By Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D.
So, I just returned from a meditation retreat in upstate New York.  The serene setting and wonderful teachings helped me unwind a little bit and learn more about the nature of the mind.  My next few posts will include reflections based on the retreat and my reintegration into the city.
For starters, I [...]

By Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D.
Author note:  I’m in the process of moving over the UM archives from our previous site to this new one.  Regrettably, because I switched platforms, this process is fairly labor intensive (i.e., lots of “cut and paste”).  While I’m keeping most of the posts true to their original publication date, occasionally I’ll [...]

On Sunday, November 9th, there will be a series of meditation workshops offered on the Upper West Side from 2 – 7 p.m. During the following week, various mediation centers will be hosting “open houses” for interested New Yorkers. Check out the Meditate NYC website for details:
Meditate NYC

By Rob Handelman, Ph.D.
Meditation teachers use the analogy of the mountain to describe the experience of solidity and groundedness we strive for in meditation. To help with this, we go on retreats removed from civilization to reduce distractions. Well, in the city, there aren’t many mountains to remind us of our sturdiness. [...]