Online: Life and Death Through the Eyes and Heart of the Buddha
with Amy Selzer and Nancy Glimm
Sunday, January 12th, February 2nd, March 2nd, April 6th, May 4th, June 8th, July 6th, August 3rd, September 7th, October 5th, November 2nd, December 7th, 2025 | 10:00am – 1:00pm ET
Do you think about your life as if it will never end? If you woke up each morning, knowing you only had a year to live, what would change? How might fear—or the busy “doing mind”—keep you from experiencing life as it is? What would happen if you awoke each day with play, appreciation, and joy?
Until we are directly confronted with mortality most of us don’t ask ourselves these questions. And without the right tools, our resistance to death can leave us feeling afraid and isolated.
This course is about living fully in each moment of your life through the Buddha’s perspective—his core teachings. We will explore our thoughts and feelings about dying and how this process awakens us all to the preciousness of this life. Once a month for all of 2025, we will meet to discuss how Buddhist teachings can help us greet death with an open, loving mind.
These sessions are not just for those who society labels as “aging.” People of all ages and those interested in living life to the fullest are welcome.
Know that your registration in this class is a commitment to participate for the entire year in this process of discovery. There may be moments of sadness, extraordinary joy, and everything in between. Join us, as we create a community that grows together and supports each other on this journey.
Please note, the class size for this program is limited to 30 students, so please register early if interested.
Registration:
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Volunteering
All of our programs rely on volunteers to support our teachers and staff with various tasks and responsibilities. Volunteering allows you to participate in our programs at no cost. To inquire about volunteering opportunities, please fill out our inquiry form, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Teacher(s)
Amy Selzer
Amy Selzer has been practicing vipassana meditation since 2002. She completed two year-long classes on Integrated Study and Practice with Andrew Olendski.
She is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders Program. After she graduated, she saw a need to address the aging population. She is one of the founders of that sangha, Aging As A Spiritual Practice, which meets weekly to this day.
She has also been one of the core teachers in the year- long Death and Dying classes. She has served as Co-Chair on the Teacher’s Council for over 3 years.
Amy’s former career was team- teaching young children in an inclusion program for children with and without special needs. In addition, she worked with and supported the parents of those children.
She is particularly passionate about the dharma and the aging population, as well as all other practitioners.
Nancy Glimm
Nancy has been practicing meditation since 1996. She has been a member of NYIMC since it’s inception in 1997. Her first teacher Tamara Engel was one of NYIMC’s founders. Nancy has taught broadly on the Dharma since her graduation from the Community Dharma Leader Teacher Training Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in 2012. Since 2013 she has been a core teacher for the NYIMC Aging as a Spiritual Practice sangha and courses. Since 2019 she has been a core teacher for the Life and Death year long courses. Her primary teacher since 2012 is Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia.
Nancy is also a psychotherapist with a full time private practice in NYC. Her private practice is informed by her Dharma training.