Loving Kindness and Equanimity With Sharon Salzberg

Equanimity is a spacious stillness of mind that allows us to be with things as they simply are. It does not imply indifference, however. Rather, when equanimity is present, it is the ground out of which sustained transformation can occur. It is also the foundation for the boundless arising of other qualities of the mind […]

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You Are Not Your Pain

Space is limited Sundays; January 15, 22, 29; February 5, 12, 19, 26; March 5 Structured payment plans and limited partial scholarships are available, please contact info@nyimc.org for additional information. This 8-Week class is geared toward those who deal with persistent pain, illness or other conditions affecting one’s physical health. The curriculum was originally developed […]

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Dedicated Practice Sangha

Fee by donation DEDICATED: adj: committed-devoted-sincere-enthusiastic Are You Dedicated? If you are passionate about the Dharma, then the Sunday DP Sit is a perfect opportunity to deepen your practice. Sit, Walk, and Share with a friendly, peer-led group of practitioners with a variety of Vipassana, retreat and Dharma study experience. No instructions given. All are […]

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Generation Meditation: Young Adults

Fee by donation “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” --Jack Kornfield This community meets on Sunday evenings to meditate, discuss Buddhist teachings, and provide mutual support in applying these practices to the specific challenges of early adulthood. The gathering is participatory and casual. Possible discussion topics include career, relationships, money, […]

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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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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron

Thursdays, September 6th- November 1st, 2018 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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Diving Deep: Living the Satipatthana Sutta

with various NY Insight Teachers

September 8th, 2018 - June 1st 2019

The Satipatthana Sutta is the Buddha’s teaching on a clear and direct path to total freedom. It is an ancient roadmap for modern practitioners to fully develop the power of Mindfulness and awaken the mind’s unlimited potential.

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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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Still, in the City Book Launch

Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

Please join us for a special evening to launch the publishing of Still, in the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos, a collection of stories and essays about the fierce practice of Urban Buddhism, edited by NYIMC teacher Angela Dews.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Elaine Retholtz

Fridays, September 14th- November 16th, 2018 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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Event Volunteer Training

Friday, September 14th, 2018 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm

The center needs you to help prepare the space and welcome participants. As a volunteer, you’ll learn more about New York Insight and become an active member of the Sangha.

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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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Yom Kippur: A Day of Silence and Reflection

with Jon Aaron, Elaine Retholtz, and Sandra Weinberg

Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 | 10am-6:30pm


All are welcome to join us in this celebration and exploration of the Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. There will be meditations focused on the idea of right action, the difference between guilt and remorse, the laws of karma, forgiveness, and lovingkindness.

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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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The Brahma Viharas: Loving What Is

with Lani Miller

Wednesdays, September 26th - October 24th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

This course will explore the four Brahma vihāra, which are teachings by the Buddha for the practice and cultivation of four states of mind.

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The Four Noble Truths

with Angela Dews

Tuesdays October 2nd, 9th, 23rd and 30th from 10:00am-12:00pm

This course explores the Buddha's seminal teachings on the Four Noble Truths and investigates what he described as the causes and conditions that make freedom possible.

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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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Working with the Judging Voice

with Gary Singer

Fridays, October 19th - November 16th, 2018 from 10am-12pm

One of the most powerful impediments to our awakening and peace in our lives is our judging, self-critical voice that can undermine our efforts. In this course, we’ll use the tools of the dhamma to investigate the roots of the judging voice and how we can quiet it.

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Tuesday Dharma Gathering

with Angela Dews and Bart van Melik

Tuesday, October 23rd, 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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Effortless Mindfulness Embodied

with Loch Kelly

Friday, October 26, 2018 from 7-9pm

Effortless mindfulness is an advanced, yet simple form of mindfulness. Rather than concentrating to calm and focus your mind, in this class we will learn to intentionally shift into our awake aware mind, which is already calm, intelligent, and able to effortlessly focus.

