Organizer: New York Insight Meditation Center

Event schedule: November 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM -05:00

Admission: Paid admission; consult organizer for ticket pricing

New York Insight Meditation Center presents a three-week course with David Grogan titled Taking Refuge – Finding What Holds When Everything Else Moves. It examines the search for steadiness when familiar routines or assumptions feel uncertain. The organizer uses a Buddhist teaching framework, including the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, to structure reflection on personal responses to difficulty.

Session focus
According to the event page, participants consider the sources of reassurance they habitually turn toward and explore how mindful practice, shared learning and ethical commitments may provide alternative ways of relating to uncertainty. The program incorporates guided meditation, stories and reflective writing. The course uses an explicitly Buddhist contemplative and philosophical framework.

What participants can explore
The teacher, David Grogan, is identified as part of the New York Insight teaching community, with a history of practice leadership and mindfulness instruction. The official description explains his connection to group practice and learning. The program concentrates on learning and reflection rather than promising a specific outcome.

Who should attend
The event has separate in-person and online participation options. It is open to people without prior meditation experience. There are separate registration arrangements for online and in-person participation, with supporter and subsidized levels.

Schedule and access
Sessions occur Thursdays, November 5, 12 and 19, 2026, from 6:30–8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The course begins on November 5 and continues on the next two Thursdays. PMN registration remains free and does not represent a ticket to the organizer's course. The organizer lists both in-person and online participation. PMN account registration is free; organizer admission or a separate ticket, payment, membership, or confirmation may still be required.

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