Strengthening your daily meditation practice

October 11th - December 20th (10 classes)

• Wednesdays: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET

• Led by Gene Bobker and Tom Pantaleoni

• Open to all, regardless of background

• Location: The Aligned Center, Irvington, NY

• Suggested offering: $80*

Meditation shows us how to work with our minds when we can’t control what’s going on around us, and it connects us with others who experience the same feelings and difficulties we have faced ourselves. Through meditation, we develop friendliness and humor toward ourselves, our lives, and the world around us. In this course, we will discuss meditation techniques, individual home practice, learn what is meant by mindfulness and awareness, and how to grow into and celebrate a lifelong practice of meditation.

Learn to Meditate or Deepen Your Practice

Location:  The Aligned Center, 1 Bridge Street, Suite 64 (2nd floor), Irvington, NY, 10533

Date:  Saturday, October 14, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm (Lunch provided from 12 – 1 pm)

Fee: $35 (includes lunch)

A Profound Treasury Series Intermediate Course

September 13th – December 13th, 2023 (10 Classes)

• Wednesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET

• Led by Derek Kolleeny

• Meeting online via Zoom

• Suggested offering: $180*

An in-depth exploration of the two most important features of mahayana buddhism—the discovery of buddha nature within and the ensuing cultivation of bodhicitta, the aspiration to bring all sentient beings to Buddhahood.

Thursdays, September 14, 2023 - December 7, 2023

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Classes meet virtually on Zoom

Please join us in an exploration of the rich world of Dharma art inspired by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s book True Perception, the Path of Dharma Art. Through readings, discussion, and hands-on activities we will explore the creative process and awakened mind characterized by directness, unselfconsciousness, and nonaggression. Trungpa Rinpoche emphasized the importance of "art in everyday life" - bringing out the goodness and dignity of any situation, attending to detail, and working with the senses to appreciate things as they are.

Sundays, April 16th - July 30th, 2023

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Classes meet virtually on Zoom

This course is based upon the book, The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma by Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche studying the core teachings of Buddhism. We explore the four noble truths, karma, meditation practice, refuge vows, ego and egolessness, and the practice of meditation. This semester will focus on insight, wisdom, and the path.

Tuesdays, January 9, 2024 - April 2, 2024 (excluding Jan. 23rd)

Meeting times: 7:00 – 8:30pm

Location: Main Hall, Bedford Hills Community House, 74 Main Street, Bedford Hills, NY 10507

Drop-ins welcome!

Community Meditation is designed for those who want to experience connection, encouragement, and/or support around the shared interest of developing and maintaining a meditation practice. This program welcomes new and experienced meditators!

Meets once a month on Sundays from 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Please join us for an outdoor meditation followed by a (highly recommended) social time. We’ll meet at 4:00 pm one Sunday each month, initially in Pleasantville but potentially moving to various parks in the future.

Register via Donation

Sundays, September 11 – December 18, 2022

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Meets in person at the Aligned Center

Please join us on Sunday mornings for a community gathering involving meditation practice, readings, and discussion. The theme of this season of Open House is Embracing this Present Life, inspired by the book Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chodron, published by Shambhala Publications.

Drop-ins welcome

Sundays, September 11 – December 18, 2022

Class starts at 12:30 PM ET

Meets in person & virtually on Zoom weekly.

Please join us on The Path of Individual Liberation, a year-long course based upon the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche exploring the foundation of the Buddhist spiritual path with an emphasis on personal development through meditation and study. This first semester will focus on the reality of suffering, the nature of mind, ego, and the possibility of liberation through a meaningful commitment to meditation practice and study.

Virtual drop-ins welcome

Wednesdays, September 14 – December 14, 2022

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET

Meets virtually on Zoom with monthly in-person discussion groups.

Please join us as we explore the Path of Natural Wakefulness through the advanced teachings of the Vajrayana. With this final and culminating segment, our Foundation Curriculum now presents all three “yanas” or levels of the authentic path of mindfulness-awareness meditation and insight as originally described by the Buddha and expertly transmitted to the West by one of the great Tibetan masters of our time—Chogyam Trungpa.

Virtual drop-ins welcome

Wednesdays, May 11-July 27, 2022

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET

Meets virtually on Zoom.

Led by: Derek Kolleeny & Tom Pantaleoni

This Spring/Summer we invite you to continue your exploration of the profound and vast tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. In this course we plan to focus on the cultivation of wisdom with an exploration of the famous yet extremely elusive notion of emptiness. We will primarily focus on a simple and straightforward presentation of the method for identifying the object that is negated when we understand emptiness in the book Introduction to Emptiness by Guy Newland with supplemental readings from Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and Shenpen Hookham and additional selected readings from Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

Virtual drop-ins welcome