The Aligned Center

Path of Awakening - Introductory Course
2022-03-15 18:45 - 21:00, 2022-03-22 18:45 - 21:00, 2022-03-29 18:45 - 21:00, 2022-04-05 18:45 - 21:00, 2022-04-12 18:45 - 21:00, 2022-04-19 18:45 - 21:00, 2022-04-26 18:45 - 21:00, 2022-05-03 18:45 - 21:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates
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 us online via Zoom to meditate, listen to the lecture, and participate in the discussion.
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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

Suggested donation is $10 per class, or $100 for every 12 weeks.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Romemu Friday Night Services
2022-03-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-03-25 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-04-01 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-04-08 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-04-15 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-04-22 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-04-29 18:30 - 20:30, 2022-05-06 18:30 - 20:30 and 2 more dates | 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.

Romemu Friday Night Services, Live at The Aligned Center
2022-04-08 18:15 - 20:30 | The Aligned Center, 1 Bridge Street, Foundry Building Suite 64, Irvington, New York, 10533
We’re delighted to invite you back in person to The Aligned Center for the Romemu Shabbat Celebration and Potluck!
Friday, April 8, 2022 from 6:15 – 8:30 pm

Friday Night Kabbalat Shabbat Services combine traditional liturgy with chanting, meditation, spontaneous dance and lively song, led over livestream by Rabbi David Ingber in NYC. The Aligned Center community gathers for these live-streamed, joy-based and contemplative progressive services that engage the heart, mind, and body.We’re looking forward to seeing you at another great Friday night. RSVP through the ticketing below and sign up for the potluck here.

Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha with the Westchester Meditation Center
2022-04-24 12:30 - 14:30, 2022-05-01 12:30 - 14:30, 2022-05-08 12:30 - 14:30, 2022-05-15 12:30 - 14:30 | The Aligned Center, 1 Bridge Street, Foundry Building Suite 64, Irvington, New York, 10533
Our friends at the Westchester Meditation Center are hosting a course, Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha.
Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha is a year-long foundation-level course in 3 semesters (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring/Summer 2022). Join us for Semester Three, Treading the Path of Wisdom and Compassion, as we continue to explore the path of mindfulness-awareness meditation and insight as originally described by the Buddha and skillfully transmitted to the West by one of the great Tibetan masters of our time, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. In this semester we reflect on the entire range of the Mahayana path of the bodhisattva, focusing on the practice of transcendent compassionate activity and the cultivation of wisdom, which altogether make up what is called “relative bodhicitta.” This includes the practice of tonglen (exchanging self and other), the bodhisattva vow, the six paramitas, emptiness, and the path of the Mahayana. We will focus on the techniques and stages of meditation and bringing meditation into our daily lives.
Students may enroll for the remaining semester (Spring/Summer 2022) or attend individual classes on a “drop-in’ basis.
Readings are from a wide variety of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s writings, which will be provided in a digital source book. Each class will begin with 30 minutes of meditation, followed by facilitated discussion on the topics covered in the readings.
Audio recordings of all classes, including both talk and discussion, will be available online.
This series is recommended for both experienced practitioners and for those just getting started and is designed to benefit participants whether or not they attend regularly.

Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
This course is for students of all levels.
In-person and virtual drop-ins welcome
A foundation-level course like this one, or its equivalent in study and practice, is a prerequisite for the intermediate and advanced level courses at WMC.

PURCHASE SOURCEBOOK
Note that WMC maintains a policy of making our programs affordable to all. Those with limited income please offer what you can afford.
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Sundays, 12:30 – 2:30 pm ET
Starting April 24, 2022
In person at The Aligned Center and by Zoom
Cost: By donation to Westchester Meditation Center

