Join us for this five-week course to look closely at how the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path and other teachings from both the early and later teachings can bring us to place of ease and balance and equanimity. Find out more

Online: Embracing Change, Loss, and Grief

with Kimberly Brown
Saturday, March 25th, 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET

If you’ve encountered a significant change—the death of someone you love, divorce or separation, loss of livelihood—you might feel devastated, angry, or just lost. Join Kimberly Brown, meditation teacher and author for this experiential workshop to learn practices and teachings to meet your grief and difficult emotions with patience, tenderness, and clarity. Find out more

In-Person Community Meditation Gathering

with Jon Aaron

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Coming Home to Joy – A Four Week Course For Women

with Wildecy de Fátima Jury & Charlene Cambridge
Tuesdays, April 4th - 25th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

The last few years many of us have gotten used to living with loneliness, isolation, grief and brain fog. Some of us have forgotten or neglected our creativity and stopped believing in our own joy - or sukha. In four part course of dharma, contemplation, guided meditation, chanting, movement, group sharing, writing, and other creative practices, we will be inspired to come home to our joy and the medicine of dharma. Find out more

In-Person Community Meditation Gathering

with Wildecy de Fátima Jury

Wednesday, April 5th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Get Your Sit Together

with Bodhipaksa
Thursdays, April 6th - 27th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET

Drawing on the latest psychological research on motivation and habit-building, along with timeless insights from Buddhist psychology, we'll explore how we can build a rock solid meditation practice and commit to sit daily, no matter what, so that we can all experience the benefits of regular meditation. Find out more

Online: Mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths

with Dave Smith
Thursday, April 6th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

As Buddhist practices continue to take root in American society and culture much of the conversation and attention has been given to meditation practice and in particular, mindfulness. While this has certainly made a positive impact, how can we bring the teachings of the four noble truths into our practice and cultivation of mindfulness? During this evening Dave Smith will outline a framework and a set of practices that will bring these ideas to life. Together, we will discuss ways of integrating the time-tested and transformative aspects of these teachings. Find out more

Online: New York Insight Event Volunteer Training

Become a New York Insight Event Volunteer
Friday, April 7th, 2023, from 4:30 – 6:00 PM ET

New York Insight relies on volunteers to create a welcoming and organized atmosphere for all our events. The community needs you to help prepare the online space for our events and support participants and teachers. Find out more

Online: A Body of Kindness

with Jill Satterfield
Saturday, April 8th, 2023 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm ET

Loving-kindness can be generated from the mind and heart but can also be invited and sustained in the body, where we sense, feel, and come to know our emotions. During this day together, we’ll practice mindfulness, meditation, visualization, breathing, and several restorative yoga postures (lying down) to invite, feel and experience very practical ways to make somatic room for the heart to expand and find comfort in. Find out more

In-Person or Online: Community Town Hall Gathering

Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

The New York Insight’s Friends Leadership Council along with the Board, Staff and Teachers invite you to our Community Town Hall Gathering, either in-person or online. Together, we will have an opportunity to connect with each other and hear your thoughts on how NYI can continue to support your practice and serve as your spiritual home.

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Online: The Seven Factors of Awakening

with Elaine Retholtz
Mondays, April 17th, 24th, May 1st, May 15th, 22nd, June 5th, June 12th, 2023 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET

During this course will be exploring how to cultivate mindfulness in various aspects of our lives through Cultivating the Seven Factors of Awakening - wholesome qualities that help us remember and connect to the simple joys of non-clinging. Find out more

In-Person Community Meditation Gathering

with Leslie Booker

Wednesday, April 19th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Basic Goodness

with Amma Thanasanti
Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET

The Buddha said that basic goodness is our birthright, who we essentially are. Yet for many, even after years of meditation, this can be elusive. This day-long retreat will review how our early childhood attachment formation contributes to our ability to feel our own innate goodness. We will begin to practice attachment wounding repair using insight meditation, a type of loving-kindness meditation using visualization and collaborative co-regulation. Find out more

In-Person: Community Meditation Gathering

with Brian Simmons

Wednesday, April 26th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Can We Meditate Our Way Out of Fear of Death?

