People of Color Sangha

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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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Lani Miller and Gary Singer

Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

Tuesday, August 28th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz and Jon Aaron

Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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The Dharma of Consent, Finding a Common Language

Tuesday Dharma Gathering with Lama Rod Owens

Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

Visiting teacher Lama Rod Owens will lead this week's Tuesday Dharma Gathering. These sittings provide an opportunity for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Gary Singer and Brian Simmons

Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Angela Dews and Amy Selzer

Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz and Brian Simmons

Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Lani Miller

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Jon Aaron and Lani Miller

Tuesday, December 11th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Beginner’s Workshop

with Karen Williams

Saturday, December 15th, 2018 from 10:00am-1:00pm

This comprehensive three-hour workshop will provide fundamental instruction in insight meditation. Emphasis is placed on the practices of sitting and walking meditation and developing mindfulness in daily life.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Angela Dews and Brian Simmons

Tuesday, December 18th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Jon Aaron

Tuesday, December 25th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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New Year’s Eve Gathering

Monday, December 31, 2018 from 8:00pm-12:30am

Join us for New Year's Eve as we come together in reflection and celebration, in compassionate community, to welcome the New Year.

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SOS – Sitting on Sunday

with Lani Miller

Sunday, January 6, 2019 from 10:00am-12:00pm

These regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Peter Doobinin

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Insight Meditation 101: Beginners’ Course

with Lani Miller

Wednesdays, January 9th-February 13th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

This course will provide fundamental instruction in insight meditation. Emphasis will be on the practices of sitting and walking meditation and developing mindfulness in daily life.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz and Lani Miller

Tuesday, January 15th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Elaine Retholtz

Orientation: Friday, January 18th, 2019 or January 25th, 2019 from 9:30am-12:00pm
Course: Fridays, February 1st - March 22nd, 2019 from 9:30am-12:00pm

MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Angela Dews and Janusz Welin

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Beginner’s Workshop

with Lani Miller

Sunday, January 27th, 2019 from 10:00am - 1:00pm

This comprehensive three-hour workshop will provide fundamental instruction in insight meditation.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

Lani Miller

Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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SOS – Sitting on Sunday

with Jon Aaron

Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 from 10:00am-12:00pm

These regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Jon Aaron and Amy Selzer

Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Love The One You’re With: Yourself

with Gary Singer

Sunday, February 10th, 2019 from 10:00am-4:00pm

In this Daylong Retreat in celebration of Valentine's Day, we will look inward to build a stronger understanding of our own hearts and minds before we turn our energy of love outwards.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Angela Dews and Brian Simmons

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Movie Night at NY Insight: Changing Minds at Concord High School

with Susan Weiser Finley & Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

Friday, February 22nd, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Join us for a film night at New York Insight where we will take an in depth look at how mindfulness in schools is changing the lives of young people and creating a breath of fresh air in their lives. We will screen this short film and include a lively conversation with the film's director and a professor in the Psychology Department of Hunter College.

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Awakening Together: The Power of Generous Presence

with Bart van Melik

Sunday, February 24th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

This daylong retreat will be an opportunity to learn and to deepen the practice of Insight Dialogue, a fully engaged relational meditation practice. Insight Dialogue brings together meditative awareness, the wisdom teachings of the Buddha, and the power of relationship to support insight into the nature, source, and release of human suffering.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Leslie Booker and Lani Miller

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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And Now What? How Do We Bring Practice Into Our Everyday Life

with Lani Miller

Wednesdays, February 27th - March 20th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

How do we bring practice into our everyday life in order to deepen our awareness, moment to moment, and cultivate a more integrated daily relationship with the Dharma? And Now What? is a four-week course for those who have completed an introductory course in Insight or Mindfulness meditation.

