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New York Insight Meditation Center

A Manhattan insight meditation center running a weekly drop-in gathering alongside sliding-scale courses.

  • Available: New York, New York · Online
  • Offerings: 8 services
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About New York Insight Meditation Center

New York Insight Meditation Center is a nonprofit, casual, non-ceremonious meditation center in Manhattan teaching Insight (Vipassana) practice.

Services & offerings

  • weekly in-person community meditation gathering

  • beginners programs

  • mindfulness-based stress reduction classes

  • daylongs and half-days

  • evening events

  • course series

Details

  • In person in New York, New York, and online

  • Book on nyimc.org

Pros & cons

Pros

  • Runs an in-person Community Meditation Gathering every Wednesday evening open to beginners and experienced meditators
  • Sliding-scale registration means no one is turned away for lack of funds, with no application required
  • A full refund is available with four or more days notice before a program

Cons

  • Cancellations made less than four days before a program only earn a credit, not a refund
  • The site does not publish a single fixed price; each program sets its own sliding-scale range