The Interdependence Project | Secular Buddhist Meditation and Living with Mindfulness

Announcements

Meditation Teacher Training 2018

Since 2007, The Interdependence Project has been committed to teaching Buddhism in a modern and accessible way. Our Meditation Teacher Training (IDP MTT) is among the few programs to provide qualified aspiring contemplative teachers and guides with a comprehensive immersion in the...

Your Body is Your Practice - Monthly Workshop

Learning to become mindful and familiar with our body sensations and paying attention to our physical reactions can help with stress, pain, and self-acceptance. In this monthly workshop with experienced teacher Dan Cayer, you will learn to activate your body's natural relaxation response through...

Engaged Practice Group - Postcard Party!

Our Engaged Practice Group supports activists and all those committed to a compassionate and just world. We meet monthy to discuss our individual efforts, our collective endeavors, and share our experiences and learn how to be an effective citizen. We consider the many ways we can get...

Half-Day Meditation Retreat

Saturday, November 4, 9:00am - 1:00pmwith Kimberly Brown Our monthly Half-Day Meditation Retreats are designed for new meditators, people who want to sit for a longer period of time without attending a full retreat, and an opportunity for experienced students to cultivate their practice....

SIT-A-THON FUNDRAISER

Show your support for a mindful, compassionate, and wise world. IDP is a non-profit meditation center and 25% of its budget is provided by the generosity of people like you. This fundraiser will help support IDP's weekly public events, free podcasts and online classes, and enable them to...

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Featured Events

SIT-A-THON FUNDRAISER

Sat, 12/2/2017, 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Show your support for a mindful, compassionate, and wise world. IDP is a non-profit meditation center and 25% of its budget is provided by the...

IDP Live! Sit Anywhere Wednesdays

Wed, 10/25/2017 (All day)

Online Community Meditation and DiscussionLed by Jane M ChunWednesday Nights at 7-8PM EST

Metta Meditation

Fri, 10/27/2017, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

EVERY FRIDAY Led by Executive Director, Kimberly Brown, our NYC Metta Meditation Group meets each week to practice lovingkindness meditation and...

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Blog

How to Rest: a Workshop for Activists and Concerned New Yorkers February 24

by Dan Cayer

The other night, I tried to turn off my computer but the white circle in the center of my screen kept spinning for several minutes. Was it stuck, “...

Real Happiness Challenge - Week 3: The Journey Is the Destination February 21

by Emerson Dameron

My journey with mindfulness meditation has been long, winding, and sporadic.

Real Happiness Challenge - Week 2: Eating Hard or Hardly Eating? February 12

by Emerson Dameron

As a society, it's fair to say that we have a fraught relationship with food. We eat our feelings. We starve our feelings. We binge. We purge. We use...

Podcasts & Videos

Respectful Confrontation - Joe Weston June 3

Guest teacher Joe Weston discusses his work with conflict, confrontation, and meaningful resolution...

A Conversation About Suffering and Pain with IDP's Kimberly Brown & Dan Cayer April 20

In this podcast IDP teachers Kimberly Brown and Dan Cayer discuss their experience with both...

Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls Interviewed by Brandon Holmes February 13

In this interview, Brandon Holmes and Dr. Shanté Smalls discuss the benefits of meditation,...