BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//New York Insight Meditation Center - ECPv6.16.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:New York Insight Meditation Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.nyimc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for New York Insight Meditation Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200903T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200903T203000 DTSTAMP:20260618T010433 CREATED:20200723T141147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200730T033453Z UID:51992-1599157800-1599165000@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online: Liberation Teachings of Embodied Wisdom and Compassion Through Presence and Somatic Listening DESCRIPTION:Online: Liberation Teachings of Embodied Wisdom and Compassion Through Presence and Somatic Listening\n \nA BIPOC Six Month Book Study of My Grandmother’s Hands\n \nwith Peace Twesigye and Nakawe Cuebas Berrios\n \nThursdays\, September 3rd\, 2020 – March 11th\, 2021 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET \n \nThis is a meditation and practice group for those who self-identify as Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color (BIPOC) \nJoin us for a weekly guided practice and inquiry group to delve deeply into the dynamic book\, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem. The author is a Black trauma therapist\, and offers embodied practices to explore the somatic experience while looking at racialized trauma in the United States. He speaks from the wisdom of his grandmother and his own expertise in somatic therapy\, a field that emphasizes the mind-body connection. \n“I’ve developed somatic-body approaches that negotiate the common historical and perpetual myths that Black bodies\, Native bodies\, and other bodies of Color are inherently deviant and that the white body is the standard of humanness.” – Resmaa Mekenam \nAs dedicated Dharma practitioners and facilitators\, Nakawe Cuebas Berrios and Peace Twesigye will provide a safe space to explore with open curiosity and interest how this pathway interweaves with the Buddhadharma path of liberation. Through book discussions\, embodied exercises\, meditations\, and celebrations of resilience\, we aim to create a generative communal space while getting in touch with the felt sense of embodied suffering\, stress\, and unresolved trauma\, to (re)learn ancient and new pathways of healing and energy release that is then available for continuing liberation. \nAlong with My Grandmother’s Hands\, we will interweave the Buddha’s teachings with emphasis on the Satipatthana; the four foundations of mindfulness\, focusing practice in the first foundation of the body for our base of groundedness and healing\, cultivation of the Brahmavihara heart practices\, and an exploration of the Three Refuges\, with emphasis on building on the refuge of the sangha/community. \nIn this course we aim\, as Resmaa Mekenam offers\, “to be able to create a container by which you can reclaim the things that you can heal with and reclaim the things that your ancestors have healed with. Reclaim those things so you can provide a solace and healing for not only yourself and your family and this current generation\, but for the next nine generations.” \nThis is not therapy\, nor are we therapists. The intention is to know the experience of the body as we create a communal container to lean into as we move through content of anti-blackness and racialized trauma as it lives in the dominant culture of the United States. \nThis course will meet weekly from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on Thursdays starting September 3rd\, 2020 and end on March 11th\, 2021\, excluding only November 26th\, December 24th and December 31st. \n*New and experienced meditators welcome and a daily meditation practice is encouraged to deepen this journey together. \n“All of this suggests that one of the best things each of us can do—not only for ourselves\, but also for our children and grandchildren—is to metabolize our pain and heal our trauma. Your body—all of our bodies—are where changing the status quo must begin.” -Resmaa Makenam \nNYI is committed to ensuring that our programs are available to all\, regardless of ability to pay. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. The course price is based on these numbers: $195=$7.80/class\, $245=$9.80/class\, $345= $13.80/class \nWe offer sliding scale fees\, and ask that you choose the highest rate you are able to afford based on your financial means. If you can afford the Sustaining rate or higher\, you assist our efforts to offer reduced rates and support ongoing financial assistance. If you are unable to pay the Base Fee\, you can set up a payment plan or let us know how much you are able to pay at this time by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \nRegistration:\nPlease register at the highest level that your generosity offers.\nExplanations of levels follow below.\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nRegistration Fees include Teacher Support\nNew York Insight Meditation Center has streamlined the registration fee levels. Members of our Circle of Friends are eligible to receive 20% off of the Sustaining Rate via a code provided in the email confirming membership\, which you can enter after clicking the Sustaining Level registration. \n*Benefactor Level: Supports NYI’s ability to offer the Subsidized Base. \n**Sustaining Level: This level reflects the actual costs to support this program. Circle of Friends members eligible for 20% discount with code. Click here to join. \n***Subsidized Base: Made possible by the generosity of Benefactor Level above and other donations to ensure participation by those requiring financial assistance. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nIf you are unable to pay the Subsidized Base Fee\, you can learn about volunteering to offer work exchange and letting us know how much you are able to pay for this program by emailing registration@nyimc.org. \n  URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/liberation-teachings-of-embodied-wisdom-and-compassion-thru-presence-and-somatic-listening/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Course Series,Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/woman-with-hand-on-chest_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200908T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200908T210000 DTSTAMP:20260618T010433 CREATED:20200901T005508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200908T160044Z UID:53896-1599591600-1599598800@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:Online Tuesday Dharma Gathering DESCRIPTION:Now Online: Tuesday Dharma Gathering \nwith Jon Aaron \nTuesday\, September 8th\, 2020 | 7:00pm-9:00pm ET \nThe 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. \nIf you are new to New York Insight or an experienced meditator\, we encourage you to attend this online community gathering. (While we work through the kinks while we transition this program online\, temporarily we will not be holding the usual beginner’s orientation.) Invite your friends\, all are welcome! \nHow to Join Us Online: Click HERE to register to join the online sangha meeting and receive the online access information. \nMake a Donation\nTo give dana to support this sangha\, please make a donation via PayPal (indicate in the note section that it is for “NYI Teacher Dana.”) or use the form below. \nIf you are using a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the form below if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance. \n \nWhatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. \nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org. \nFor more information about our generosity policy and the sliding scale fee structure\, please click here. URL:https://www.nyimc.org/event/online-tuesday-dharma-gathering-9-8-20/ LOCATION:Online through Zoom\, NY CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings,For Beginners,Meditation Groups - Affinity Sanghas,Open to All ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nyimc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/meditation7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200914T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200914T210000 DTSTAMP:20260618T010433 CREATED:20200728T141109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200814T144917Z UID:52328-1600110000-1600117200@www.nyimc.org SUMMARY:NYI Sacred Earth Sangha Presents: An Online Evening with Environmentalist Charles Eisenstein DESCRIPTION:NYI Sacred Earth Sangha Presents: An Online Evening with Environmentalist Charles Eisenstein\n \nMonday\, September 14th\, 2020 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm ET\n \nJoin us for an online evening with one of the most important voices on climate today\, renowned author and environmentalist\, Charles Eisenstein. \nAs the culmination to the online book club hosted by New York Insight’s Sacred Earth Sangha\, we will be hosting Eisenstein\, author of our summer read Climate: A New Story. Charles will join us for an online talk and discussion as he helps us comprehend the climate crisis as part of a more complex and broader story than cutting carbon emissions. It is about healing our relationship with the planet and shifting our utilitarian worldview to one that is rooted in love\, which in the process\, may ultimately heal ourselves. \nThe evening will include a short meditation\, a conversation with Eisenstein about the themes of his book\, and time for Q&A with attendees. \nHow to Join Us Online: Click HERE to register to join the online sangha meeting and receive the online access information. \nDonations:\nIf you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet\, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance.\nSuggested starting donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. \n \nDonations include Teacher Support\nIf you have questions about your registration (cancellation policy\, membership discount\, email confirmation\, etc.)\, please read our FAQs. If your question is not addressed in the FAQs\, please email registration@nyimc.org.