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Aging As a Spiritual Practice Daylong

with Rosemary Blake, Amy Selzer and Nancy Glimm

Saturday, October 27th, 2018 from 10:00am-5:00pm

Join us for a day exploring aging as a spiritual practice through meditation practice, teachings and group discussion.

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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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Dharma in an Age of Distress

with Joseph Goldstein

Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm at Middle Collegiate Church

Join us for this special evening as we learn practical tools for deepening awareness of ourselves and others, and explore methods for cultivating greater insight, equanimity and kindness in the face of change and challenge.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Alumni Daylong

with Elaine Retholtz

Sunday, November 4, 2018 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

Practicing with other MBSR alumni and those currently taking the course, you will have a day to focus on mindfulness, what it looks in your life now, and build some momentum to continue these practices for time to come.

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Sitting on Sunday

with Charmaine Henderson

Sunday, November 4, 2018 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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Exploring the Eightfold Path

with Angela Dews

Tuesdays, November 6th - December 11th, 2018 from 10:00am - 12:00pm

The Buddha describes the Noble Eightfold Path as the way of practice leading to the cessation of suffering. This course will explore these teachings and include practice, instruction and talks, as well as group dialogue and inquiry.

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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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Tricycle Movie Night at NY Insight: The Last Dalai Lama?

with film director Mickey Lemle and Tricycle editor James Shaheen

Friday, November 9th, 2018 | 6:00pm-8:30pm

Join Tricycle and New York Insight for a special screening of Mickey Lemle’s new award-winning documentary, The Last Dalai Lama?, in which the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, takes a look at his legacy as he enters the ninth decade of his life.

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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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Sitting on Sunday

with Angela Dews

Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 | 10:00am-12:00pm

This Sunday daylong retreat begins 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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The Three Refuges and Other Threes

with Jon Aaron

Thursdays, December 6th, 13th, & 20th, 2018 from 10:00am - 12:00pm

During these three Thursdays we will explore how these key teachings from the Buddha overlap and interface with each other.

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Bringing Your Practice to Life: Three Thursday Evenings for MBSR Alumni

with Jon Aaron

Thursdays, December 6th, 13th, & 20th, 2018 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

Whether you've recently completed Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction or your practice just needs a bit of energizing this will be a three-week class to re-enforce and renew. This is an opportunity to practice together and learn ways to bring these practices into our lives while bringing life to our practice.

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Tricycle Movie Night at NY Insight: In Between Mountains and Oceans

Friday, December 7th, 2018 from 6:00pm-8:30pm

Every 20 years, locals tear down Ise Jingu, one of the most important Shinto shrine complexes in Mie Prefecture, Japan, only to rebuild it entirely from scratch. Explore this 1,300-year-old ritual in Tricycle’s and New York Insight’s screening of In Between Mountains and Oceans (Umi Yama Aida) directed by acclaimed Japanese photographer Masaaki Miyazawa.

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Awakening Together: The Power of Spiritual Friendship

with Bart van Melik and Janet Surrey

Sunday, December 9, 2018 from 10:00 am - 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 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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CANCELLED: Creativity & Meditation: A Daylong Retreat

with Lani Miller and Brian Simmons

Sunday, December 16th, 2018 from 10am-5pm

During this daylong retreat workshop we will explore the natural relationship and flow between meditation and creativity. The day will include and unfold with Buddhist meditation practice, experiential processes related to this topic, short talks by the teachers, and lots of group participation.

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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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NYI Urban Weekend Retreat

with Rosemary Blake

Saturday, January 12th, 2019 from 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, January 13th, 2019 from 10:00am-5:00pm

A weekend meditation retreat for those who want to deepen their practice.

