{"title": "Fall Art Practice Series – Returning to the Elements", "start": "2026-09-04T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-13T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Fire Lotus Temple", "address": "State Street 500, 11217", "price": "$25.00 - $150.00 (Suggested Donation $25 per class, $150 for the series)", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "150.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "art"], "description": "Fall Art Practice Series – Returning to the Elements is an online art practice series held on Friday mornings, in which participants work in any medium from their home studios over Zoom. It is led by Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei, Abbot of the Zen Center of NYC-Fire Lotus Temple, and takes the traditional elements of Earth, Water, Fire and Air, sometimes expanded to include Space and Consciousness, as its theme. The sessions explore expressing the energetic qualities of the elements rather than their appearance, alongside a Meditation on the Six Elements from the Mahārāhulovāda Sutta, with Dharma words and prompts offered to spark creativity. 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Through discussion and practice, the intensive aims to move beyond talk and enter into a direct experience of one's true self.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/ango-intensive-buddha-nature-revealing-the-jewel-within-71215/", "official_url": "https://zcnyc.org/programs/4685/ango-intensive-fall", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7df35b2a25eabf74c95492bc207007a965f6a5960b4719dbbc07081d654a52a5-2000.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Makko Ho - A 4-Week Journey to Better Health", "start": "2026-10-31T19:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T20:00:00-04:00", "place": "New York Zendo, 223 E 67th St, New York, NY, 10065", "address": "", "price": "$30.00 – $100.00", "price_from": "30.00", "price_to": "100.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness"], "description": "NYZ: Makko Ho – A 4-Week Journey to Better Health is a four-week series teaching Makko Ho, a traditional Japanese movement practice that improves flexibility, restores balance, and supports overall well-being. It is led by Kumiko Kanayama, who draws on more than 40 years of practicing and teaching Shiatsu, combining the practice with mindful breathing, meditation, tapping techniques, and Eastern medicine. Each week participants practice the complete Makko Ho sequence for all twelve meridians while exploring one of the Five Elements in greater depth through movement and discussion. More than an exercise class, the series is an introduction to the philosophy of Japanese Shiatsu, Eastern medicine, and Zen practice, treating the movements as a moving meditation that cultivates awareness, balance, and inner peace.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-makko-ho-a-4-week-journey-to-better-health-57618/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-makko-ho-a-4-week-journey-to-better-health/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4788bb6da72887648494824d053fecff8320da54dcf2dd2607a1de68f1ad611a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Beginning Instruction on Wednesday Evenings at Zen Mountain Monastery", "start": "2026-11-11T19:15:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Fire Lotus Temple", "address": "State Street 500, 11217", "price": "Suggested donation – $5.00 - $20.00", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "Beginning instruction in zazen, the seated meditation practice of Zen Buddhism, together with an orientation to the Monastery. It is offered by Zen Mountain Monastery for new visitors, and includes a walking meditation and a final period of zazen ending with the Four Bodhisattva Vows.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/beginning-instruction-on-wednesday-evenings-at-zen-mountain-66480/", "official_url": "https://zcnyc.org/programs/4917/beginning-instruction-on-wednesday-evenings-at-zen-mountain-monastery-30", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6251169eb38864cfa0c17419a55d201b78cc6ee99b7659fdf4a51404fe4702a8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "FPMT In-Depth Meditation Training (IDMT) with Ven. 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It is a collaboration between five FPMT Buddhist centers, including Shantideva Center New York, with optional online discussion and reflection groups.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/fpmt-in-depth-meditation-training-idmt-with-ven-losang-gendu-55782/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5ebd8e51161fcfb7ff8f8a3e9f88946ccaca04ef547d82c45cc55ba298e1df92-600.webp"}, {"title": "Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting – Bamboo (Four Noble Ones)", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T19:10:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person, all materials included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting – Bamboo (Four Noble Ones) is a hands-on class at RESOBOX in Long Island City where participants learn Japanese ink-wash painting. The session's theme is bamboo (take), one of the Four Noble Ones (shikunshi) alongside the orchid, chrysanthemum, and plum blossom, plants that have anchored East Asian ink painting for centuries and that stand for resilience and integrity in bamboo's case. Students begin with basics such as holding the brush, then paint the jointed stalk with steady strokes, mark the nodes, and finish with clusters of leaves in dark and light ink evoking the movement of wind. The class is taught by instructor Kohfu Furukawa, and all materials, including ink, brushes, and calligraphy paper, are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sumi-e-japanese-ink-painting-bamboo-four-noble-ones-55324/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/sumi-e-bamboo-november-3-6pm/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5b0b5c0abdcb00ab9611e58b12bc96550f0d985e24902113bb681de3695d851b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Mindfulness in the Galleries", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T11:15:00-04:00", "place": "The Noguchi Museum", "address": "33rd Road 9-01, 11106 Long Island City", "price": "$16 general / Free for members, Cool Culture, SNAP/EBT", "price_from": "16.00", "price_to": "16.