New York Area News for Old Students
Spring 2022 Ten-day Courses
April 3, 2022In Spring 2022, NYVA will be holding two non-center 10-day courses at Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill NY. First 10-day course: May 27th – June 7th Second 10-day course: June 8th – June 19th To apply check course schedule
New York Vipassana Association Starts Again
November 21, 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has occasioned much change in the world, and within the New York Vipassana Association (NYVA). For over eighteen months, between 2020 and 2021, for example, NYVA stopped organizing in-person events. And we saw the number of servers active within our committees dwindle. With the few servers that remain, we were able
Dhamma Inspiration: Panel Discussion #3
July 15, 2021Sunday, August 1, 2021 | 2:00pm (ET) Dear friends, On Sunday, August 1st the Dhamma Inspirations program will host the 3rd in a series of live panel discussions with senior Vipassana teachers. The conversation will continue to explore the essence of the practice of Vipassana and offer guidance on how to best apply it in
March 7th: Dr. Paul R. Fleischman Talks
February 28, 2021On Sunday, March 7th at 11:00am (ET), pariyatti.org will host a 2-hour special event. Dr. Paul Fleischman will read excerpts from his newest book: Vipassana Meditation and the Scientific Worldview. The reading will be followed by a conversation with two Vipassana Teachers, and a Question & Answer session. Please register in advance for this webinar here.
Teenager’s Course for Girls at the NYC Dhamma House – August 31
July 30, 2019A meditation course for girls ages 13-17 will be offered at NYC Dhamma House on Saturday, August 31st, from 9am to 4:30pm. The girls will learn Anapana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka. To apply for this course, visit the NYVA course schedule page and scroll down to “Teenagers’ and Children’s Courses”. More info on
Children’s Course in Livingston, NJ – August 25, 2019
July 30, 2019When: Sunday, August 25th, 9am – 4pm Where: Regency Clubhouse, 119 Regal Blvd, Livingston, NJ. Who: Children ages 8 – 15 Registration: Please register to attend or serve here. About the course: Children and teens ages 8-15 will learn the technique of Anapana meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka. Anapana is the observation of the
Course Committee – ONGOING SERVICE Opportunities
July 16, 2017The New York Vipassana Course Committee is in search of new team members, including those who are interested in taking on coordinator roles! The teams do all the prerequisite work needed to make non-center courses (organized at rented facilities) run smoothly. The course committee is organized into the following teams: * = more team members
NJ: 10-Day Course in Hackettstown, New Jersey from Monday, 29 August 2016 to Friday, 9 September 2016
May 8, 2016A 10-day residential Vipassana meditation course will be held in Hackettstown, NJ, from Monday, 29 August 2016 to Friday, 9 September 2016. This 10-day course is open to new and old students. The location (about 1.5 hours’ drive from New York City) is a summer camp rented for the course. As such, accommodation will be
Upcoming Lectures by Dr. Paul Fleischman
December 30, 2015We are pleased to announce that Dr. Paul R. Fleischman, a Vipassana teacher for over thirty years, will be in New York the weekend of February 13th and 14th, to present two free lectures: One for the general public at NYU; one for old students at McKinsey and Company. Paul is a psychiatrist, an author,
Special Community Events Next Month
March 17, 2015On the weekend of April 11th and 12th, our NYC Dhamma community will be gathering with our regional teachers to meditate together and talk about our plans for the coming year. All old students are welcome to attend! — Open Session (“Town Hall Meeting”) When: Saturday, April 11th, 9:00am-12:15pm Where: McKinsey & Company, 55 East