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SOS – Sitting on Sunday

with Angela Dews

Sunday, March 3,2019 from 10:00am-12:00pm

These regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Gary Singer and Amy Selzer

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 from 7pm-9pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Compulsive Thinking, Concentration & Equanimity

with Matthew Brensilver

Friday, March 8th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

This evening will explore the process through which the mind comes to rest and how concentration and equanimity reinforce each other. We will cultivate a deeper understanding of ourselves and make space for the heart to respond with joy and compassion.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Bart van Melik and Jon Aaron

Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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The Three Gems

with Bart van Melik

Sunday, March 17th, 2019 from 10:00am to 4:00pm

How can we accept more fully the pleasure and pain, fear and ease, sadness and joy that life brings us? One possible answer is to take refuge in the power of wakefulness, in the Buddha’s teachings and in the community dedicated to harmony and awareness.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Angela Dews and Wildecy de FátimaJury

Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Day of Insight: A Daylong Meditation Retreat

with Rosemary Blake and Nancy Glimm

Sunday, March 24th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

The retreat day will be one of noble silence for those who want to deepen their practice. It will include sitting, walking, and select inspirational readings for contemplation. One-on-one meetings with the teacher will also be available.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz and Janusz Welin

Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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The First Buddhist Women

with Tracy Cochran and Wendy Garling

Saturday, March 30th, 2019 from 10:00am-5:00pm

This daylong retreat will share little-known stories of the first Buddhist women. They offer a more engaged, emotionally alive and gender-balanced Buddhism, filling gaps we have sensed but haven’t named.

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Brightening the Mind

with Peter Doobinin

Sunday March 31st, 2019 from 10:00am to 5:00pm

We brighten the mind by cultivating the heart quality of appreciative joy. In this daylong retreat, we'll learn to develop appreciative joy in meditation and in daily life.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Booker Leslie and Gary Singer

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron

Orientation: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 from 6:30pm-9:00pm
Course: Thursdays, April 11th – June 6th, 2019 from 6:30pm-9:00pm

MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.

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SOS – Sitting on Sunday

with Jon Aaron

Sunday, April 7th, 2019 from 10:00am-12:00pm

These regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Bart van Melik and Angela Dews

Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Neuroplasticity: The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation

with Dr. Paul Epstein

Sunday, April 14th, 2019 from 10am-4pm

Mindful awareness brings the choice of relating to experience with wisdom and compassion where practitioners train the mind and thus change the brain. Join us for this Daylong Program with Dr. Paul Epstein who will share recent scientific finding that prove that meditation and mindfulness can actually change the brain.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Jon Aaron and Brian Simmons

Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Postponed: The Island of Sangha

with Angela Dews and nakawe cuebas

Sunday, April 21st, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this program has been postponed and will be re-scheduled at a future date.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Lani Miller and Amy Selzer

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Faith: A Buddhist Perspective

with Sharon Salzberg and Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel

Friday, April 26th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Saturday, April 27th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

In this weekend program, we will explore a different sense of faith. We will discuss how it can connect us to a deeper place of strength within us and to a bigger picture of life. This type of faith increases confidence, openness, and our ability to recognize something outside of our immediate circumstances as describing who we are.

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Loving Kindness Meditation

with Gary Singer

Sunday, April 28th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

Join us for this daylong retreat where we will cultivate our natural capacity for an open and loving heart towards ourselves and all other beings.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Booker Leslie and Janusz Welin

Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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SOS – Sitting on Sunday

with Angela Dews

Sunday, May 5, 2019 from 10:00am-12:00pm

These regularly scheduled mornings begin with a guided meditation, followed by standing or walking meditation. There is a Dharma talk and a question and answer period where attendees can inquire about practice.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Lani Miller and Brian Simmons

Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Elaine Retholtz

Fridays, May 10th - June 28th, 2019 from 9:30am-12pm

MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.

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Race, Unconscious Bias & Mindfulness

with Sebene Selassie

Friday, May 10th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

During this evening we will explore how mindfulness and the teachings of Buddhism can help us bring awareness and clarity to the constructs & biases around race that exist in society and within each of us (either as external racism or as internalized oppression), so that we can live with more love, wisdom and compassion.

