New York Insight Meditation Center

03/30/2026

Join us in Prospect Park on Saturday, May 9th, 2026, with renowned foraging expert “Wildman” Steve Brill for a morning of urban foraging and mindfulness meditation.

Together, in the midst of our urban environment, we’ll discover nature’s bounty—the many surprising, hidden-in-plain-sight gifts that can nurture and heal our bodies and minds. We’ll explore with all our senses and take time to reflect on what we encounter.

“Wildman” Steve has been guiding foraging tours in and around New York City since 1982 and delights in transforming our perception of familiar “weeds” into treasured herbs. This gathering will be a playful mix of botany, ecology, and history with an invitation to explore and be fully present for small, meaningful wonders in our everyday lives.

Beginners and seasoned practitioners all welcome. Space is limited, so please register to reserve your spot!

Sponsored by New York Insight Sacred Earth Sangha In-Person: Savoring Urban Nature - Mindful Foraging in Prospect Park with "Wildman" Steve Brill

03/30/2026

Many of us come to meditation with an idea of how it’s supposed to look.

We imagine we should sit a certain way, feel a certain way, or handle whatever arises with equanimity and composure.

But over time, these expectations can become another form of pressure in practice.

In this upcoming evening class on Thursday, April 16th, 2026 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET, meditation teacher Yong Oh explores what happens when we let go of those ideas and allow practice to meet us exactly where we are.

Through dharma talks, meditation, and discussion, this class looks at how meditation becomes a genuine refuge when we stop trying to get it right and begin relating to our experience with curiosity and compassion.

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Online: The Wisdom of Being a "Bad Meditator" with Yong Oh Thursday, April 16th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET Yong Oh

03/24/2026

Connection isn’t something you have to create. It’s something that’s already here, when you come back into your body and the present moment.

On Thursday, April 9th, join meditation teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo and Linds Roberts invite you to shift in how we relate to ourselves and the world around us. We’ll explore what it means to belong to the Earth, to feel ourselves as part of something larger, interconnected, and fully alive.

We hope to see you there! Click for more info and to reserve your spot.

In-Person and Online: Belonging to the Earth - Touching Interbeing and Our Place in the Whole Part of The Body Remembers Freedom Series

03/14/2026

In this evening online program, with former Buddhist monk Scott Tusa, we’ll explore how to work skillfully with emotions—not by transcending or suppressing them, but by meeting them with embodied compassion.

Drawing on practices from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, we’ll discover how bringing compassionate presence to our felt experience naturally unlocks insight and freedom.

We hope you can join us! Visit nyimc.org for more information and registration.

03/09/2026

Work, s*x, and money are three of the most charged areas of our everyday lives, yet their potency is often ignored in our practice.

Over the course of this weekend retreat with longtime Dharma Teacher and author Martin Aylward, we’ll explore each domain in depth.

The optional online follow-up sessions after the week allow you to integrate your insights as you continue to practice in your daily roles and relationships where these areas impact us.

Visit nyimc.org for more info and registration.

03/03/2026

Meditation practice brings us right to our edge:

The edge between acceptance and resistance. Between leaning into difficulty and seeking safety. Between staying open and shutting down.

In this interactive half-day retreat on Sunday, March 29th, 2026, with Harvard psychologist and meditation teacher Paul Fulton, we’ll explore these tensions in the context of your actual, lived challenges. Through meditation and guided inquiry, we’ll look at how to stay grounded without numbing out, how to bear witness without becoming overwhelmed, and how to cultivate equanimity without drifting into indifference.

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In-Person and Online: Am I Supposed To Be OK With This? Practice at the Cutting Edge with Paul Fulton Sunday, March 29th,

03/03/2026

These are hard times, and many of us are asking: how do I keep going?

This half-day retreat on Saturday, March 21st, with yoga and meditation teacher Oneika Mays offers space to resource yourself through gentle yoga, mindfulness, and deep rest.

Everyone is welcome. Click for more info and to reserve your spot!

In-Person: Moving with Kindness - A Half-Day Yoga Retreat with Oneika Mays Saturday, March 21st, 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm ET

03/03/2026

The Buddha called the volatile forces that unsettle hearts and minds the Eight Worldly Winds: gain and loss, praise and blame, status and shame, pleasure and pain.

In this four-week course, led by meditation teacher David Grogan, beginning on Tuesday, March 17th, you'll investigate these destabilizing winds and cultivate a greater capacity to weather the blustery stresses of modern life.

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In-Person and Online: When the Worldly Winds Blow - Resilience in Times of Stress, Fear, and Uncertainty with David Grogan Tuesdays, March

02/23/2026

It can often feel like we are rushing through our days, accumulating stress, missing out on meaningful moments, and making reactionary decisions. And even though we know that pace isn’t good for us, it's still hard to slow down.

Join New York Insight Teachers Lani Miller and Elaine Retholtz on Saturday, February 28th, 2026, for a special in-person or online daylong silent meditation retreat for those who want to reconnect and deepen their practice.

Together we will pause, reset, and find some much-needed mental space and clarity.

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In-Person and Online: Day of Insight - A Daylong Meditation Retreat with Elaine Retholtz and Lani Miller Saturday, February 28th, 2026 |

02/23/2026

Most of us want to act with wisdom and compassion, yet we often find ourselves repeating patterns that cause harm or frustration.

The meditative path encourages us to let go — but what does that really mean? And how can we release old habits without withdrawing from life?

In this three-hour online program on Saturday, March 21st, 2026, renowned Buddhist teacher Martine Batchelor will guide us through four stages of letting go. Through meditation and reflection, we’ll explore our triggers, habits, and conditioned reactions, and discover how mindfulness opens space for wiser, more creative responses.

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Online: Letting Go in Four Stages with Martine Batchelor Saturday, March 21st, 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm ET Most of us try

02/18/2026

On Thursday, March 12th, 2026 (6:30–8:30pm ET), join Kaira Jewel Lingo and Linds Roberts for a live, experiential workshop exploring what happens when the body is given a break from effort.

Through gentle InterPlay and meditation practices, we’ll create space to:

• Step out of striving and productivity
• Reconnect with natural spontaneity
• Let creativity arise without pressure or performance

Part of The Body Remembers Freedom series, this evening is an invitation to experience what becomes possible when nothing needs to be achieved.

Join online or in person. Reserve your spot now.

In-Person and Online: The Power of Play - Improvisation, Trust, and The Gift of Aimlessness Part of The Body Remembers Freedom Series

02/18/2026

Are you caught in an addiction relapse cycle and ready to heal the deeper patterns that fuel it?

Join us on Saturday, April 11th, 2026 , for a daylong retreat led by meditation teacher George Haas that integrates meditation, attachment repair, and relapse prevention to heal addiction at its root.

This offering is for you if…

•You’re interested in learning more about attachment theory and addiction (no need to identify as an addict to attend).
•You’re in recovery and/or navigating addiction (or have in the past) and are ready to move beyond “just staying sober” into healing the attachment patterns that drive relapse and chronic disconnection.

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In-Person and Online: The Heart of Addiction - Working with Shame, Repairing Attachment Wounds with George Haas Saturday, April 11th, 2026 |