NY Fall 2021 Non-Center Courses

Many of us haven’t been able to sit or serve courses with fellow meditators due to the pandemic. After a hiatus of almost two years, we are pleased to resume our bi-annual course schedule with a 3-Day / 10-Day course combination this September at our non-center location in Fishkill, NY.

Please find below the dates available to get into motion, meditate together, and provide a chance for students to attend courses!

Setup Weekend
Friday, August 27	Load-in (6 servers in the Bronx, 6 servers in Fishkill, NY) Load or drive or unload the truck To register, email [email protected]
Saturday, August 28 & Sunday, August 29	SETUP WEEKEND (60 servers in Fishkill)  Apply Transform the camp – more information here You may attend either day or both days

3-Day Course
Thursday, September 9	Day 0 (20 servers)  Apply Help launch the course
Friday, September 10 & Saturday, September 11	Day 1-2 (1 server, sign up for half-day shift) On-call driver (car needed) – volunteer for a half-day or more To register, email [email protected]
Sunday, September 12	Day 3 Metta day (6 servers) Help with Metta day To register, email [email protected]

10-Day Course
Tuesday, September 14	Day 0 (20 servers)  Apply Help launch the course
Wednesday, September 15 through Thursday, September 23	Day 1-9 (1 server, sign up for half-day shift) On-call driver (car needed) – volunteer for a half-day or more To register, email [email protected]
Friday, September 24	Day 10 Metta day (7 servers) Help with Metta day To register, email [email protected]
Saturday, September 25	Day 11 (30 servers)  Apply Course dismantling

 
Find more information through these links: Setup Weekend, 3-Day Course, 10-Day Course and COVID-19 related updates.

We welcome you on any of those dates, especially during the setup weekend Aug 28-29. The involvement around the courses represents one of the largest old students reunions in the region! 

It is very helpful to have trained servers in order to put on successful courses, and we encourage anyone who might be interested in developing the “know-how” to organize courses to join a Team. NYVA’s Course Committee consists of the following teams which are responsible for the course’s organization: Logistics, Kitchen, Household, Grounds, Meditation hall, Registration, Admin support, and Dhamma service. Contact [email protected] to hear more about the various ways that you can help out.

We are looking forward to seeing many of you in the fall!