with Paul Fulton
Thursday, April 27th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

In this evening talk with clinical psychologist and Director of Harvard Medical School’s Certificate Program in Mindfulness & Psychotherapy, Paul Fulton, we will explore how this existential anxiety is described in Buddhist terms, and how neurosis can be understood as an expression of delusion. We will ask how meditation speaks to this primal fear, or if it does at all. We will explore how an existential perspective bridges much of our conventional understanding of neurotic suffering and Buddhist views of impermanence, emptiness, and suffering. Find out more

Online: Vipassana Meditation Daylong – Understanding the Mind

with Melissa McKay
Saturday, April 29th, 2023 from 11:00am - 4:00pm ET

There is no scientific tool to observe the mind. The only way to do it is in the first person – and Vipassana (Insight) meditation is a powerful instrument we can use to understand the mind. Join meditation teacher Melissa McKay for this day of Vipassana meditation practice. Together we will develop mindfulness and concentration to explore our minds to understand them and ourselves more deeply. Find out more

In-Person: Community Meditation Gathering

with Leslie Booker

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Embodying Wisdom – A Four-Week Exploration of Somatic Practices for Cultivating Spaciousness and Non-Duality

with Scott Tusa
Tuesdays, May 9th - 30th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET

In this four-week class series you will be guided through a process of somatic practices and approaches aimed at helping you to develop more spaciousness within and around your thoughts and emotions, a broader and more grounded meditative awareness, and how to connect these to the practice of non-duality in Buddhism. Find out more

In-Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Elaine Retholtz

Course Sessions: Wednesdays, May 10th - June 28th, 2023, from 9:30am - 12:00pm ET
Daylong Session: Saturday, June 10th, 2023, 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.

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In-Person: Community Meditation Gathering

with Jon Aaron

Wednesday, May 10th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Elaine Retholtz

Course Sessions: Wednesdays, May 10th - June 28th, 2023, from 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Daylong Session: Sunday, June 11th, 2023, 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.

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Online: Awakening Through the Senses

with nico hase
Thursday, May 11th, 2023 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

Join visiting teacher nico hase, to learn how to fully arrive in our senses and discover a simplicity and depth that is hidden in plain sight. Together we will explore what's available for us, right at the heart of experience, and tap into the joy of being a whole, fully-engaged human. Find out more

In-Person: Community Meditation Gathering

with Brian Simmons

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Down and Out – Working with Grief and Grace

with sadada jackson
Thursday, May 18th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

During this evening with teacher sadada jackson, we will consider the role of grief in our life, how grief and grace are related, and use practices and cycles to support us in our grieving and liberation practice. Find out more

In-Person: Community Meditation Gathering

with Jon Aaron

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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In-Person: Community Meditation Gathering

with Lani Miller

Wednesday, May 31st, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: An Embodied Estuary of Practices

with Jill Satterfield
Thursdays, June 1st - 22nd, 2023 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm ET

This series is designed to enliven practice and create the conditions for nervous system balance to foster ease of being with, guided embodiment practices for further insight into the consciousness of the body, and open awareness to support being with the inevitable joys and sorrows of our life. Find out more

Postponed: Cultivating Three Key Elements of Practice – Mindfulness, Investigation and Energy

with Walt Opie
Postponed

One prominent teaching in Buddhism, the Seven Factors of Awakening, starts with three key elements of meditation practice that are extremely important to cultivate: mindfulness, investigation and energy. During this half day retreat, we will meditate together and explore ways to better understand how to strengthen and deepen these three critical elements of practice that lead us onwards on the path. Find out more

In-Person and Online: New York Insight’s 25th Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, June 4th 2023 from 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Join us online or in-person for a special gathering to celebrate New York Insight's 25th anniversary. Come share in an afternoon of sangha connection while learning about the origins of our New York Insight Meditation Center. Enjoy some delicious food, spend time connecting with other Sangha members and participate in a special Sangha ceremony led by our co-Guiding Teacher, Leslie Booker.