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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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Into the Void: The Buddha’s Teachings on Emptiness

with Jon Aaron

Thursdays, January 17th - March 21st, 2019 from 10:00am-12:00pm

While they may seem confusing at first, the teachings on emptiness have the potential to open us to the experience and embodied wisdom of Anatta (not-self). This class will be an opportunity to explore how, as we start to live from the place of Emptiness, true freedom is experienced.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron

Orientation: Thursday, January 17th, 2019 from 6:30pm-9:00pm
Course: Thursdays, January 31st – March 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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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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Monthly Community Potluck

Friday, January 18th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Fundamentals Course

with Elaine Retholtz or Jon Aaron

Sat, January 19th - Sat, March 23rd, 2019

New York Insight now offers MBSR Fundamentals—the first step in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Training Pathway. NYI teachers Jon Aaron and Elaine Retholtz are authorized by the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness to offer this special MBSR teacher training in New York City.

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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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The Magnanimous Heart: Compassion and Love, Loss and Grief, Joy and Liberation

with Narayan Helen Liebenson

Friday, January 25th, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, January 26th, 2019 from 10:00am-4:00pm

Join teacher and author Narayan Helen Liebenson for a workshop on how to live from a compassionate love that guides our lives and warms whatever it shines upon. With metta and compassion as companions and allies, we will discover how our own magnanimous hearts can gently allow our inner knots to untie themselves.

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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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Monthly Community Potluck

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

All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.

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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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Day of Insight: A Daylong Meditation Retreat

with Rosemary Blake

Sunday, February 17th, 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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Community Town Hall Meeting

Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

New York Insight staff, teachers, and board directors invite you to join us for a Town Hall Meeting to welcome our new Executive Director and share exciting news about recent developments at NYI. Most importantly, this evening, open to all, is an opportunity to share your thoughts about how NYI can support your practice and better serve as your spiritual home.

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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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Vast View, Fine Attention

with Martin Aylward

Saturday, March 9th, 2019 from 10:00am - 5:00pm

Explore how we might we bring both a vast view and a fine attention to both our inner practices, and in response to the ecological, political and social crises in which we currently find ourselves.

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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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Monthly Community Potluck

Friday, March 15th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.

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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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AWARE: The Science and Practice of Presence

with Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

Monday, March 18th, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
at Middle Collegiate Church

Come join Daniel Siegel in this exploration of well-being in our lives! We’ll dive deeply into the nature of presence, and how learning a reflective practice can build the mental skills of focused attention, open awareness, and kind intention that cultivate important aspects of social, psychological, and physiological flourishing.

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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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Monthly Community Potluck

Friday, April 12th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.

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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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CLIMATE CRISIS: What can we do together? An NYI Community Meeting

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Please join NYI president Tom Carling, teacher Sebene Selassie, and Extinction Rebellion leader Bill Beckler, for an evening of meditation, presentations, and discussion as we explore your ideas and consider how NYI can best support our individual and collective practices in the midst of this new reality.

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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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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Alumni Daylong

with Jon Aaron

Saturday, May 11th, 2019 from 9:30am – 5:00pm

Join us for a daylong program to practice with other MBSR alumni and those currently taking the course. You will have a day to focus on mindfulness, what it looks in your life now, and build some momentum to continue these practices for time to come.

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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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Monthly Community Potluck

Friday, May 17th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

All are welcome! In the warm spirit of Sangha, please join us for New York Insight’s Monthly Sangha Potluck. Please bring a vegetarian or vegan offering to add to our shared meal.

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Awakening to the Climate Emergency: A Wesak Observance

Saturday, May 18th, 2019 from 11:30am-5:00pm

In connection with the Call to Declare Climate Emergency and timed with Wesak, the annual observance of the Buddha’s Awakening, we invite you to come together as a sangha for a live-stream webinar featuring teachers such as Kittisaro and Thanissara followed by a community potluck.

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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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The Healing Power Of Refuge

with Lani Miller and Harpist Pamela Bruce

Friday, June 7th, 2019 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

On this evening we will explore both the theme and experience of refuge. In these challenging times, remembering that finding and taking refuge is really possible can offer us comfort, support, and strength in our lives.

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