Sunday, June 28th, 2026 | 10:30am - 1:00pm ET | 2:30pm - 5:00pm ET
Join us as we celebrate midsummer with ikebana—the Japanese art of flower arrangement—as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. Two sessions will be offered, with the opportunity to work with a completely different flower palette each time.
In-Person and Online: 4th Sunday of each month | 5:30-7:30 pm ET
The NY Insight Asian Diaspora Sangha is a warm and vibrant space for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and all members of the Asian Diaspora community to come together in shared practice and community, to foster a sense of connection, understanding, and authenticity.
Every Sunday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sit, walk, and share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience.
Every Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm ET
This sitting group meets every Tuesday afternoon and is focused on aging as a spiritual practice and source of great wisdom. Open to all levels of practice and all interested persons, there is no age barrier.
Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET
This weekly sitting group is an opportunity for sangha members to meet for group meditation practice and discussion.
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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.
Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
New York Insight offers this meditation space for anyone who seeks an opportunity to ground on Thursday afternoons. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness during your lunch break. Everyone is welcome.
Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peer-led sittings include a guided meditation, a brief Dharma reading and time for peer discussion.
Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm
A team of Harlem meditation teachers will offer a period of guided sitting meditation, a walking meditation and a talk and discussion.
Sunday, July 5th, 2026 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Please join us in celebrating summer and the water around us with a guided sunset walk along the Hudson River. While practicing walking, standing, and sitting meditation together, we will engage our five senses, notice thoughts, feelings, and reactions, and give ourselves an opportunity to open to our body, heart, and environment.
Every Sunday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sit, walk, and share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience.
1st Sunday of the month from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
This community meets one evening a month to meditate, discuss Buddhist teachings, and provide mutual support in applying these practices to the specific challenges of early adulthood.
First and third Mondays of the month from 6:30pm-8:30pm 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.
Every Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm ET
This sitting group meets every Tuesday afternoon and is focused on aging as a spiritual practice and source of great wisdom. Open to all levels of practice and all interested persons, there is no age barrier.
Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET
This weekly sitting group is an opportunity for sangha members to meet for group meditation practice and discussion.
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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.
Thursday, July 9th, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
New York Insight offers this meditation space for anyone who seeks an opportunity to ground on Thursday afternoons. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness during your lunch break. Everyone is welcome.
Thursday, July 9th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
The Body Remembers Freedom is a monthly gathering where we explore the intersection of meditation, dharma, and embodied practice. Each session includes time for stillness and contemplation, a dharma talk or shared inquiry, and InterPlay — a playful, powerful practice using movement, voice, storytelling, and deep listening to unlock the wisdom of the body.
Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peer-led sittings include a guided meditation, a brief Dharma reading and time for peer discussion.
Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm
A team of Harlem meditation teachers will offer a period of guided sitting meditation, a walking meditation and a talk and discussion.
Friday, July 10th, 2026 | 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Join us for a warm and welcoming volunteer orientation at New York Insight! Whether you're a current volunteer, considering returning, or new to volunteering with us, we invite you to an in-person orientation in our new home.
Saturday, July 11th, 2026 | 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Many of us are tired in ways we have not yet been able to name. And yet, beneath the exhaustion, something in us remains awake and undamaged. Guided by Rashid Hughes and Gaylon Ferguson, this day invites you to remember your basic goodness, your innate capacity to find rest, and the energy to live a courageously full life, and to carry that knowing back into the world.
Sunday, July 12th, 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Sitting on Sunday is an opportunity to practice with New York Insight's Guiding Teacher in a more intimate setting. We practice together and then have time to get advice on fine tuning your practice, asking those questions about how to integrate it into the world, and gather with community, the first Sunday morning of each month.
Sunday, July 12th, 2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Whether you’ve been a part of our community for years or are brand new to NYIMC and meditation, we invite you to join us for our Monthly Sangha Potluck at our center.
Every Sunday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sit, walk, and share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience.