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Online: Meeting Grief and Loss with Wisdom and Kindness

with Kimberly Brown
Course: Tuesdays, June 6th - July 18th, 2023 (skip July 4th) | 7:00pm-8:30pm ET
Half Day Retreat: Saturday, July 15th, | 10:00am-1:00pm ET

Though all of us will encounter death and change, we can do so with kindness and wisdom, and develop the skills and heart to mourn loss with patience, tenderness, and clarity. In this weekly class, you will learn to bring gentleness and care to your body, mind, and spirit with traditional Buddhist practices, modern therapeutic tools, compassionate listening and friendship. You’ll cultivate your inherent compassion and good sense to support yourself and those closest to you through the pain and sadness of mourning, loss, and grief. Find out more

Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Wildecy de Fátima Jury
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

Due to hazardous environmental conditions, we moved tonight’s gathering online via Zoom for the health and safety of our teacher, staff and our community at large. Please join us via Zoom. New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome. Find out more

Online: Living With Gratitude

with Bodhipaksa
Saturday, June 10th, 2023 from 9:30am - 1:00pm ET

On this half-day workshop we’ll explore, with the aid of meditations based on the Buddhist tradition, how we can train the mind to be more grateful, and therefore more joyful. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Leslie Booker

Wednesday, June 14th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck

with David Nichtern
Thursday, June 15th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

If you feel stuck in any of the areas of creativity, practice, or livelihood, or could benefit from exploration of the underlying principles that can lead to greater integration and harmony in your life, joining us for a special guest workshop with Buddhist teacher and four-time Emmy award-winning and two-time Grammy-nominated composer and musician, David Nichtern. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Jon Aaron

Wednesday, June 21st, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Showing Up for Our Lives

with Seth Zuihō Segall
Saturday, June 24th, 2023 from 2:00pm - 6:00pm ET

This half-day retreat is designed to foster whole-heartedness, intimate presence, and non-avoidance through meditations that integrate mind, heart, and body with environmental awareness. Find out more

In-Person: Forest Bathing – Awakening the Senses | Sacred Earth Sangha

with Joanie Roney and Veronika Knobová
Sunday, June 25th, 2023 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Forest therapy, also known as forest bathing, is an accessible method for reconnecting with nature, your body, senses, feelings, and emotions in ways that have been shown to improve your mental health and wellness. This in-person, guided walk will guide you through a series of meditative, mindful invitations, where you will start noticing through your senses the subtle beauty around and within you. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Let’s Get Our Refuge On! Pride 2023

with Insight OUT Refuge LGBTQI Sangha and allies
Monday, June 26th, 2023 from 6:30pm-8:30pm

Join Insight OUT Refuge and allies for an in-person collective expression of our Refuge. We'll meditate together and share an open discussion of what it means to take Refuge this Pride season alongside daily assaults on our political rights and identities. This is a time to reach for community like never before. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Brian Simmons

Wednesday, June 28th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Postponed: Living With Appreciation – Four Week Course

with Bodhipaksa
Thursdays, July 6 - 27, 2023 from 7pm - 8:30pm ET

During this course we will explore how to recognize the skillful even when we find it hard. We’ll see how we can overcome the cynical approach of always finding the flaws in others. We’ll look at how we can support and encourage the arising of skillful qualities in ourselves and others. Perhaps most importantly, we’ll experience the benefits of appreciating skillful qualities in ourselves and others, and how it is the single most important way for us to bring joy and peace into our own lives and into the world. Find out more

Online: Actions Without an Actor

with Stephen Fulder
Sunday, July 9th, 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET

In this online event we will practice and invite insights into the self and beyond the self, and explore its implications in relation to action in life, by means of meditation, exercises, dharma talk and discussion. Find out more

Online: The Heart of the Matter – Cultivating Lovingkindness Practice

with Elaine Retholtz
Mondays, July 10 - August 14th, 2023 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET

In this course we will explore the various facets of Lovingkindness practice. There will be ongoing home practices each week, including questions for reflection. In every class there will be time to ask questions and share insights, as well as time to be in breakout rooms sharing, reflecting and learning from each other in smaller groups. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Lani Miller

Wednesday, July 12th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Everyday Life is the Way of Awakening

with José Shinzan Palma
Thursday, July 13th, 2023 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET

