Sunday – Saturday · 7 days
03–09
Private Centering Prayer Retreat
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, 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.
May
2026 18 retreatsWednesday – Sunday · 5 days
06–10
Introductory Four-Day Sesshin
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
07–10
Ango Intensive
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple / Brooklyn, NY, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
07–10
Ango Intensive (Online) – Turning Words and the Wellspring of Great Peace
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
07–10
Ango Intensive – Turning Words and the Wellspring of Great Peace
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
09
Just Sit Saturday@ASZC
Atlanta Soto Zen Center / Atlanta, GA, USA
Saturday – Monday
09–11
Norman Fischer Retreat
with Norman Fischer
Mountain Rain Zen Community / Vancouver, BC, Canada
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
14–17
Chado: The Zen Art of Tea
with Pei-Tsen Tao, Naomi, Andrew Hobai Pekarik, David Kozen Williams
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
14–17
True Heart Women's Retreat 2026
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, USA
Sunday
17
Zazenkai w/ Sara Hunsaker - Day Sit
Monterey Bay Zen Center / 4th Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
18–24
2026 Bay Area Sesshin
with Zoketsu Norman Fischer
Everyday Zen Foundation / Oakland, CA, USA
Saturday
23
Inner Critic Workshop
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Saturday
23
Precepts II – The Practices of a Bodhisattva
with Jody Hojin Kimmel
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Sunday
24
Meido Barbara Anderson — Dharma Tears
Santa Barbara Zen Center / Santa Barbara, California 93102-1331, USA
Sunday – Sunday · 8 days
24–31
Just Sitting Retreat - Spring 2026
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
25–31
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—May
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Sunday
31
Beginning Instruction on Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Sunday
31
Bob Sedivy — Beyond The Sound Bath
Santa Barbara Zen Center / Santa Barbara, California 93102-1331, USA
June
2026 14 retreatsThursday – Sunday · 4 days
04–07
Swords into Blossoms: The Alchemy of Stopping and Seeing
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Friday – Sunday
05–07
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA