In-Person: Manhattan Pilgrimage
with nico hase
Sunday, October 15th, 2023 | 10:00am – 5:00pm
Pilgrimage has been an essential part of Buddhist spiritual life for thousands of years. The process of walking–outer pilgrimage—often gives rise to insights, healing, and a deep sense of letting go—inner pilgrimage.
Doing this together builds community and mutual belonging.
Doing this in a major American city brings the sacred into the everyday.
In this 13.5 mile pilgrimage visiting Insight meditation teacher nico hase will guide participants in a meditation walk from the southern tip of Manhattan to the northern tip. The pilgrimage will happen rain or shine.
The group will gather at 9:45 at the Statue of Liberty View Point in Battery Park. After a guided meditation, dialogue, and intention setting ritual, the group will walk in silence until lunch.
During lunch there will be time for casual conversation, followed by a brief meditation, before resuming the silent meditation walk. The pilgrimage will end at Inwood Hill Park, where there will be time for reflections, dialogue, and a brief closing ceremony.
(See below for a map of our route.)
This pilgrimage is open to anyone who can walk thirteen and a half miles at a brisk pace with infrequent stops. No prior meditation experience is necessary.
Join visiting Insight meditation teacher nico hase for a day of outer and inner pilgrimage, and a deepening into the sacred in the everyday of city life.
Registration:
Please register at the highest level that your generosity offers. Registration will close on Saturday, October 14th at 12pm ET.
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Teacher(s)
nico hase
nico hase lived in a monastery for six years before earning a PhD in counseling psychology and becoming an Insight meditation teacher full-time. He currently mentors mindfulness teachers, teaches online and in-person retreats, and speaks with students in one-on-one sessions. He and his beloved life partner Devon are the authors of How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Survival Guide for Modern Life. Find out more at devonandnicohase.com.