In this online program with José Shinzan Palma, we'll contemplate how we can get out of the duality of "my practice and the world outside" through an exploration of the body-mind as the entire world. Find out more

Online: Cultivating Faith, Trust, Confidence

with Melissa McKay
Tuesdays, July 18th, 25th, & August 1st, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET

Saddha is a Pali word often translated as faith, trust or confidence and is one of the Buddha's teachings on the 5 Spiritual Faculties. Join Melissa McKay for this enlightening three-week journey to nurture this extraordinary quality and strengthening it in our meditation practice and lives so we can live with more trust, confidence, and serenity. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Leslie Booker

Wednesday, July 19th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: You Are A Wonder Of Life

with Cuong Lu
Thursday, July 20th, 2023 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET

When we look deeply at the truths in our lives — without glossing over or denying them — we become present for what is, including the meaning behind our suffering. Join Buddhist teacher and scholar, Chong Lu for an online discussion exploring and learning about suffering. Once we understand it's nature, we have a chance to discover true happiness. Find out more

Online: Cultivating Qualities of Emotional Resilience

with Paul Epstein
Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET

Join us for a workshop on how to move beyond surviving life’s challenges to actively participating in our own deep healing while building resilience for a brighter future, transforming stress, pain, and illness into a journey of self healing and awakening. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz

Wednesday, July 26th, 2023, from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Lani Miller

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Dana – The Practice of Generosity in Daily Life

with Vance Pryor
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET

Not only have acts of generosity supported sanghas for thousands of years, but it is also an essential practice and way of relating to others and the world that trends towards liberation. This talk will explore the traditional practice of dana, generosity, and their role in enriching our lives. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Jon Aaron

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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In-Person: Mahapajapati’s Celebration – A Half-Day Retreat For Those Who Identify as Women

with Wildecy de Fátima Jury and Gayah Imani Gillson
Saturday, August 12th, 2023 from 1:00pm - 5:30pm ET

Mahapajapati, the Buddha's aunt, was known as an exceptional woman with a deep level of dignity, compassion, and wisdom. She was caring and nurturing and an archetype of caregivers, mothers, heroes, and leaders. She was a great Bodhisattva whose life is relatively unknown and little spoken about. Many women today carry patterns that demonstrate Mahapajapati's divine qualities. Yet, many also face challenges that Mahapajapati and women encountered 2600 years ago. If not in our day-to-day lives, perhaps these challenges are printed in our psyches and our relationships. Find out more

In-Person: Soulcentric Mid-Life – A Five Month Course

with Lin Wang Gordon
Saturdays, August 12th, September 23rd, October 21st, November 18, December 2nd, 2023, from 2:00pm - 5:00pm ET

If you are in your 40s/50s and thinking about the second half of your life, join us for a new in-person course exploring many areas of our lives (health, career, money, family, relationship, kids/no kids) and the gifts of this mid-life stage. Find out more

Online: The Healing Gift Of Being With What Is

with Lani Miller
Tuesdays, August 15th, 22nd, 29th & September 12th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

As living beings we experience and carry our share of wounds and places in need of healing. The Buddha's teachings include a path that ultimately offers us healing from all suffering. In this course we will explore how learning to be fully present in each moment with what is happening in our bodies, hearts, and minds can be deeply healing. Bringing qualities of interest and kindness to our exploration, we will investigate how the qualities of allowing what is and letting go can enhance and create space for this opening and healing to occur. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Angela Dews

Wednesday, August 16th, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Lani Miller

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Leslie Booker

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Wildecy de Fátima Jury

Wednesday, September 6th, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Insight 101 – A Six Week Meditation Beginner’s Course

with Lani Miller

Thursdays, September 7th - October 12th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

We invite you to join this six-week meditation course to explore the practice of Insight (Vipassana) meditation in a warm, supportive environment. We will emphasize experiential practice, including instructions for sitting and walking meditation, and learn how we can bring this practice of presence into our everyday lives.

