Join us on May 21-22 for a weekend of serving and meditating together, 70 miles north of New York City, at Sharpe Reservation, in Fishkill, NY.  The NYVA Course Committee is looking for servers to help transform this children’s camp site into a temporary meditation center where we will hold two 10-day courses between May

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[NOTE: these protocols were in effect for the May, 2022 courses in Fishkill, NY. It has not been determined which health protocols will be in effect for the 2023+ courses] During this pandemic period we have been happy to be able to continue offering 10-day residential meditation courses, although for a smaller number of students

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During this Pandemic period, New York Vipassana Association in-person group activities have been modified, and a few remain suspended. Courses: 10-day and 1-day courses have been scheduled. 3-day and Childrens courses are being planned. See the Course Schedule for details.  For all residential (overnight) courses, all participants must follow NYVA’s Residential COVID-19 Protocols which include

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In 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 

The 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

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Since the closure of the NYC Dhamma House in March, due to COVID-19, the New York Vipassana Association’s expenses have consistently exceeded donations by an average of $3,000 monthly. Fortunately, we have had the resources to cover these deficits. However, with the Dhamma House likely to remain closed for months, or open in some limited

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