Announcements
Connecticut – Teen Meditation Course (ages 13-17) Sunday August 5, 2018
April 2, 2018This course offers Teen’s an introduction to Anapana meditation, observation of the natural breath to concentrate the mind. Young people who have started practicing this technique have realized many benefits. Their ability to concentrate is enhanced, their memory gets sharper, their ability to comprehend a subject improves, and they become calmer. In general, they feel
Teen Course – October 9, 2017
September 25, 2017Date: Monday, Columbus Day (October 9th, 2017) Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm We are now accepting students between the ages of 10-17 years old to this course. The course is listed online as a teen course; however, we have opened enrollments to an expanded age range to welcome more students. See the schedule page
Talks by Dr. Paul R. Fleischman in NYC, February 18th and 20th, 2017
February 18, 2017In his 5th annual visit to New York City, Dr. Paul R. Fleischman, author, psychiatrist, and Vipassana meditation teacher in the tradition of S.N. Goenka, will be giving two public talks: one at NYU Kimmel Center’s Grand Hall on Saturday, February 18th, and another Monday the 20th at Barnard College’s James Room. Links to register are below.
Public talk by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. – January 16, 2017, 3:30pm, Yale University
November 21, 2016The Connecticut old student community is pleased to host a public talk by Dr. Paul R. Fleischman, MD entitled “Stepping Stones of Meditation: A Path Through a World of Uncertainty”. The talk will be on Monday, Jan 16, 2017, at 3:30pm (Martin Luther King Day). It is free and open to the public. The venue
The Center will be closed on Saturday Oct, 8th and Sunday Oct, 9th for a children’s course.
October 4, 2016The Vipassana Meditation Center will be closed to all visitors and old students (unless you have completed the requisite criminal background checks, and/or are a part of the course) to facilitate a Children’s Meditation Course. See the Schedule Page for more information.
Public talk by Paul R. Fleischman, M.D. – September 13th, 7 pm, Harvard University
August 15, 2016You are warmly invited to an upcoming special event at Harvard University: A free public talk titled “The Universal Features of All Meditation” – by Dr. Paul R.Fleischman, September 13th, 7 pm. About Dr. Paul R. Fleischman
Dhamma Brothers Screening at NYU
April 12, 2016You are cordially invited to a free screening of the award winning documentary “Dhamma Brothers” at NYU. Set deep within the Bible Belt of Southern Alabama, the film follows 20 inmates serving out life sentences in Donaldson’s maximum security prison as they undergo one of the the most unusual rehabilitation programs every conducted in the
Public Talk in Boston on December 3, 2015
November 6, 2015Please join us for a talk by renowned author, psychiatrist, and Vipassana meditation teacher Dr. Paul R. Fleischman at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts on December 3, 2015. This event is free and open to the public. Event Registration
Center is closed to visitors during Children’s Course October 10 – 11
October 11, 2015The Vipassana Meditation Center will be closed to all visitors October 11th thru October 12th 2015, to facilitate a Chldren’s Meditation Course. See the Schedule Page for more information.
Center is closed to visitors during Teen Course May 30-31
April 21, 2015The Vipassana Meditation Center will be closed to all visitors on May 30-31, 2015, to facilitate a Teenager’s Meditation Course. See the Schedule Page for more information.