Mondays, July 13th - August 10th, 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Whether it is the betrayals, disappointments, and abandonments experienced in our interpersonal lives, the injustices and tragedies perpetrated in society, or the various ways we have failed to live up to our own or others expectations of ourselves, forgiveness practice can begin to loosen the ropes binding us to the past. In this 5-week course, we'll explore the healing potential of forgiveness together.
In-Person: 2nd Monday of each month | 6:30-8:30 pm ET
New York Insight’s Midlife Sangha is a warm and vibrant community for individuals who wish to explore meditation and apply Buddhist teachings to the gifts and challenges of midlife.
Every Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm ET
This sitting group meets every Tuesday afternoon and is focused on aging as a spiritual practice and source of great wisdom. Open to all levels of practice and all interested persons, there is no age barrier.
Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET
This weekly sitting group is an opportunity for sangha members to meet for group meditation practice and discussion.
Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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.
Thursday, July 16th, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
New York Insight offers this meditation space for anyone who seeks an opportunity to ground on Thursday afternoons. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness during your lunch break. Everyone is welcome.
Thursday, July 16th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Even, and perhaps especially, when the world seems out of control, the practice of self-love is an essential tool to make sure we remain connected to our values and sense of right and wrong. In this evening workshop, we'll investigate how we relate to our harshest critic: ourselves.
Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peer-led sittings include a guided meditation, a brief Dharma reading and time for peer discussion.
Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm
A team of Harlem meditation teachers will offer a period of guided sitting meditation, a walking meditation and a talk and discussion.
Friday, July 17th, 2026 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm ET
New York Insight's Artist Salon and Café is a monthly gathering is designed for artists and art lovers to come together, socialize, and exchange ideas in a mindful and creative space.
Saturday, July 18th, 2026 | 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
It’s hard to concentrate. In this daylong retreat, you’ll learn a simple, powerful “concentration algorithm” that turns distraction into the path of practice itself. Rather than fighting distractions, you’ll systematically use them as your next object of focus. Over time, this builds both stability and insight.
Saturday, July 18th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Composer and clarinetist Jeremiah Cymerman will present the first iteration of a meditative new work for solo bass clarinet and electronics, built upon a language of acoustic multiphonics and electronic resonant tones.
Sundays, July 19th – August 2nd, 2026 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET
Join ikebana instructor Anjie Cho for this 3-week online experience where you’ll learn the art of Japanese flower arranging as a practice of mindfulness and creative expression.
Sunday, July 19th, 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
There is suffering in the world, and many of us are asking: how do we respond? This half-day retreat explores karuna (compassion) as embodied practice—putting compassion into action starting with yourself. Through therapeutic yoga and yoga nidra, we’ll honor the body as sacred space, learning to move with care rather than force.
Every Sunday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sit, walk, and share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience.
First and third Mondays of the month from 6:30pm-8:30pm 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.
Every Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm ET
This sitting group meets every Tuesday afternoon and is focused on aging as a spiritual practice and source of great wisdom. Open to all levels of practice and all interested persons, there is no age barrier.
Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET
This weekly sitting group is an opportunity for sangha members to meet for group meditation practice and discussion.
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
New York Insight offers this meditation space for anyone who seeks an opportunity to ground on Thursday afternoons. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness during your lunch break. Everyone is welcome.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm ET
Through simple and playful exercises, we will research the body and imagination in a creative movement workshop exploring forgiveness. Beginning with a short meditation, the session includes a group warmup, improvisation with a partner and learned movement.
Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peer-led sittings include a guided meditation, a brief Dharma reading and time for peer discussion.
Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm
A team of Harlem meditation teachers will offer a period of guided sitting meditation, a walking meditation and a talk and discussion.
Saturday, July 25th, 2026 | 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Join us for a special in-person or online daylong silent meditation retreat for those who want to reconnect and deepen their practice. Together we will pause, reset, and find some much-needed mental space and clarity.
Saturday, July 25th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Join us for an evening of contemplative songs and sounds from Calli Medley with special guest, Mac McCarty +Kidd Twist. Calli will be performing songs from her debut acoustic album, The Demo Tapes.
Sunday, July 26th, 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm ET, followed by optional BYO picnic
Connect with your meditation community in parks across the boroughs this summer! We will meditate, meet, and then celebrate with an optional BYO picnic in Central Park.