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In-Person: Summer Sangha Sundays – Brooklyn Community Gathering in Brooklyn Bridge Park

Sunday, September 10th, 2023 from 3:45pm - 6:00pm ET

Connect with your NYIMC community in parks across the boroughs this summer! We will meditate, meet, and then celebrate with an optional BYO Picnic. The Brooklyn gathering is the third of four outdoor, community events to celebrate the diversity of NYIMC’s sangha throughout New York City. Join us this summer to meditate outside and to meet your NYIMC sangha across the boroughs.

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In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz

Wednesday, September 13th, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: The Way of Effortless Mindfulness

with Loch Kelly
Thursday, September 14th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

“Effortless mindfulness” is an advanced yet simple form of mindfulness available to us in the midst of our busy lives. In this experiential evening Loch will offer us immediate ways to “unhook” awareness from chattering thoughts and shift into our awake peaceful mind and naturally embodied wakefullness. From this heartful space, students report that wisdom is freely available and compassionate activity naturally arises. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Do I See My True Self? Do I See You? Do I See Nature? A Half-Day Retreat

Wildecy de Fátima Jury
Saturday, September 16th, 2023 from 1:00pm - 5:30pm ET

The practice of Dharma teaches us to see ourselves, others and nature in very genuine ways. It inspires and guides us to embrace ourselves, others and nature by savoring these relationships and bringing profound spiritual growth. In this half day retreat, inside of a safe and supportive container, we will observe, reflect, and share how we are seeing and relating to ourselves and others. Find out more

Online: Unwinding Anxiety – Mindful Habit Change for Anxiety and Related Behaviors

with Laurence Magro and Nancy Logue
Tuesdays, September 19th - October 24th, 2023 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm ET

This interactive online course, based on the work of neuroscientist & addiction psychiatrist Dr. Judson Brewer, explores the science of habit change and teaches a step by step model to understand and outgrow unwanted habits such as anxiety, procrastination, perfectionism, and unwanted behaviors. Find out more
Day of Silence

In Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Elaine Retholtz

Course: Wednesdays, September 20th - November 8th, 2023, from 9:30am - 12:00pm ET
Daylong: Saturday, October 28th, 2023, 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.

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In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Jon Aaron

Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Postponed: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Elaine Retholtz

Course: Wednesdays, September 20th - November 8th, 2023 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Daylong: Sunday, October 29th, 2023 | 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.

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In-Person and Online: Cultivating Joy in the Refuge of Uncertainty

with Jon Aaron
Thursdays, September 21st - November 16th, 2023 from 10:00am - 12:00pm ET

Join us for a new in-person and online course with New York Insight Teacher Jon Aaron exploring how we can live with uncertainty, not from a place of fear but with buoyancy, curiosity, and ease. We'll discover how the teachings provide practical ways of coping with these various threats and how we can cultivate joy in uncertainty instead of clinging to certainties that ultimately will not last. Find out more

Postponed: The Heart of Compassion – Looking Towards, Finding Ease

with Scott Tusa
Thursday, September 21st, 2023 from 6:30 - 8:30pm ET

Life doesn't always go the way we want. Rather than bypassing its challenges when they come up, meditation offers us an opportunity to look towards in order to find true contentment. In this in person evening talk, and through periods of meditation, experiential learning, and discussion, we will explore how to meet life’s challenges with more awareness, compassion, and ease. Find out more

In Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron

In-Person Course: Thursdays, September 21st - November 16th (skipping Nov. 2,) 2023 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
In-Person Daylong: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 | 9:30am - 5:00pm ET

MBSR uses meditation, yoga, and inquiry as a way of training people to relate differently to stresses in their lives and in fact, relate differently to each moment of their lives. Each class includes various “formal” meditation practices, mindful movement and discussion/inquiry exploring the habits of the mind to discover how these patterns of reactivity become a major cause of stress.

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Canceled: End of Summer Sangha Sunday – Community Gathering in Central Park

Sunday, September 24th, 2023 from 3:45pm - 6:00pm ET

Connect with your NYIMC community as we transition from Summer to Fall! We will meditate, meet, and then celebrate with an optional BYO Picnic. This gathering is the final of four outdoor, community events to celebrate the diversity of NYIMC’s sangha throughout New York City. Join us as summer ends and fall begins to meditate outside and to meet your NYIMC sangha across the boroughs.