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CANCELLED: A Celebration of Mother Earth

with Elizabeth J. Coleman

Sunday, May 12th, 2019 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Join Elizabeth J. Coleman, a poet, public interest attorney, environmental activist, and teacher of mindfulness for a day of celebration reading poems from her new book, HERE: Poems for the Planet, an international contemporary poetry anthology for our planet. Readings will be interspersed with guided meditations and discussion of mindful activism.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Brian Simmons and Gary Singer

Tuesday, May 14th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Day of Insight: A Daylong Meditation Retreat

with Rosemary Blake and Nancy Glimm

Sunday, May 19th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

The retreat day will be one of noble silence for those who want to deepen their practice. It will include sitting, walking, and select inspirational readings for contemplation. One-on-one meetings with the teacher will also be available.

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People of Color & Insight Out LGBTQI Sangha

with Lama Rod Owens

Monday, May 20th, 2019, 7-9pm

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. Lama Rod Owens will be the guest teacher for this evening. Members of POC Sangha and Insight Out LGBTQI Sangha are invited to attend.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Angela Dews and Jon Aaron

Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Finding Ourselves and Losing Ourselves

with Dr. Stephen Fulder

Friday, May 24th, 2019 from 6:30pm to 9:00pm

As we move out of automatic living and start to question and explore who or what we are, we open a Pandora's Box and our life can get dramatically more deep and interesting, and sometimes more disturbing. We find ourselves in a world of paradox, mystery, and yet unimagined freedom.

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Equanimity: Dancing with the Unpredictability of Life

with Dr. Stephen Fulder

Saturday, May 25th, 2019 | 10:00am to 4:30pm

In this daylong program, we will examine equanimity, how to recognize and appreciate it, and how it can be developed. We will also explore how we can avoid getting upset and overwhelmed by circumstances, such as conflict, injustice, and suffering.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz and Janusz Welin

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Spiritual Bypassing: When We Do Not Want to Look Honestly

with Bhante Sukhacitto

Friday, May 31st, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Join Theravadan monk Bhante Sukhacitto for an evening exploring how can we use meditation practice to integrate meditation and insight more fully into our lives, instead of using it as a way to escape our problems and challenges in order to experience quiet and peace.

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The Great Potential of Change

with Bhante Sukhacitto and Bart van Melik

Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 from 10:00am to 5:00pm

Supported by kind awareness, wisdom, and community we’ll explore the potential and difficulty of changes in our lives. In this retreat we will introduce the six meditative guidelines of Insight Dialogue: Pause, Relax, Open, Attune to Emergence, Listen Deeply, and Speak the Truth.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Brian Simmons and Elaine Retholtz

Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Amy Selzer and Gary Singer

Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron

Orientation: Thursday, June 13th, 2019 from 6:30-9:00pm
Course: Thursdays, June 20th - August 15th from 6:30-9:00pm

MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.

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Birding and Nature Meditation at Central Park

with Lin Gordon and Stephen Roylance

Saturday, June 15th, 2019 from 8:15am-10:30am

Join nature meditation teacher, Lin Gordon, and science teacher, Stephen Roylance, in taking an early morning walk through Central Park, where we will listen to the sounds within and without.

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Day of Mindfulness Meditation

with Rosemary Blake and Bart van Melik

Saturday, June 15th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

The retreat day will be one of noble silence for those who want to deepen their practice. It will include sitting, walking, and select inspirational readings for contemplation. One-on-one meetings with the teacher will also be available.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Angela Dews and Lani Miller

Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 from 7pm-9pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Jon Aaron and Brian Simmons

Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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The Way of Effortless Mindfulness Book Talk

with Loch Kelly

Friday, June 28th, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm

In this evening discussion and book talk for his new book, The Way of Effortless Mindfulness, Loch Kelly teaches how you can “unhook” awareness from chattering thoughts, and access a peaceful mind and a naturally embodied wakefulness.