In-Person and Online: 4th Sunday of each month | 5:30-7:30 pm ET
The NY Insight Asian Diaspora Sangha is a warm and vibrant space for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and all members of the Asian Diaspora community to come together in shared practice and community, to foster a sense of connection, understanding, and authenticity.
Every Sunday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sit, walk, and share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience.
In-Person and Online: 4th Monday of each month | 6:30-8:30 pm
Come join us for meditation and discussion to meet and socialize with other LGBTQI practitioners at New York Insight.
Every Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm ET
This sitting group meets every Tuesday afternoon and is focused on aging as a spiritual practice and source of great wisdom. Open to all levels of practice and all interested persons, there is no age barrier.
Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET
This weekly sitting group is an opportunity for sangha members to meet for group meditation practice and discussion.
Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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.
Thursday, July 30th, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
New York Insight offers this meditation space for anyone who seeks an opportunity to ground on Thursday afternoons. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness during your lunch break. Everyone is welcome.
Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peer-led sittings include a guided meditation, a brief Dharma reading and time for peer discussion.
Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm
A team of Harlem meditation teachers will offer a period of guided sitting meditation, a walking meditation and a talk and discussion.
Friday, July 31st, 2026 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
In Insight meditation, the breath is often the primary anchor—but it can sometimes be difficult to settle the mind or sustain attention with breath alone. In this restorative evening workshop, mindfulness teacher and sound healer Lisa Cooper will use crystal singing bowls to create sustained vibrations that can be felt as well as heard, supporting a direct, embodied experience of meditation.
Saturday, August 1st - Sunday, August 31st, 2026
Join us for a full month of inspiration, growth, and community through daily practice videos and weekly live sessions with renowned meditation teachers.
Sunday, June 28th, 2026 | 10:30am - 1:00pm ET | 2:30pm - 5:00pm ET
Join us as we celebrate midsummer with ikebana—the Japanese art of flower arrangement—as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art into your everyday life. Two sessions will be offered, with the opportunity to work with a completely different flower palette each time.
In-Person and Online: 4th Sunday of each month | 5:30-7:30 pm ET
The NY Insight Asian Diaspora Sangha is a warm and vibrant space for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and all members of the Asian Diaspora community to come together in shared practice and community, to foster a sense of connection, understanding, and authenticity.
Every Sunday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sit, walk, and share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience.
Find out more
Every Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm ET
This sitting group meets every Tuesday afternoon and is focused on aging as a spiritual practice and source of great wisdom. Open to all levels of practice and all interested persons, there is no age barrier.
Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET
This weekly sitting group is an opportunity for sangha members to meet for group meditation practice and discussion.
Find out more
Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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.
Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
New York Insight offers this meditation space for anyone who seeks an opportunity to ground on Thursday afternoons. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness during your lunch break. Everyone is welcome.
Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peer-led sittings include a guided meditation, a brief Dharma reading and time for peer discussion.
Find out more
Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm
A team of Harlem meditation teachers will offer a period of guided sitting meditation, a walking meditation and a talk and discussion.
Find out more
Sunday, July 5th, 2026 | 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Please join us in celebrating summer and the water around us with a guided sunset walk along the Hudson River. While practicing walking, standing, and sitting meditation together, we will engage our five senses, notice thoughts, feelings, and reactions, and give ourselves an opportunity to open to our body, heart, and environment.
Every Sunday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sit, walk, and share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience.
Find out more
1st Sunday of the month from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
This community meets one evening a month to meditate, discuss Buddhist teachings, and provide mutual support in applying these practices to the specific challenges of early adulthood.
First and third Mondays of the month from 6:30pm-8:30pm 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.
Every Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm ET
This sitting group meets every Tuesday afternoon and is focused on aging as a spiritual practice and source of great wisdom. Open to all levels of practice and all interested persons, there is no age barrier.
Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET
This weekly sitting group is an opportunity for sangha members to meet for group meditation practice and discussion.
Find out more
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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.
