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Sat. 5/10/2025: Sunset Meditative Walk – Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge Park, 6:15-8:30pm

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Date: Saturday, 5/10/2025 Time: 6:15-8:30pm ET Location: Meet at 6:15pm, corner of Chamber St. and Center St. We often think of meditation as an indoor formal sitting practice, but it’s a practice we can integrate anytime and anywhere. Join us for an outdoor meditation as we walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and practice at Brooklyn Bridge Park during sunset. Together, we’ll immerse ourselves in the beauty of a cityscape sunset, fostering a deep connection with our body, mind, and the natural world. Amidst this urban backdrop, we’ll reflect on our interconnectedness with humanity and the environment. We will explore the rich history of Brooklyn Bridge Park, a testament to community activism transforming abandoned industrial space into a sustainable waterfront haven, blending recreation with ecological preservation. The meditative walk will start at the Brooklyn Bridge from the Manhattan side and continue over the bridge to Brooklyn Bridge Park. This experience will proceed rain or shine, barring heavy rain or severe weather threats. To reach the meeting location by Subway: Take 4, 5, and 6 trains to …

Sunset Meditative Walk – Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge Park – Sunday, 8/4/2024

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Date: Sunday, 8/4/2024 Time: 6:15-8:30pm ET Location: Meet at 6:15pm, corner of Chamber St. and Center St. We often think of meditation as an indoor formal sitting practice, but it’s a practice we can integrate anytime and anywhere. Join us for an outdoor meditation as we walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and practice at Brooklyn Bridge Park during sunset. Together, we’ll immerse ourselves in the beauty of a cityscape sunset, fostering a deep connection with our body, mind, and the natural world. Amidst this urban backdrop, we’ll reflect on our interconnectedness with humanity and the environment. We will explore the rich history of Brooklyn Bridge Park, a testament to community activism transforming abandoned industrial space into a sustainable waterfront haven, blending recreation with ecological preservation. The meditative walk will start at the Brooklyn Bridge from the Manhattan side and continue over the bridge to Brooklyn Bridge Park. This experience will proceed rain or shine, barring heavy rain or severe weather threats. To reach the meeting location by Subway: Take 4, 5, and 6 trains to …

Mindful Family Gathering – Saturday, 8/24/2024

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Date: Saturday, 8/24/2024 Time: 10am – 2pm ET Location: Central Park in New York City (Exact location will be sent before the event) with Lin Wang Gordon, Ian Sicks, Margrit Pittman-Polletta Please join us for NY Insight’s first Family Gathering in Central Park — a day of mindful community, play, and rest! Join us for a delightful day of mindfulness, creativity, and community at our Mindful Family gathering in Central Park. This special gathering marks the kick-off of our Family Programming initiative, designed to bring families together in a joyful, enriching environment. Event Highlights: What to Bring: This event is open to all families, and we encourage you to invite friends and neighbors. Together, let’s celebrate the start of our Family Programming initiative with a day filled with mindfulness, art, nature, and community spirit. We can’t wait to see you there! Let’s co-create! Come and be a part of this community event, where families grow together through mindfulness! Please come and share your ideas with us as we move towards building programming that aligns with …

Sunset Meditative Walk – Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge Park – Friday, 9/22

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Date: Friday, 9/22/2023 Time: 6-8pm ET Location: Meet at 5:45pm at the head of the Brooklyn Bridge on the Manhattan side We often think of meditation as an indoor formal sitting practice, when we can meditate anywhere, anytime, on anything. For this fall evening, explore meditating outdoors by walking through the Brooklyn Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge Park during sunset. We will discover how we can connect to ourselves and the larger community around us through awareness. We will experience the beauty of a sunset of a cityscape while deeply connecting to our body and mind, and appreciating the natural world and interconnection to humanity, all in the midst of a busy city life. We will begin a meditative walk from the head of the Brooklyn Bridge from the Manhattan side, then walk through the Brooklyn Bridge to the Brooklyn Bridge Park, and we will do a few nature practices in the park. Throughout the walk, we will practice open awareness meditation, metta, five elements, etc. Both beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. Hope to see …

