Bart van Melik is a guiding teacher at the Community Meditation Center in New York City. He has been teaching Insight Dialogue and silent meditation since 2009, and has been trained by Joseph Goldstein, Carol Wilson, Gregory Kramer, and Phyllis Hicks. Bart is a graduate of the Spirit Rock/Insight Meditation Society Teacher Training Program.Bart teaches residential silent retreats and Insight Dialogue retreats in the U.S. and Europe, and offers monthly Insight Dialogue practice at the Community Meditation Center in New York. For many years, he brought meditation practice into juvenile detention centers, homeless shelters, veterans’ programs, and NYC public schools. He remains passionate about supporting people in discovering creative, playful, and caring ways to meet life’s challenges. Bart is also the co-author of Still, in the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos.Originally from Holland, Bart lives with his wife and son in New York City.Learn more at bartvanmelik.com and cmc-ny.org
Events with Bart van Melik
Awakening Amidst the World's Turbulence: An Insight Dialogue RetreatSeptember 11 - 17, 2026
RETREAT BY INVITED PRESENTER In times of rapid change, ecological fragility, and social unrest, our habitual patterns—of perception, thought, speech, and reaction shape our inner experience and view of the world. This retreat invites us to the immediacy of each moment and the quiet joy of simply being here, now. Together, we will explore the transformative potential of relating mindfully and cultivating the wholesome within ourselves, with one another, and with the living world. OPEN TO ALL: This retreat is open to all who have prior silent retreat experience. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: Scholarship support may be available. Please contact Susan Wiley…