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Beginner’s Workshop

with Lani Miller

Sunday, June 30th, 2019 from 10:00am-1:00pm

This comprehensive three-hour workshop will provide fundamental instruction in insight meditation. Emphasis is placed on the practices of sitting and walking meditation and developing mindfulness in daily life.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Angela Dews and Gary Singer

Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Summer Meditative Hike to Hook Mountain

with Lin Gordon

Saturday, July 13th 2019 from 8:15am - 3:00pm

Enjoy a summer day in the peaceful beauty of the Hudson Valley with a meditative hike to connect with nature and ourselves. We’ll integrate sitting and walking nature meditation throughout the hike.

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Obstacles to Practice: Exploring the Five Hindrances

with Elaine Retholtz

July 15th - August 12th, 2019 from 9:30am - 11:30am

As we practice meditation, we often experience a range of difficult emotions or mental obstacles. 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.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Brian Simmons and Amy Selzer
Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues. Find out more

Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Peter Doobinin

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Spiritual Bypass and the War on Emotion

with Dave Smith

Monday, July 29th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

In this evening talk visiting teacher Dave Smith will discuss spiritual bypassing and how our practice can be used to understand and heal emotional suffering.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Jon Aaron and Elaine Retholtz

Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

Angela Dews and Jon Aaron

Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Amy Selzer and Lani Miller

Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Brian Simmons and Janusz Welin

Tuesday, August 27th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, a Dharma talk and dialogue to address practice issues.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Gary Singer and Janusz Welin

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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The Power of Forgiveness

with Elaine Retholtz

Mondays, September 9th-23rd, 2019 from 9:30am - 11:30am

Join us for a 3-week course examining forgiveness and how it can allow us to come more fully into our hearts and be a catalyst that transforms bitterness, anger, and grief into compassion and lovingkindness.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Angela Dews and Lani Miller

Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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Beginner’s Workshop

with Lani Miller

Saturday, September 14th, 2019 from 10:00am - 1:00pm

This comprehensive three-hour workshop will provide fundamental instruction in insight meditation. Emphasis is placed on the practices of sitting and walking meditation and developing mindfulness in daily life.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Janusz Welin and Amy Selzer

Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron

Orientation: Thursday, Sept 19th, 2019 from 6:30pm-9:00pm
Course: Thursdays, October 3rd - November 21st, 2019 from 6:30pm - 9:00pm

MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Karen Williams and Angela Dews

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron and Savanna Jo (Upayadhi) Luraschi

Orientation: Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019 from 6:30pm-9:00pm
Course: Wednesdays, October 16th - December 4th, 2019 from 6:30pm-9:00pm

MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Bart van Melik and Janusz Welin

Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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Cultivating Awareness + Wisdom

with Alexis Santos

Friday, October 11th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Awareness and wisdom are qualities of mind that together provide the ingredients for clear seeing and compassion to arise. This evening of meditation and discussion will explore how to cultivate these essential qualities.

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An Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation

with Brian Simmons

Wednesdays, October 23rd - November 20th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

This 5-week course is designed to provide a clear and practical path for people wanting to experience the profound benefits of mindfulness meditation both on and off the cushion. Ancient techniques and teachings of Buddhist meditation will be made abundantly practical and relevant for modern city dwellers in the 21st century.

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Mindful Eating for Self-Care

with Laurence Magro

Saturday, October 26th, 2019 from 10:00am to 4:00pm

Do you eat when you are stressed out, bored or sad? Have you tried to eat more healthfully but just can’t seem to stick with it? Join Laurence Magro, psychotherapist and certified mindfulness educator on an exploration of habits of mind and heart around food and eating.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Elaine Retholtz and Gary Singer

Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Amy Selzer and Jon Aaron

Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

These teacher-led sittings provide an opportunity for the Sangha to meet with NYI teachers for meditation, hear a Dharma talk and discuss practice.

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