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In-Person and Online: Yom Kippur – A Day of Silence and Reflection

with Jon Aaron and Elaine Retholtz
Monday, September 25th, 2023, from 10:00am – 7:00pm ET

Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a day when, as a community, Jews are asked to reflect on their actions of the past year and to ask for atonement for any actions that were unskillful. In support of this day, NYI hosts an In-Person and Online day of silence and reflection. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Wildecy de Fátima Jury

Wednesday, September 27th, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Fire, Forgiveness, and Knowing the Truth for Yourself

with nico hase
Thursday, September 28th, 2023 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET

Join visiting Insight meditation teacher, nico hase, for an evening of stories, reflections, teachings, and dialogue. Together we will explore the three foundations of motivation, forgiveness, and deep inquiry as a way of clearing out what might be holding us back, and finding the motivation to walk forward on the path. Find out more

Online: Sacred Earth Sangha – Kuan Yin Harvest Moon Ceremony

with Florie St. Aime
Friday, September 29th, 2023 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Join us online as we engage in a Kuan Yin Ceremony, a devotional practice adapted by Buddhist teachers Thanissara and Kittasaro. Kuan Yin is the bodhisattva who listens with compassion to the cries of the world has transformed identity through culture and time. Find out more

Postponed: The Social Action of Kind Awareness

with Jill Satterfield
Postponed

It can be difficult to know where to start in terms of taking some form of social, compassionate action in our troubled world. This series will explore a variety of practices and teachings that will facilitate the direct experiences and benefits of living with kind awareness for ourselves, our community and the world around us. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Brian Simmons

Wednesday, October 4th, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: At the Crossroads of Secular and Socially Engaged Buddhism – Four Week Course

with Mike Slott, Katya de Kadt, and Karsten Struhl
Thursdays, October 5th - 26th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET

On this four-evening workshop series we’ll explore two key trends in Buddhism today: a secular or naturalistic approach to the dharma and socially engaged Buddhism. We will discuss how the secular dharma and socially engaged Buddhism contribute both to individual transformation and social change. Find out more

Online: Secular Buddhism

with Mike Slott, Ted Meissner, Lenorë Lambert, and Winton Higgins
Thursday, October 5th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET

In this workshop, we’ll explore the development of secular Buddhism, the relationship of secular Buddhism to the broader trend of “Buddhist modernism”, and the application of secular Buddhist ideas and practices to everyday life. Find out more

In-Person: Sacred Earth Sangha Governors Island Gathering

with Guilaume Caron
Saturday, October 7th, 2023 from 12:30pm to 4:00pm

Join us for an afternoon of practice, exploration, connecting, and sharing on the splendid grounds of Governors Island. Along with a planned tour of the Teaching Farm, Compost Learning Center, and Bee Sanctuary, NYI Practice Leader, Guillaume Caron, will guide us in sitting and walking meditation, sharing, and a special land acknowledgment honoring Indigenous People’s Day. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Gary Singer

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners. All are welcome.

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Online: Socially Engaged Buddhism

with Mike Slott, Seth Segall, Karsten Struhl, and Pamela Weiss
Thursday, October 12th, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET

In this workshop, we’ll explore different approaches to socially engaged Buddhism based on a variety of perspectives, including feminism, theories of human flourishing, and radical critiques of our social, economic, and political systems. Find out more

In-Person: Manhattan Pilgrimage

with nico hase
Sunday, October 15th, 2023 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

The process of walking--outer pilgrimage—often gives rise to insights, healing, and a deep sense of letting go—inner pilgrimage. Join visiting Insight meditation teacher nico hase for a day of outer and inner pilgrimage, and a deepening into the sacred in the everyday of city life. Find out more

Online: Investigating the Three Characteristics of Existence

with Elaine Retholtz
Mondays, October 16th - November 13th, 2023 from 9:30am - 11:30am ET

Join New York Insight Teacher Elaine Retholtz for a five week online course on the Three Marks of Existence (impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, and non-self), essential Buddhist teachings regarding the nature of experience. Find out more
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