In-Person: Self-Compassion 101
with Gary Singer
Wednesdays, May 15th – June 26th, 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Please Note: This course will skip June 19th, 2024
Location: Still Mind Zendo at 34 W. 15th Street, 3rd floor
Compassion is a cornerstone of the Buddha’s teachings. So then why do many of us have an easier time extending compassion to others than to ourselves?
In this course, we’ll use mindfulness to investigate how we treat ourselves in the privacy of our own minds. Why does our Inner Critic tend to treat ourselves worse than we would anyone else? What stories might we be telling about ourselves and others that might simply be untrue? Can we stop the incessant comparison to others? Can we finally befriend ourselves?
With Self Compassion 101, we become aware of difficult emotions, recognize the common humanity in our struggles, and accept ourselves with greater kindness and compassion. And the more we’re at peace with ourselves, the more peaceful we are with others and the world.
This in-person course is open to new and experienced meditators. Between classes, participants will be encouraged to engaged in meditation and other practices for 20 minutes each day, between classes.
Bring your curiosity!
Registration:
Please register below. If you are able, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! Early Bird pricing ends three weeks before the event. (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.)
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Teacher(s)
Gary Singer
Gary Singer is a teacher of New York Insight and a graduate of the Community Dharma Leader’s teaching program. He’s been practicing vipassanna meditation since 1992 and integrates mindfulness into his psychotherapy practice. As a founder of NYI’s Family Sangha program, he writes and gives workshops on mindfulness, stress reduction, work/life balance, and intercultural/interracial relationships.