New York Insight Community Meditation Gathering in Central Park – Sunday, 7/23

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Date: Sunday, 7/23/2023 Time: 5-7pm – group meditation, 7-7:45pm – optional community picnic after Location: Meet at 4:45pm at 100th St., Central Park West New York Insight Community Meditation Gathering in Central Park “Breathing in, I am part of a sangha and feel protected. Breathing out, I experience joy.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Join us for a special Harlem & Uptown community gathering, the first of four outdoor community events celebrating NYIMC’s diverse sangha across New York City. Connect with fellow sangha members from different boroughs, meditate outdoors, and enjoy the beauty of Central Park. I will be leading this event along with Harlem and POC Sangha Leaders, and New York Insight’s Friends Leadership Council. This event will feature guided nature meditation practices, community engagement, and interactive activities facilitated by our sangha members. After the event concludes at 7 pm, you are invited to join our optional BYO Picnic, bringing your own meal and something refreshing to drink or share. Feel free to bring a blanket, chair, or anything else you may need to support your …

Sat. 9/25/2021: Tending Grief in Nature – Jamaica Bay Wild Life Preserve

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Grief, if not attended, could often hold us hostage to life’s uncertainty and losses.  How do we open our heart and continue to let our life energy flow while facing and tending our grief intimately?  How do we establish a sense of connection with our loved ones when their bodies are no longer here? We will spend this day  outdoors to meditate, to free write, to experiment the elements, to share dreams…

Sacred Earth Sangha: Meet Up in Central Park – Sun. 10/12/2020, 10am-1pm

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Sacred Earth Sangha at New York Insight Meditation Center For the October Sacred Earth Sangha meeting, join us in Central Park to immerse in nature practices to connect with the outdoor environment and your senses. From focusing on a single leaf to the expansive sky, our sense of separateness falls away when we turn our attention toward our experiences intimately. We will practice from 10am-12pm, then share lunch together as a community. For planning purposes, please register in advance so we know to expect you. The event will meet rain or shine. However, in case of cancellation due to particular weather conditions, we will send an email notification at least 24 hours in advance. We look forward to exploring our inner and outer world together with you in nature. Location: Central Park (100th St. and Central Park West)We will remain 6 feet apart in gathering and will wear masks. Please cancel and request a refund if you experience any symptoms listed by the CDC as Covid symptoms. You will be requested to sign a health …

Sat. May 2, 2020, 8:15am: Birding and Nature Meditation at Central Park

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Red cardinal in Central Park in June, 2019 Bird in the Pepper Tree Don’t mind my inexplicable delight in knowing your name, little Wilson’s Warbler yellow as a lemon, with a smooth, black cap.. Just do what you do and don’t worry, dipping branch by branch down  to the fountain…. A name is not a leash. – By Mary Oliver Do you know there are approximately 230 different species of birds can be found in Central Park? Some are year round and some would stop by during the spring and fall migration season.  Join Lin Gordon (nature meditation teacher) and Stephen Roylance (retired science teacher) in taking an early morning walk through Central Park, where we will listen to the sounds within and without. Who: Lin Gordon and Stephen Roylance When: 8:15am-10:30am, Saturday, May 2, 2020 Where: Meet at 72nd St and Central Park West entrance  Public Transportation: 72nd St station, 1, 2, 3, B or C by Subway Registration Fee: Sliding scale from $15, $20, to $25. No prior meditation or birding experience needed. Bring Binocular …

Sat. Mar. 14, 2020: Stuyvesant Square Park Volunteering, Nature Meditation and Writing

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“This is really why I made my daughters learn to garden—so they would always have a mother to love them, long after I am gone.” ― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants This event is sponsored by Breathe.Read.Write. Did you know that increased sunlight triggers birdsongs? As the days get longer and life wakes up from the winter slumber, it’s time to go outdoors and enjoy the aliveness of  Earth’s renewal.  Join us for our pre-Equinox celebration  with a day of park volunteering, nature practices, poetry, and free-writing. Come at any time between 9:30am-1pm to volunteer and celebrate this local park by helping with gardening and maintenance. Come see early spring blooms and learn about composting. No gardening experience needed and there will be light refreshments provided by the Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association (SPNA). After volunteering, you can join the Breathe.Read.Write workshop from 1-3pm. We will begin with a nature meditation guided by Lin.   After that, Lisa will read a short poem and invite you to free-write (just let the pen move, …