Sponsored by Closer Than Breath. Centering Prayer Summit: Learning to See in the Dark, Opening to Mystical Hope in the Collective Dark Night

A two-day contemplative journey into honest seeing, shared courage, and the deeper Light that never stops shining.

The Still Point That Turns the World: A Buddhist–Christian Path from Presence to Action, Closing Keynote by Kaira Jewel Lingo and Adam Bucko on Sunday Jan 25, 3:30-5pm ET

More info and to register here.

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The Beloved Community for Engaged Spirituality with Kaira Jewel Ling and Father Adam Bucko, is restarting monthly Buddhist Christian gatherings, now on Saturday mornings from 11-12:30pm ET. (This used to be called The Buddhist Christian Community for Meditation and Action)

On January 24 we will begin by coming together for our yearly examen and shared practice on Zoom.

Adam and Kaira Jewel will offer an ancient prayer practice inspired by St. Ignatius of Loyola, called Examen (something we have been practicing regularly at the end of our day to help us receive the full gifts and learnings of each day, but it can be adapted for a month or year, etc).

This will be a time to look back on the past year with honesty and tenderness, acknowledging moments of gratitude and blessing, times when the sacred felt near and alive in our lives, as well as experiences of alienation, loneliness, and the loss of hope. Together, we’ll listen deeply for what wants to be born in us now: the qualities we feel called to cultivate in the coming year, the way we want to show up in the world, and the kind of support and courage we need to do so faithfully.

We will begin with introductions. After a brief initial meditation to help us arrive and settle, and an introduction to the Examen practice, we will invite you to reflect with us on different aspects of the past year and your intentions for the new year, in silence, with journaling, and also with others in breakout rooms, and finally with the larger group. We will end the practice with a closing circle for group reflection.

This practice will be adapted and presented in an interfaith or interspiritual way.
Everyone is welcome to join this event, of whatever faith tradition or none.

Our monthly gatherings are offered on a donation basis.

To register for January here.

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We will gather monthly from January through June, on Saturdays from 11-12:30pm ET, for teachings and shared practice. The dates of our gatherings for the first half of 2026 are:

Jan 24,

Feb 28,

March 28,

April 25,

No gathering in May,

and June 13

These gatherings will include guest teachers and conversations that draw from the lives and wisdom of the saints of the beloved community—those whose lives remind us that even in difficult and violent times, groundedness, courage, and a spacious vision are possible. Their witness helps us remember that oppression and cruelty never have the final word.

What Is Freedom? Rest, Wise Effort, and Nourishing What We Want to Grow

Part of The Body Remembers Freedom Series
with Kaira Jewel Lingo and Linds Roberts

Sponsored by New York Insight Meditation Center

At the start of a new year, many of us feel compelled toward striving and self-improvement. That same pressure often follows us into our spiritual practice, layered on top of long-standing habits of pushing ourselves and harsh self-judgment.

This evening workshop with teachers Kaira Jewel Lingo and Linds Roberts draws on the Buddha’s teachings on the Four Right Efforts, exploring how freedom develops through learning when to apply effort, when to rest, and how to listen to the body’s intelligence. Rather than tightening the strings of the lute or letting them go slack, we practice tuning them so clarity and ease can emerge naturally.

Through meditation, gentle movement and play, shared inquiry, poetry, and moments of quiet, we explore how to nourish what supports clarity, joy, and steadiness, without forcing change or improvement. This work invites a direct, embodied sense of how freedom is cultivated through wise effort rather than pressure or self-correction.

This workshop is part of The Body Remembers Freedom, a monthly series that brings together meditation, dharma, and embodied practice in a way that is relational, grounded, and alive. Each session includes time for meditation and contemplation, a dharma talk or shared inquiry, and InterPlay, a playful and powerful practice using movement, voice, storytelling, and deep listening to access the wisdom of the body.

Participants are supported to be:

• More grounded and connected to their bodies and to one another

• More accountable to themselves and to community

• Reconnected to joy, creativity, and inner resource

• Better able to meet life, and themselves, with compassion and presence

In times that can feel scary, overwhelming, or isolating, these gatherings offer a place to put the phone down, release accumulated stress, and reconnect with what feels trustworthy and alive. We gather to remember the sacred in ordinary experience and to be held in the support of community.

No experience with meditation or movement is required. You are welcome exactly as you are, with curiosity and a willingness to be present.

