Name: Simone Weil Workshop
Start: 2026-04-23T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-23T18:00:00-04:00
Location: National Academy of Design

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Yoga Class

Simone Weil Workshop

April 23 at 5pm

At National Academy of Design

Chelsea, New York

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Somatic practice included — wear comfortable clothes

No philosophy background needed

Simone Weil believed attention itself is the only lesson worth learning. This hour-long workshop puts her philosophy into practice through somatic exercises and guided discussion, teaching you to direct "empty, waiting" thought toward attention itself.

National Academy of Design

519 W 26th St 2nd floor, New York, NY 10001, USA

+1 212-369-4880

Free

www.schoolofattention.org

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contemplative philosophy workshop
somatic practice session
French mystic exploration
guided intellectual discussion
National Academy of Design
Chelsea
New York

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