ZenistFriday – Sunday
Oct 30 – Nov 01
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Beginner Meditation Retreats
These retreats welcome newcomers and include instruction in meditation posture, technique, and retreat etiquette. Many are also open to experienced practitioners looking for a gentler pace.
October
202604 retreatsFriday – Sunday
Oct 30 – Nov 01
Three-Day Sesshin
with Sarah Dōjin Emerson
Brooklyn Zen Center/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Saturday
31
Half Day Zazen Retreat & Ango Check-in
with Jogen Sensei
Great Vow Zen Monastery/Clatskanie, OR, USA
Saturday
Oct 31
One-Day Meditation Retreat at Kannon Do led by Norman
with Zoketsu Norman Fischer
Everyday Zen Foundation/Oakland, CA, USA
November
202617 retreatsSunday
01
Love and Power: Responding to Fear
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center / Green Dragon Temple/Muir Beach, CA, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
05–08
Ango Intensive – Buddha Nature: Revealing the Jewel Within
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Friday – Sunday
06–08
Online Ango Intensive: Buddha Nature – Revealing the Jewel Within
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Sunday
08
Writing to Study the Self with Farnoosh Fathi
with Farnoosh Fathi
Brooklyn Zen Center/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Wednesday
11
Beginning Instruction on Wednesday Evenings at Zen Mountain Monastery
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
12–15
Practicing the Ways Retreat
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community/Eitzen, MN, USA
Friday – Sunday
13–15
Belonging, Healing, Liberation: BIAPOC Community Retreat for Black, Indigenous, Asian, and People of Color
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Friday – Saturday
13–14
Doing The Work of Byron Katie
Great Vow Zen Monastery/Clatskanie, OR, USA
Saturday
14
Just Sit Saturday@ASZC
Atlanta Soto Zen Center/Atlanta, GA, USA
Sunday
15
Zazenkai - Half-Day Sit
Monterey Bay Zen Center/4th Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
16–22
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—November
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
19–22
Love & Spaciousness: A Loving Kindness Weekend Retreat
Great Vow Zen Monastery/Clatskanie, OR, USA
Saturday
21
Half-Day Sit
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Saturday
21
Half-Day Sit (Online)
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Saturday
21
November All-Day Sitting
Everyday Zen Foundation/Oakland, CA, USA
Saturday – Sunday · 9 days
Nov 28 – Dec 06
Mar de Jade: Rohatsu Sesshin
Everyday Zen Foundation/Oakland, CA, USA