Thursday, July 9th, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
New York Insight offers this meditation space for anyone who seeks an opportunity to ground on Thursday afternoons. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness during your lunch break. Everyone is welcome.
Thursday, July 9th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
The Body Remembers Freedom is a monthly gathering where we explore the intersection of meditation, dharma, and embodied practice. Each session includes time for stillness and contemplation, a dharma talk or shared inquiry, and InterPlay — a playful, powerful practice using movement, voice, storytelling, and deep listening to unlock the wisdom of the body.
Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peer-led sittings include a guided meditation, a brief Dharma reading and time for peer discussion.
Find out more
Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm
A team of Harlem meditation teachers will offer a period of guided sitting meditation, a walking meditation and a talk and discussion.
Find out more
Friday, July 10th, 2026 | 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Join us for a warm and welcoming volunteer orientation at New York Insight! Whether you're a current volunteer, considering returning, or new to volunteering with us, we invite you to an in-person orientation in our new home.
Saturday, July 11th, 2026 | 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Many of us are tired in ways we have not yet been able to name. And yet, beneath the exhaustion, something in us remains awake and undamaged. Guided by Rashid Hughes and Gaylon Ferguson, this day invites you to remember your basic goodness, your innate capacity to find rest, and the energy to live a courageously full life, and to carry that knowing back into the world.
Sunday, July 12th, 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Sitting on Sunday is an opportunity to practice with New York Insight's Guiding Teacher in a more intimate setting. We practice together and then have time to get advice on fine tuning your practice, asking those questions about how to integrate it into the world, and gather with community, the first Sunday morning of each month.
Sunday, July 12th, 2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Whether you’ve been a part of our community for years or are brand new to NYIMC and meditation, we invite you to join us for our Monthly Sangha Potluck at our center.
Every Sunday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sit, walk, and share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience.
Find out more
Mondays, July 13th - August 10th, 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Whether it is the betrayals, disappointments, and abandonments experienced in our interpersonal lives, the injustices and tragedies perpetrated in society, or the various ways we have failed to live up to our own or others expectations of ourselves, forgiveness practice can begin to loosen the ropes binding us to the past. In this 5-week course, we'll explore the healing potential of forgiveness together.
In-Person: 2nd Monday of each month | 6:30-8:30 pm ET
New York Insight’s Midlife Sangha is a warm and vibrant community for individuals who wish to explore meditation and apply Buddhist teachings to the gifts and challenges of midlife.
Every Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm ET
This sitting group meets every Tuesday afternoon and is focused on aging as a spiritual practice and source of great wisdom. Open to all levels of practice and all interested persons, there is no age barrier.
Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET
This weekly sitting group is an opportunity for sangha members to meet for group meditation practice and discussion.
Find out more
Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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.
Thursday, July 16th, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
New York Insight offers this meditation space for anyone who seeks an opportunity to ground on Thursday afternoons. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness during your lunch break. Everyone is welcome.
Thursday, July 16th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Even, and perhaps especially, when the world seems out of control, the practice of self-love is an essential tool to make sure we remain connected to our values and sense of right and wrong. In this evening workshop, we'll investigate how we relate to our harshest critic: ourselves.
Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peer-led sittings include a guided meditation, a brief Dharma reading and time for peer discussion.
Find out more
Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm
A team of Harlem meditation teachers will offer a period of guided sitting meditation, a walking meditation and a talk and discussion.
Find out more
Friday, July 17th, 2026 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm ET
New York Insight's Artist Salon and Café is a monthly gathering is designed for artists and art lovers to come together, socialize, and exchange ideas in a mindful and creative space.
Saturday, July 18th, 2026 | 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
It’s hard to concentrate. In this daylong retreat, you’ll learn a simple, powerful “concentration algorithm” that turns distraction into the path of practice itself. Rather than fighting distractions, you’ll systematically use them as your next object of focus. Over time, this builds both stability and insight.
Saturday, July 18th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Composer and clarinetist Jeremiah Cymerman will present the first iteration of a meditative new work for solo bass clarinet and electronics, built upon a language of acoustic multiphonics and electronic resonant tones.
