Events for January 2024

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In-Person and Online: New York Insight’s Annual New Year’s Eve Gathering & Celebration

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Online: New Year’s Retreat – Liberating the Heart through the Practice of Generosity

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Online: Get Your Sit Together

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Online: Mindful Eating in 2024 – Changing Habits for Self-Care

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Online: To Be Happier This Year, Reflect on Your Finitude

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Online: Audacity – Your Gateway to Freedom

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

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Online: Interpersonal Mindfulness

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In-Person and Online: New York Insight’s Annual New Year’s Eve Gathering & Celebration

with Jon Aaron, Lani Miller and other NYI Teachers

Sunday, December 31st, 2023 from 9:00pm - 12:15am ET

New York Insight Meditation Center teachers and staff warmly invite you to our annual New Years Eve gathering and celebration. Join us for a special online evening which will include meditation, chanting, time for silence and for connection, setting intentions for the new year, and our wonderful unique ending in which all are invited to participate.

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Online: People of Color Sangha

First and third Mondays of the month from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET

This sitting group provides instruction in insight meditation and fosters mutual support and understanding among the growing community of people of color who find nourishment and inspiration in the practice of meditation.

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In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Lani Miller

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a 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: New Year’s Retreat – Liberating the Heart through the Practice of Generosity

with Mona Chopra

Saturday, January 6th, 2024 from 10:00am - 1:00pm ET

In this half-day retreat, we’ll explore the Buddhist teachings on generosity, and consider for ourselves, creatively, imaginatively, how we might expand and deepen our understanding of it. We will practice sitting meditation, gentle movement, and contemplative journaling. And we will use this time to enter the year feeling rested, clear, inspired and enlivened.

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Online: Get Your Sit Together

with Bodhipaksa

Mondays, January 8th - 29th, 2024 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET

This four-week course is designed to help you become a rock-solid daily meditator. Drawing on the latest psychological research on motivation and habit-building, along with timeless insights from Buddhist psychology, we'll explore how we can commit to sit daily, no matter what, so that we can all experience the benefits of regular meditation.

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Online: Insight 101 – Six Week Beginner’s Course

with Lani Miller

Tuesdays, January 9th - February 13th, 2024 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET

If you’ve been wanting to learn how to meditate or refresh and renew the meditation practice you already have, we invite you to join this six-week meditation course to explore the practice of Insight (Vipassana) meditation in a warm, supportive environment.

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In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Gary Singer

Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a 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 in 2024 – Changing Habits for Self-Care

with Laurence Magro and Nancy Logue

Thursdays, January 11th - February 15th, 2024 from 6:30pm - 8:00pm ET

In this six-session course, you will learn the practices of Mindfulness-Based Habit Change, pioneered by psychiatrist, addiction expert, and longtime meditation practitioner Dr. Judson Brewer. This proven method combines combine the tools of mindfulness practice and behavioral science to fundamentally change how we relate to our eating and other consuming behaviors. It is an innovative and compassionate approach that builds a balanced relationship to these everyday activities.

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Online: To Be Happier This Year, Reflect on Your Finitude

with Nikki Mirghafori

Saturday, January 13th, 2024 from 10:00am-1:00pm ET

We feel happier when we turn our minds towards gratitude, generosity, and goodwill, and away from entitlement, greed, and hatred. But how do we do that? In this half-day retreat, we'll explore these Buddhist trainings with the joyful, positive intention to free our hearts and minds as we enter a new year.

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Online: People of Color Sangha

First and third Mondays of the month from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET

This sitting group provides instruction in insight meditation and fosters mutual support and understanding among the growing community of people of color who find nourishment and inspiration in the practice of meditation.

Find out more

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Leslie Booker

Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a 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: Audacity – Your Gateway to Freedom

with nico hase

Saturday, January 20th, 2024 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET

Is genuine awakening possible? For you? For me? In these times? In this life? In this one-day online retreat, nico hase will delve into adhitthana parami, that quality of the heart that simply doesn’t give up, that keeps you coming back to the path again and again. Which, with consistent practice, leads to the cultivation of peace, joy, and lasting happiness.

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

with Jon Aaron

In-Person Course: Tuesdays, January 23rd - March 12th, 2024 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
In-Person Daylong: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 | 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: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Elaine Retholtz

In-Person Course: Wednesdays, January 24th - March 13th, 2024 from 9:30am - 12:00pm ET
In-Person Daylong: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 | 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

In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Brian Simmons

Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a 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: Interpersonal Mindfulness

with Elaine Retholtz

Course: Mondays, January 29th - March 25th, 2024 | 9:15am - 11:45am ET
Daylong: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 | 9:30am - 5:00pm ET

Is it possible that human relationships are one of the best ways of cultivating mindfulness? This interpersonal mindfulness course explores how to be more fully present with others and oneself. It is designed for graduates of MBSR programs but is suitable for anyone with a mindfulness practice who has experience with or is willing to experience stepping out of silent practice and applying mindfulness in human interaction.

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In-Person and Online: Community Meditation Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET

New York Insight is excited to offer a 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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Back to Basics to Strengthen Your Practice

with Bart van Melik

Fridays, February 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd, 2024 from 9:00am - 10:30am ET

Step by step during this online course, we’ll look at the Buddha’s teachings on welcoming ALL of our experiences – even the presence of challenging emotions.

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