Alchemy Elements: CRUCIBLE, a New Online Writing Course with Kristin Kaye
2022-04-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-05-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-05-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-05-19 19:00 - 21:00
Join award-winning author Kristin Kaye’s new writing class Alchemy Elements: CRUCIBLE.
We are living in a time of unprecedented change when the stories we have assumed to be true about identity, what has value and whose story matters are undergoing radical revision. Our words matter. The stories we tell ourselves and each other matter. And every writer has a role to play shaping the evolving narrative of our times.
Alchemy Elements: CRUCIBLE is a 6-session class that explores our basic assumptions and invites us to drop the stories that no longer serve to write the stories that we most need to hear. The class supports writers interested in developing their craft and investigating essential aspects of narrative and the writing process. Sessions include: Alchemy of the Depths, Visionary Knowing & Mythic Imagination, Re-Writing Cultural Narrative, You and Your Work in the World & Reading Nights.
Register below to be part of the powerful community of writers and everyday Alchemists forging their essential story, their book and their lives.
Alchemy Elements: CRUCIBLE begins April 28th.
~ I don’t usually buy online courses, but there’s much more here than just a course. Alchemy not only gave me the tools, accountability and confidence to finally make becoming an author a reality, but it changed how I hold my power and the way I see writing. – Tressa, Oregon
~ Kristin is creative, eloquent, super-organized, resourceful and a positive genius! I loved every module, all the reading selections—especially as they illuminated the lessons at hand, which built upon one another beautifully. – Ardtih, California
ABOUT YOUR HOST: Kristin Kaye holds an MFA in Creative Writing and is an award-winning author, ghostwriter and book coach. Books include her novel TREE DREAMS (Winner 2018 Int’l Book Awards, ‘A superbly written tale filled with realistic, engaging and quirky characters.’ ~ Kirkus Reviews) and her memoir IRON MAIDENS: The Celebration of the Most Awesome Female Muscle in the World (Finalist 2006 Oregon Book Awards, One of 5 Books for Women Who Resist Easy Definition ~ Utne). Kristin has taught workshops at schools, colleges and environmental organizations across the US. She is a meditation teacher and her own decade-long practice of Tibetan Buddhism informs her creative process. Learn more at kristinkaye.com.
Class runs for 6 Thursdays: April 28, May 5 & 19, June 2, 16, & 23, 2022, from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST
Cost:$390

Alchemy Elements: CRUCIBLE: We are living in a time of unprecedented change when the stories we have assumed to be true about identity, what has value and whose story matters are undergoing radical revision. Our words matter. The stories we tell ourselves and each other matter. And every writer has a role to play shaping the evolving narrative of our times.

Alchemy Elements supports writers interested in developing their craft and investigating essential aspects of narrative and the writing process. CRUCIBLE classes explore our basic assumptions and invite us to drop the stories that no longer serve to write the stories that we most need to hear. Classes include: Alchemy of the Depths, Visionary Knowing & Mythic Imagination, Re-Writing Cultural Narrative, You and Your Work in the World & Reading Nights.

April 28, May 5, 19, June 2, 16, 23, 2022
6 Thursdays, 7-9 pm EST/ 4-6 pm PST on Zoom, $390​

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Alchemy Elements: CRUCIBLE: We are living in a time of unprecedented change when the stories we have assumed to be true about identity, what has value and whose story matters are undergoing radical revision. Our words matter. The stories we tell ourselves and each other matter. And every writer has a role to play shaping the evolving narrative of our times.

Alchemy Elements supports writers interested in developing their craft and investigating essential aspects of narrative and the writing process. CRUCIBLE classes explore our basic assumptions and invite us to drop the stories that no longer serve to write the stories that we most need to hear. Classes include: Alchemy of the Depths, Visionary Knowing & Mythic Imagination, Re-Writing Cultural Narrative, You and Your Work in the World & Reading Nights.

April 28, May 5, 19, June 2, 16, 23, 2022
6 Thursdays, 7-9 pm EST/ 4-6 pm PST on Zoom, $390​

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The Chemistry of Connection
2022-05-21 10:00 - 2022-05-22 17:00 | The Aligned Center, 1 Bridge Street, Foundry Building Suite 64, Irvington, New York, 10533
Connection begins within and radiates out to create a greater sense of interconnection to everything around us. By exploring these interrelated dimensions – the inner, the interpersonal, and the larger world – we can awaken a greater awareness, compassion, and ease of communication in relationships of all kinds. In any encounter, we can become more aware of what obscures the genuine bond we seek – and work through our differences from a place of connection.
When we’re operating at our best, we’re connected to ourselves and to others. In this shared secure mode we feel seen and heard, respected and cared for, with a sense of trust and belonging.
This workshop with renowned authors and teachers Tara Bennett Goleman, Daniel Goleman, Aaron Wolf, and Seema Mehta and Jason Samuels Smith will allow us to understand, internalize, and ultimately better live this chemistry of connection with those around us.
