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In-Person: A Steady, Peaceful Mind

with Melissa McKay
Monday, May 20th, 2024 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm

The promise of the Buddha's teaching is that it is -- not by banishing unwanted emotions or pretending that everything is okay, but by reducing the mind's habitual tendency to make matters even worse. Join visiting teacher Melissa McKay for an evening of meditation and a discussion of how meditation helps us to reduce the negativity of the mind. Find out more

Canceled: Celebrating and Embodying Mahapajapati

with Wildecy de Fátima Jury
Friday, May 10th, 2024, 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Saturday, May 11th, 2024, 1:00pm - 5:30pm ET

Mahapajapati, the Buddha’s aunt who raised him, is as a symbol of wisdom, care, nurturing, and leadership—an embodiment of caregivers, mothers, heroes, and leaders alike. Despite her significant role as a great Bodhisattva, her story remains untold and underappreciated in many discussions even today. During this two-day program, we will delve deeper into the life of Mahapajapati, drawing connections to our modern-day experiences. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Liberation through Relationship – The Four Wise Efforts

with Leslie Booker and Kate Johnson
Thursdays, May 2nd - 23rd, 2024 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm ET

In the Four Wise Efforts, the Buddha offers us a path of skillful action that leads to a liberated mind. Join us in this four week course, as dharma teachers and longtime friends Leslie Booker and Kate Johnson apply the Four Wise Efforts to the practice of wise relationships. Together, we will develop an embodied, relational understanding of this time-honored Buddhist teaching, and learn how to better protect our energy, let go of what does not serve, cultivate the good, and sustain our liberated relationships over the long term. Find out more

In-Person or Online: Community Town Hall Gathering

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 from 7:30pm – 9:30pm ET

New York Insight’s Leadership Collective would like to invite you to our Community Town Hall Gathering. Together, we will have an opportunity to connect with each other, introduce you to some new people (staff & board), provide updates on many wonderful things-including our search for a new home, share preliminary results from our Community Survey and hear your thoughts on how NYI can continue to support your practice and serve as your spiritual home.

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In Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron
In-Person Course: Tuesdays, January 23rd - March 12th, 2024 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
In-Person Daylong: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 | 9:30am - 5:00pm ET

MBSR has helped thousands of people decrease the effects of stress in their lives, allowing them to reduce the symptoms of both physical and psychological problems, and to live their lives with more ease, vitality, and enjoyment. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Awakening Glimpse by Glimpse

with Loch Kelly
Sunday, November 12th, 2023 from 10:00am - 5:00pm ET

Having experienced some of the initial benefits of mindfulness, is it now possible to awaken to the deep sense of well-being, creativity, and unconditional love that is our true nature? In this daylong retreat, you will learn contemporary versions of effortless mindfulness that help you live from your heart-mind. This program will be immediately followed by light in-person reception to celebrate the release of Loch's new app, Mindful Glimpses. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Yom Kippur – A Day of Silence and Reflection

with Jon Aaron and Elaine Retholtz
Monday, September 25th, 2023, 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. Find out more

In Person: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course

with Jon Aaron
In-Person Course: Thursdays, September 21st - November 16th (skipping Nov. 2,) 2023 | 6:30pm - 9:00pm ET
In-Person Daylong: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 | 9:30am - 5:00pm ET

MBSR uses meditation, yoga, and inquiry as a way of training people to relate differently to stresses in their lives and in fact, relate differently to each moment of their lives. Each class includes various “formal” meditation practices, mindful movement and discussion/inquiry exploring the habits of the mind to discover how these patterns of reactivity become a major cause of stress. Find out more

Postponed: The Heart of Compassion – Looking Towards, Finding Ease

with Scott Tusa
Thursday, September 21st, 2023 from 6:30 - 8:30pm ET

Life doesn't always go the way we want. Rather than bypassing its challenges when they come up, meditation offers us an opportunity to look towards in order to find true contentment. In this in person evening talk, and through periods of meditation, experiential learning, and discussion, we will explore how to meet life’s challenges with more awareness, compassion, and ease. Find out more

In-Person and Online: Do I See My True Self? Do I See You? Do I See Nature? A Half-Day Retreat

Wildecy de Fátima Jury
Saturday, September 16th, 2023 from 1:00pm - 5:30pm ET

The practice of Dharma teaches us to see ourselves, others and nature in very genuine ways. It inspires and guides us to embrace ourselves, others and nature by savoring these relationships and bringing profound spiritual growth. In this half day retreat, inside of a safe and supportive container, we will observe, reflect, and share how we are seeing and relating to ourselves and others. Find out more

In-Person: Mahapajapati’s Celebration – A Half-Day Retreat For Those Who Identify as Women

with Wildecy de Fátima Jury and Gayah Imani Gillson
Saturday, August 12th, 2023 from 1:00pm - 5:30pm ET

Mahapajapati, the Buddha's aunt, was known as an exceptional woman with a deep level of dignity, compassion, and wisdom. She was caring and nurturing and an archetype of caregivers, mothers, heroes, and leaders. She was a great Bodhisattva whose life is relatively unknown and little spoken about. Many women today carry patterns that demonstrate Mahapajapati's divine qualities. Yet, many also face challenges that Mahapajapati and women encountered 2600 years ago. If not in our day-to-day lives, perhaps these challenges are printed in our psyches and our relationships. Find out more
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