The Aligned Center

Sunday Open House Meditation Gatherings
2023-05-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-04-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-04-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-04-16 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | The Aligned Center, 1 Bridge Street, Foundry Building Suite 64, Irvington, New York, 10533
On Sunday mornings the Westchester Meditation Center will host a community gathering involving meditation practice, readings, and discussion. The theme of this season of Open House is How to Meditate, inspired by Pema Chodron’s book, How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind.
Why meditate? Let’s explore.
When situations bother us we always feel we need to change the situation to improve our circumstances. But does that really work? How many situations must we change to achieve the level of comfort we aspire to? We will never fully be able to restrain external phenomena, but we can restrain our minds. Indeed, working with our mind is the only means through which we’ll actually find harmony and contentment with the world that we live in.
Meditation provides a golden key to address this yearning. During our winter open house, we will review chapter by chapter Pema Chodron’s book, How to Meditation, which provides a step-by-step guide to how we can meet and openly relate with our mind, embrace the fullness of our experience, and live a wholehearted life.
At each gathering, you will practice for two sessions with walking meditation in between, share reading and have a group discussion.
Cost: Free – Donations Welcome
More Info: Here

Romemu Friday Night Services - Online
2023-05-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-04-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-04-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-04-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Romemu, New York, United States
Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat Services combine traditional liturgy with chanting, meditation, spontaneous dance and lively song.
Join Rabbi David Ingber for these live-streamed, joy-based and contemplative progressive services that engage the heart, mind, and body.
All are welcome to join in this transformative spiritual practice regardless of religious affiliation, race, gender, sexual orientation, and belief.
Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat Services are live-streamed and the time changes depending on the time of sunset.
This is an online event.
Cost: Free
More Info: Here

Weekday Morning Meditation - Online
2023-05-18 08:30 - 09:00, 2023-05-16 08:30 - 09:00, 2023-05-11 08:30 - 09:00, 2023-05-09 08:30 - 09:00, 2023-05-04 08:30 - 09:00, 2023-05-02 08:30 - 09:00, 2023-04-27 08:30 - 09:00, 2023-04-25 08:30 - 09:00 and 3 more dates | The Aligned Institute Online
Join us online Tuesday and Thursday mornings as we sit together in virtual community. This meditation guided by Jeff Carreira begins and ends with the simple ring of a bell, and is a great opportunity to make mindfulness a regular practice.
Please email info@alignedcenter.com to RSVP.

Path of Awakening: Introductory Course - Online
2023-05-16 18:45 - 21:00 | https://thealignedcenter.com/event/path-of-awakening-introductory-course-3/2023-05-16/
John Baker trained directly with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche for decades, and worked intimately with Trungpa as he adapted Tibetan meditation to a western audience. In this online course, Path of Awakening, John will help to distill some of the unique insights of his teacher as well as his own, unique take on meditation.
This ongoing online meditation class is for anyone interested in Buddhism and open to anyone. It starts with 30 minutes of meditation followed by a class and discussion. You may prepare by reading the suggested chapter for each week from The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Vol. 2 or just join online via Zoom to meditate, listen to the lecture, and participate in the discussion.
Tuesdays, 6:45 – 9:00 pm ET

6:45 – 7:00 PM ET: Social Conversation
7:00 – 7:30 PM ET: Meditation
7:30 – 9:00 PM ET: Talk and Discussion

Cost: Suggested Donation $10 per class – $100 for 12 classes
Register: Here

Path of Awakening: Introductory Course - Online
2023-05-09 18:45 - 21:00 | https://thealignedcenter.com/event/path-of-awakening-introductory-course-3/2023-05-09/

Evolution, Intuition and Reincarnation in the Philosophy of Ralph Waldo Emerson
2023-05-02 19:30 - 21:00 | The Aligned Center, 1 Bridge Street, Foundry Building Suite 64, Irvington, New York, 10533
AWAKENING TO YOUR TRUE SELF with Jeff Carreira
In this free event we will explore how the East meets West alternative spiritual tradition was first taught in America in the 1840’s by the most influential intellectual of the time. Ralph Waldo Emerson, the preeminent American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet, taught about the power of intuition, the laws of karma, and how spiritual evolution occurs through a succession of reincarnating lives.
Join this presentation held live at The Aligned Center and streamed online via Zoom video conferencing, to learn how Emerson taught us to awaken to our True Self by trusting our deepest intuitions and acting only from the highest aspects of our being. By the middle of the 19th Century Emerson had mapped out a path to spiritual fulfilment and conscious evolution that can bring us to a perfected state of being. Alternative and nontraditional ideas of spiritual growth and conscious evolution are not new and they do not only exist out on the fringes of culture. They have been a central part of the cultural heritage of America for centuries. You will be amazed to discover that your spiritual path is part of a much larger picture that was envisioned by Ralph Waldo Emerson and others nearly two centuries ago.
This is an in-person and online event.
Cost: Free
Register: Here

Path of Awakening: Introductory Course - Online
2023-05-02 18:45 - 21:00 | https://thealignedcenter.com/event/path-of-awakening-introductory-course-3/2023-05-02/

Path of Awakening: Introductory Course - Online
2023-04-25 18:45 - 21:00 | https://thealignedcenter.com/event/path-of-awakening-introductory-course-3/2023-04-25/

Qigong Ecstasy and Group Healing
2023-04-22 10:30 - 12:00 | The Aligned Center, 1 Bridge Street, Foundry Building Suite 64, Irvington, New York, 10533
Qigong Ecstasy is a potent practice for cultivating unconditional joy and bringing forth an inner wellspring to fill your body and spirit with radiant vitality and enthusiasm for life. The practice gently activates the three Dantians, the major energy centers of the body, dissolving stagnant energy that impedes the flow of life-giving Qi. Through practice, you awaken within you “a gurgling spring of fresh energy that streams into all your activities.” In this class we focus on practicing Qigong Ecstasy to enjoy our peace and tranquility at present.

This is an in-person event.
Cost: $69.99
Register: Here

Path of Awakening: Introductory Course - Online
2023-04-18 18:45 - 21:00 | https://thealignedcenter.com/event/path-of-awakening-introductory-course-3/2023-04-18/

Path of Awakening: Introductory Course - Online
2023-04-11 18:45 - 21:00 | https://thealignedcenter.com/event/path-of-awakening-introductory-course-3/2023-04-11/