Sundays, July 19th – August 2nd, 2026 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET
Join ikebana instructor Anjie Cho for this 3-week online experience where you’ll learn the art of Japanese flower arranging as a practice of mindfulness and creative expression.
Sunday, July 19th, 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm ET
There is suffering in the world, and many of us are asking: how do we respond? This half-day retreat explores karuna (compassion) as embodied practice—putting compassion into action starting with yourself. Through therapeutic yoga and yoga nidra, we’ll honor the body as sacred space, learning to move with care rather than force.
Every Sunday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sit, walk, and share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience.
Find out more
First and third Mondays of the month from 6:30pm-8:30pm 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.
Every Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm ET
This sitting group meets every Tuesday afternoon and is focused on aging as a spiritual practice and source of great wisdom. Open to all levels of practice and all interested persons, there is no age barrier.
Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET
This weekly sitting group is an opportunity for sangha members to meet for group meditation practice and discussion.
Find out more
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
New York Insight offers this meditation space for anyone who seeks an opportunity to ground on Thursday afternoons. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness during your lunch break. Everyone is welcome.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2026 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm ET
Through simple and playful exercises, we will research the body and imagination in a creative movement workshop exploring forgiveness. Beginning with a short meditation, the session includes a group warmup, improvisation with a partner and learned movement.
Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peer-led sittings include a guided meditation, a brief Dharma reading and time for peer discussion.
Find out more
Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm
A team of Harlem meditation teachers will offer a period of guided sitting meditation, a walking meditation and a talk and discussion.
Find out more
Saturday, July 25th, 2026 | 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Join us for a special in-person or online daylong silent meditation retreat for those who want to reconnect and deepen their practice. Together we will pause, reset, and find some much-needed mental space and clarity.
Saturday, July 25th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
Join us for an evening of contemplative songs and sounds from Calli Medley with special guest, Mac McCarty +Kidd Twist. Calli will be performing songs from her debut acoustic album, The Demo Tapes.
Sunday, July 26th, 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm ET, followed by optional BYO picnic
Connect with your meditation community in parks across the boroughs this summer! We will meditate, meet, and then celebrate with an optional BYO picnic in Central Park.
In-Person and Online: 4th Sunday of each month | 5:30-7:30 pm ET
The NY Insight Asian Diaspora Sangha is a warm and vibrant space for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and all members of the Asian Diaspora community to come together in shared practice and community, to foster a sense of connection, understanding, and authenticity.
Every Sunday from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Sit, walk, and share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience.
Find out more
In-Person and Online: 4th Monday of each month | 6:30-8:30 pm
Come join us for meditation and discussion to meet and socialize with other LGBTQI practitioners at New York Insight.
Every Tuesday from 1pm-2:30pm ET
This sitting group meets every Tuesday afternoon and is focused on aging as a spiritual practice and source of great wisdom. Open to all levels of practice and all interested persons, there is no age barrier.
Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET
This weekly sitting group is an opportunity for sangha members to meet for group meditation practice and discussion.
Find out more
Wednesday, July 29th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
New York Insight offers this series of in-person and online 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.
Thursday, July 30th, 2026 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET
New York Insight offers this meditation space for anyone who seeks an opportunity to ground on Thursday afternoons. Allow yourself some space and embrace the stillness during your lunch break. Everyone is welcome.
Thursdays, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peer-led sittings include a guided meditation, a brief Dharma reading and time for peer discussion.
Find out more
Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm
A team of Harlem meditation teachers will offer a period of guided sitting meditation, a walking meditation and a talk and discussion.
Find out more
Friday, July 31st, 2026 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
In Insight meditation, the breath is often the primary anchor—but it can sometimes be difficult to settle the mind or sustain attention with breath alone. In this restorative evening workshop, mindfulness teacher and sound healer Lisa Cooper will use crystal singing bowls to create sustained vibrations that can be felt as well as heard, supporting a direct, embodied experience of meditation.
Saturday, August 1st - Sunday, August 31st, 2026
Join us for a full month of inspiration, growth, and community through daily practice videos and weekly live sessions with renowned meditation teachers.