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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