Daylong Retreat with New York Insight

Daylong Retreat with New York Insight is a one-day meditation retreat in the Insight Meditation tradition, held at New York Insight in New York, NY, and led by meditation teacher Jessica Morey. It suits people who want a full day of practice in a city setting, whether they are returning to retreat or looking to deepen a regular sitting practice.

About Jessica Morey

Jessica Morey is a meditation teacher and contemplative coach with three decades of practice. She began meditating as a teenager on retreats at the Insight Meditation Society and graduated from the IMS teacher training program in 2021. She has been leading meditation retreats since 2009.

Her core practice is rooted in Insight Meditation, with primary training in the Burmese Vipassana tradition, Mahasi style. Since 2013 she has also studied intensively within Tibetan Vajrayana traditions, including with John Makransky, Dr. Dan Brown and Dr. Reggie Ray. Her teaching brings playfulness and care to the work of integrating meditation into relationships and everyday life.

Her approach draws on psychological insight and skillful communication. She has also trained in Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Needs-Based Communication and attachment-based healing, including Ideal Parent Figure work. Students often find that this background shapes how she guides practice: attentive to the body, to the heart and to how insight meets ordinary life.

What to Expect

A daylong retreat offers a sustained stretch of practice that an evening sit rarely allows. With a teacher trained in Mahasi-style Vipassana and in somatic and relational approaches, the day can be expected to center on Insight Meditation and on bringing what arises in practice back into daily life. The specific schedule and format of the day are set by the organizers and shown on the registration page.