The Body Remembers Freedom is offered monthly on the first or second Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm ET and is offered in a hybrid format. During the InterPlay portion of the evening, Linds Roberts guides participants joining on Zoom, while Kaira Jewel guides those attending in person. The full group then comes back together for the closing practice. You are welcome to register for a single session, select multiple dates, or join the full series at a discounted rate.

Sessions are recorded and shared with all registrants after the program, so you are welcome to sign up even if you cannot attend live.

Register for one session or the full series (at a discount!).

More info and to register here for Jan 15.
2026: January 15 | February 12 | March 12 | April 9 | May 7 | June 18 | July 9 | August 6

In Person and Online

115 West 29th Street, 12th floor
New York, NY United States+ Google Map

Growing the Good, Moment by Moment with Kaira Jewel sponsored by Sangha Live

Goodness does not appear all at once; it grows through small, intentional acts. In this Sangha Sunday, we explore how mindfulness helps us recognize and tend what is already wholesome within us, offering a preview of the practices and reflections that will be covered in the course Growing the Good.

This session is freely-offered, but dana/donations are invited to help us meet our substantial running costs and to support our teachers.

More info and to register here.

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The Body Remembers Freedom – Meditation, InterPlay, and the Art of Coming Home to Yourself Sponsored by New York Insight Meditation Center with Kaira Jewel Lingo

Offered monthly on 1st or 2nd Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:30pm ET. Open to all. In-person attendance is recommended, but hybrid participation will be available for at least this first session on a trial basis.

What if freedom wasn’t something to earn — but something your body already remembers? What if your body already carried the wisdom you need to heal, connect, and come home to yourself? What if play could be a blessing?

The Body Remembers Freedom is a monthly gathering where we explore the intersection of meditation, dharma, and embodied practice. Each session includes time for stillness and contemplation, a dharma talk or shared inquiry, and InterPlay — a playful, powerful practice using movement, voice, storytelling, and deep listening to unlock the wisdom of the body.

Together we create a space that welcomes laughter, tears, rest, and joy — a space where you can move freely, feel deeply, and be held in community. Through this practice, we remember what it feels like to trust ourselves, to breathe fully, and to belong.

Participants are supported to be:

• More grounded and connected to their bodies and each other

• Reconnected to joy, creativity, and inner resource

• Better able to meet life — and themselves — with compassion and presence

We gather to remember the sacred in the ordinary, to bless our own aliveness, and to reconnect with community, the earth, and the truth in our bones.

The theme for December is Growing Happiness: the Physicality of Grace.

More info and to register here for December 4.

And here for Jan 15.

In Person and Online

115 West 29th Street, 12th floor
New York, NY United States+ Google Map

Smith College Jandon Center for Community Engagement presents: Embodying Calm: Mindfulness Practice with Kaira Jewel Lingo. An evening of quiet sitting, mindful walking and enjoying a talk. Co-Sponsor: Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.

Held at Helen Hills Hills Chapel, 123 Elm Street, Northampton, MA

Sponsored by Washington University Arts & Science, please join us for From Collective Trauma to Collective Healing: Understanding Our Past for a Future to Be Possible part of the Mindfulness & Anti-Racism Lectureship Series with Kaira Jewel.

More info here.

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Sponsored by Insight Meditation Community of Western Massachusetts, please join us for Weathering the Storms: Caring for Inner and Outer Turmoil To be led by Kaira Jewel Lingo

The scale and intensity of ecological crises can be overwhelming. As human impacts on the Earth drive extreme weather, “natural” disasters, and global conflict, the Dharma provides much-needed tools for working with inner turmoil. How can our practice bring relief… not only to ourselves but our relationships and community? From the ground of inner stability, can we begin to heal environmental injustice and other collective wounds?

In this gathering, Kaira Jewel Lingo offers wisdom and practices to help us ground in steadiness when crisis and confusion threaten to unseat us. Drawing from her extensive spiritual training, including 15 years as a nun in the Plum Village Zen tradition, she guides us in discovering what lies beneath reactivity—both within and between us—and responding with authenticity.

In Person

More info here

Sponsored by Spirit Rock, please join me for Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk

“Our Wednesday Morning Meditation & Talk is led by Sylvia Boorstein, Donald Rothberg, Heidi Bourne, or other guest teachers. With more community emphasis than the large Monday night gathering, this group welcomes beginners and experienced practitioners to explore Dharma with an emphasis on everyday life, social engagement, and lovingkindness.”

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