Name: How to Practice at a Time Like This: An Online Urban Retreat
Start: 2020-12-13T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2020-12-13T15:00:00-05:00
Location: New York Insight Meditation Center

November 2019

Transforming the Judgmental Mind: A NYI Weekend Retreat

with Donald Rothberg

Saturday, November 16th, 2019 | 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday, November 17th, 2019 | 9:00am - 4:00pm

In this retreat, we will cultivate mindfulness around our judgments; inquiry into the deep roots of judgments; and heart practices such as lovingkindness, forgiveness, and compassion. We will also explore the somatic and social dimensions of judgments--how we internalize dominant views (e.g., of race, gender, etc.)

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January 2020

Finding the Way Home to Kind Awareness: An IMS Urban Retreat

with Bart van Melik and Leslie Booker

Saturday, January 25th, 2020 from 9:30am – 6:00pm
Sunday, January 26th, 2020 from 9:30am – 4:00pm

Insight Meditation Society (IMS) is pleased to present this weekend urban retreat at New York Insight. During this retreat, we will explore the heart of the Buddha’s teaching: suffering and its causes and freedom from its causes. With the help and cultivation of our kind and natural awareness, we can become intimate with what it is like to be human.

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May 2020

Now Online: Dharma and Recovery – A Weekend Retreat

with Kevin Griffin

Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm, ET
Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm, ET

In this online weekend retreat we will practice mindfulness meditation and explore recovery and the Twelve Steps through a Buddhist lens.

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September 2020

Finding Peace Through Release: An Online Urban Retreat

with Bart van Melik

Saturday, September 26th, 2020 from 9:00am - 6:00pm

On this daylong retreat we’ll explore the nature of clinging and how we can train ourselves in letting go. All are welcome.

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October 2020

Resilience Club: Emotional Resilience for Politically Charged Times – An Online Urban Retreat

with Ralph De La Rosa

Saturday, October 24th, 2020 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

The emotional impact of the election season lands on us when we already feel threadbare. It's never been so tough to maintain wellbeing, clarity, compassion, and non-reactivity -- and yet it's never been more important. Join us for a day of truly integrated practice and community connection informed by our complex needs during these times.

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December 2020

How to Practice at a Time Like This: An Online Urban Retreat

with Narayan Liebenson

Saturday, December 12th, 2020 from 9:00am - 6:00pm ET
Sunday, December 13th, 2020 from 9:00am - 3:00pm ET

In this weekend retreat we will turn our attention to the Buddha's Brahmaviharas or the Four Beautiful Qualities of Heart; loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. There are specific instructions and practices for cultivating each of the four Brahmaviharas, and over the course of the weekend we will practice with each one.

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