In-Person: Community Meditation Gathering
with Leslie Booker
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET
Location: Still Mind Zendo at 37 West 17th St, #6W, New York City
Although Buddhism is often seen as a solitary path, sangha, or community, is an essential part of meditation practice. However, cultivating this sense of community has been a difficult challenge in this day and age of social isolation and Zoom fatigue.
New York Insight is excited to offer a brand new series of in-person community gatherings consisting of guided meditation, a talk by one of our teachers, followed by group discussion, and opportunities to socialize and connect with like-minded practitioners.
Whether you are brand new to meditation practice, new to New York Insight, or are a longtime, experienced meditator, all are welcome to join us for this series of in-person community meditation gatherings.
We hope to see you there!
Space is limited. Please Reserve your seat below.
- Please arrive 15-20 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.
- Reserved seats will be released at 6:30 PM to our waitlist.
- If we are sold out, please sign-up for the waiting list – there may be a gap before the Wait List opens.
- If you are on the Wait List, please email registration@nyimc.org between 5:30-6 pm on the day to inquire if space opened up for you to join us.
- Walk-Ins will be admitted if space is available on a first-come basis at the start of the program.
If you are having trouble completing your RSVP or donation, please CLICK HERE to open it in a new browser. All proceeds will support this sangha’s teacher(s) and other NYI teacher support. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance.
Suggested donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
NYI’s Covid Protocol for In-Person Indoors Programs:
•All participants must RSVP in advance before attending the program.
•Wearing a mask is optional and highly recommended at all times.
•For the health and safety of our staff, teachers, and community, please do not come onsite if you are feeling unwell.
•Please let us know so those on the waiting list will be able to attend.
Disclaimer:
•Procedures adhere to current CDC, NY State, NYC, and Still Mind Zendo guidelines.
•Changes may be applied at any time, based on CDC guidelines.
•All in-person programs may become online programs if circumstances dictate.
Teacher(s)
Leslie Booker
Booker is a heart – centered, spirit – driven activist and meditation teacher committed to creating a culture of belonging through her teaching and writing. She completed Spirit Rock’s 4 year Retreat Teacher Training in 2020, and shared the practices of yoga and mindfulness with New York City’s most vulnerable populations for over a decade. Booker has co – authored and contributed to several publications including the trauma – informed anthology Practicing Liberation and its accompanying workbook, for folks working towards social justice. She is a co-founder of the Yoga Service Council at Omega Institute and the Meditation Working Group of Occupy Wall Street. In 2020 she was invited to be a Sojourner Truth Leadership Fellow through Auburn Seminary and was voted by her peers as one of the 12 Powerful Women in the Mindfulness Movement.
Booker moved to Philadelphia in August of 2020 to vote in a swing state, and currently serves as the Guiding Teacher of New York Insight.
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