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.noguchi.org/museum/visit/shop/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/sculpture", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "Mindfulness in the Galleries is a session of meditation and mindfulness held in the museum's galleries before it opens to the public. It is offered by The Noguchi Museum as a series meant to give a pause that brings participants back to themselves. Each session includes guided meditation, reflection, and conversation inspired by Isamu Noguchi's artwork. No prior experience with mindfulness or meditation is needed, all materials are provided, and advance registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/mindfulness-in-the-galleries-56809/", "official_url": "https://www.noguchi.org/museum/calendar/event/2026-10-31-1000-mindfulness-in-the-galleries/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c8c62d619ea20102de95f87dc6bd44ee049c12597d16a1b9d682bc7f8a64d7bd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery", "start": "2026-11-01T09:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Fire Lotus Temple", "address": "State Street 500, 11217", "price": "Suggested donation – $5.00 - $20.00", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/buddhist/zen", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery is a morning of Zen practice beginning with a liturgy chanting service at 9am, followed by zazen, walking meditation (kinhin) and a talk by a teacher or senior student, concluding around 12:00pm, with a community lunch at the end. It is for returning visitors who have already received beginning instruction in meditation at the Monastery or at Fire Lotus Temple in Brooklyn. First-time visitors are instead asked to register for Beginning Instruction/Orientation to the Monastery, offered every other Sunday morning and on the 2nd Wednesday evening of each month. Participants should arrive by 8:45 am, enter through the front door and check in with the greeter.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sunday-mornings-at-zen-mountain-monastery-71214/", "official_url": "https://zcnyc.org/programs/4803/sunday-mornings-at-zen-mountain-monastery-copy-70", "image": "https://noky.io/images/71d25af7718b3540ee0c8ddfbdcbfd29598cac4c9285f89ca9c15ebedc649a13-2000.webp"}, {"title": "NYZ: Introduction to Meditation", "start": "2026-10-29T18:45:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-29T21:00:00-04:00", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "$10.00", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "NYZ: Introduction to Meditation is a Thursday-evening class that teaches the basics of zazen, the seated meditation of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, covering posture, breathing, and concentration. It is offered by New York Zendo Shobo-ji, which invites city dwellers to experience traditional Zen practice and find an oasis of deep stillness in the heart of Manhattan. Beginners also learn the forms used at the zendo, including bowing, chanting, and kinhin (walking meditation), and no prior experience is necessary. The class is a prerequisite for attending zazen at New York Zendo.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/nyz-introduction-to-meditation-57616/", "official_url": "https://zenstudies.org/event/nyz-introduction-to-meditation/2026-10-29/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7041cdbb16f6dcaecc1ce79dcfc1b7540079f27d8b79ed94bbc92dc3c455ceb-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Touching the Earth: A Sangha Hike in the Woods", "start": "2026-10-31T10:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Fire Lotus Temple", "address": "State Street 500, 11217", "price": "Suggested donation – $20.00 - $75.00", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["nature/hiking", "wellness/meditation"], "description": "Touching the Earth: A Sangha Hike in the Woods is a day hike with meditation in the woods at Harriman State Park, about five miles over rocky, hilly terrain for experienced hikers. It is led by Sandy Joshin Del Valle, MRO and Dan Chikyuu Donohue, MRO of Fire Lotus Temple, and invites participants to loosen the line between human and more-than-human life and feel their connection with the Earth. Alongside the hike there will be sitting meditation, walking meditation and sharing time, with a shorter total distance than on previous hikes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/touching-the-earth-a-sangha-hike-in-the-woods-71213/", "official_url": "https://zcnyc.org/programs/4906/touching-the-earth-a-sangha-hike-in-the-woods-october-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/449a5355d560e3120050aac13af24cccfe58efabd13c6a78e99bac88fef2bcd6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Here In The Floating World: Qigong And Lojong", "start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Tibet House US", "address": "West 15th Street 22", "price": "$20.00 USD", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://shop.thus.org/products/becoming-less-perturbable-through-mindfulness-with-nick-shopa", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/qigong"], "description": "Here In The Floating World: Qigong And Lojong is a Sunday practice session held in person and online at Tibet House US. Led by Annie Bien, a poet, translator, and certified Qigong instructor who teaches meditation and Qigong there, it combines movement with mind training. The Qigong part works on breath integration and muscle memory through the Five Stances and the Baduanjin (Eight Brocades), a sequence that can become a daily routine for improved health. The second part focuses on Lojong mind training in sitting meditation, using analytical meditation to transform overwhelming difficulties and challenges into a deeper realization of why our lives are meaningful and worthwhile.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/here-in-the-floating-world-qigong-and-lojong-71901/", "official_url": "https://shop.thus.org/products/here-in-the-floating-world-qigong-and-lojong-sunday-practice-sessions-with-annie-bien-thus", "image": ""}]}