Retreats
Daylong Retreat
We welcome you to our Day of Meditation with the Community Meditation Center.
Together, we’ll create space to rest in kind awareness. Practicing relaxation, kindness and connection to continue meeting life with all its uncertainties and challenges.
What to expect:
Guided and silent meditations (seated + movement-based)
Time for group reflection
A supportive, spacious environment for all
Whether you’re new or experienced, everyone is welcome. We look forward to practicing with you!
Led by Bart van Melik
About this retreat:
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2024 - 10 AM – 4 PM
Location: Tibet House NYC - 22 West 15th St in Manhattan, NY, 10011
Accommodations + Accessibility:
Tibet House is wheelchair accessible. If you need any accommodations to support your participation and comfort during the retreat, please email Jessica@cmcnewyork.org.
Registration:
This offering is donation-based, according to the following sliding scale:
Participant rate: $60
Sustainer Rate: $95 - Help us cover the cost of registration for sangha members for whom it is not within their means to contribute dana at the participant rate.
Pay-It-Forward Rate: $130 - Contribute the registration fee for an additional seat, to support the participation of sangha members for whom it is not within their means to contribute dana.
Accessibility Rate: Contribute an amount that feels appropriate for you, if the sliding scale is not accessible for you.
Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding registration, please contact jessica@cmcnewyork.org.
The Space Between Words: A Day of Insight Dialogue
The Space Between Words: A Day of Insight Dialogue
Join us for a daylong retreat at the Community Meditation Center, dedicated to the relational practice of Insight Dialogue and the Buddhist teachings on skillful, wise communication. With the support of community, we will explore how we speak and listen with mindfulness, kindness, and wisdom.
So much of our communication happens automatically—filling silences, reacting quickly, or speaking without fully listening. What happens when we slow down and bring presence to the space between words? Through guided meditation, contemplative dialogue, and shared reflection, we will explore how pausing, relaxing, and attuning to wisdom can transform the way we relate to ourselves and others.
This daylong retreat is open to everyone, whether you are new to Insight Dialogue or have experience with the practice.
Date & Time: Saturday, February 22nd, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Tibet House - 22 W 15th St, New York, NY 10011.
Let’s come together and reflect on our communication—with the support of community, our kind awareness, and the Buddha’s wisdom.
In-Person and Online: Coming Home to Kind Awareness – A Daylong Retreat
As our climate, society, and collective values change and shift, it can be hard to know how to sit with it all. What do you do when it feels like your practice no longer “works”?
Join teachers Bart van Melik, Guiding Teacher of CMC, and Leslie Booker, Guiding Teacher of NYIMC, for a day of practice and communal reflection. Participants are encouraged to slow down, drop into their experience, and find support in both stillness and shared connection.
Drawing from personal experiences and insights, Bart and Booker will share wisdom on navigating critical or anxious inner dialogue, finding peace amidst life’s challenges, and uncovering the innate qualities of the heart. By taking refuge in the heart of kind awareness, we can listen to the truths of the present moment, bear witness to our personal and social pains, and find peace in our own awakened hearts.
Together, we will immerse ourselves in timeless teachings to incline our heart-minds towards appreciating the joys of living; refresh our capacities to bring awareness to the present moment; and to cultivate kindness towards ourselves and others.
This event is co-hosted by the Community Meditation Center and New York Insight Meditation Center.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
This event is hosted in the Eastern Time Zone and all times are ET.
Click here to register. If you are able, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity!
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In person:
Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street, 12th Floor
Rest, Relax and Receive: A Day of Meditation with the CMC
We welcome you to our Day of Meditation with the Community Meditation Center: Rest, Relax, and Receive.
Together, we’ll create space to rest in kind awareness. Practicing relaxation, kindness and connection to continue meeting life with all its uncertainties and challenges.
What to expect:
Guided and silent meditations (seated + movement-based)
Time for group reflection
A supportive, spacious environment for all
Whether you’re new or experienced, everyone is welcome. We look forward to practicing with you!
Led by Bart van Melik
About this retreat:
Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 10 AM – 4 PM
Location: Tibet House NYC - 22 West 15th St in Manhattan, NY, 10011
Accommodations + Accessibility:
Tibet House is wheelchair accessible. If you need any accommodations to support your participation and comfort during the retreat, please email Jessica@cmcnewyork.org.
Registration:
This offering is donation-based, according to the following sliding scale:
Participant rate: $60
Sustainer Rate: $95 - Help us cover the cost of registration for sangha members for whom it is not within their means to contribute dana at the participant rate.
Pay-It-Forward Rate: $130 - Contribute the registration fee for an additional seat, to support the participation of sangha members for whom it is not within their means to contribute dana.
Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding registration, please contact jessica@cmcnewyork.org.