Become a Volunteer

Support New York Insight and Deepen Your Connection to Community

Offering service to New York Insight provides an invaluable way of strengthening your practice. More than simply pitching in to help facilitate the management of the center, volunteering provides the rare opportunity to transform generosity into Wise Action, which the Buddha identified as a critical component of the Eight Fold Path. Serving the community serves the awakening of all of us.

NYI is an almost entirely volunteer-run organization. To help deliver these programs, we have always relied heavily on a small but committed group of people. In return, theses dedicated individuals have the satisfaction of knowing NYI couldn’t exist without them.

Volunteer Inquiry Form

Click here to fill out our brief Volunteer Inquiry Form

Reasons to Volunteer at NYI

There are a variety of reasons why people choose to support New York Insight through volunteering. Here are just a few:

to practice generosity
to be more connected to sangha (community) and the Dharma
to meet new teachers
to support your sangha

What People are saying

“Volunteering is why I have a practice. Before I used to think that my practice had no integrity and now I’m just grateful.”

“I enjoy volunteering at NYI because I get to be my best self for 2 hours a week and support my own practice.”

“As a volunteer, I appreciate the trust that comes from NYI and the community members who attend.”

“Volunteering is now an important part of my practice and it helps me to show up.”