Events for December 7 - September 6 › Daylong Programs

with Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad

Friday, September 6th, 2024 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Saturday, September 7th, 2024 from 10:00am - 3:00pm ET

In this two-part retreat, we will approach Black, queer writers James Baldwin and Audre Lorde as ancestors who offered an embodied dharma of resilience, fortitude, presence, and joy in a racist, patriarchal, homophobic context. We will discuss the Buddhist doctrine of suffering, and in so doing, we will practice the importance of honoring anger, deconstructing the delusion of white supremacy, and the necessity of attending to race, gender, and sexuality in Buddhist contexts.

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with Elaine Retholtz and Nancy Glimm

Saturday, September 28th, 2024 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET

This retreat day will be one of noble silence for those who want to deepen their practice. It will include sitting, walking, and select inspirational readings for contemplation. Individual interviews will be available. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to maintain the meditative atmosphere and concentration.

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with Jon Aaron and Elaine Retholtz

Saturday, October 12th, 2024 from 10:00am - 7:00pm ET

Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a day when, as a community, Jews are asked to reflect on their actions of the past year and to ask for atonement for any actions that were unskillful. In support of this day, NYI hosts an In-Person and Online day of silence and reflection.

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with Brian Simmons

Saturday, October 26th, 2024 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET

This retreat day will be one of noble silence for those who want to deepen their practice. It will include sitting, walking, and select inspirational readings for contemplation. Individual interviews will be available. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to maintain the meditative atmosphere and concentration.

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with David Grogan

Saturday, November 9th, 2024 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET

Join us for a day of restorative practice and open-hearted fellowship away from the incessant drumbeat of news and cacophonous views clamoring for attention on your electronic devices. During the mini-retreat we will explore foundational meditation practices for finding poise and balance in our bodies in the midst of turbulent times. The invitation will be to slow down and cultivate an attitude of curiosity and care to whatever might arise moment by moment.

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with Brian Simmons

Saturday, November 16th, 2024 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET

This retreat day will be one of noble silence for those who want to deepen their practice. It will include sitting, walking, and select inspirational readings for contemplation. Individual interviews will be available. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to maintain the meditative atmosphere and concentration.

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with Leslie Booker and Dara Silverman

Saturday, November 23rd & Sunday, November 24th, 2024 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ETT

In this two-day non-residential retreat, we’ll explore “hope” as an embodied practice in a tumultuous world. Join long-time friends and collaborators Booker and Dara as they weave together somatic (body-based) practices and the heart practices of the Buddha’s Brahmaviharas (expressions of love). Together we’ll cultivate these capacities in ourselves, and nurture a fuller understanding of the body and heart.

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with Jon Aaron

Saturday, December 7th, 2024 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET

The variety of meditation practices found in Buddhism can lead to confusion and doubt, or to staying on the surface level in our practice as a result of switching around so much. This course will spend time investigating our own experience with each of these practices and sharing the fruit of wisdom and compassion that comes of this. Find out more

with Elaine Retholtz and Nancy Glimm

Saturday, December 15th, 2024 from 10:00am - 4:00pm ET

This retreat day will be one of noble silence for those who want to deepen their practice. It will include sitting, walking, and select inspirational readings for contemplation. Individual interviews will be available. Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to maintain the meditative atmosphere and concentration.

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