Tuesday – Sunday · 41 days
Jul 07 – Aug 16
Summer Residency Program 2026
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Extended Meditation Retreats
Extended retreats lasting a week or more allow for sustained practice that can shift something deeper than a weekend permits. These longer sits are where many practitioners report their most significant breakthroughs.
July
2026 08 retreatsTuesday – Sunday · 6 days
07–12
The Heart of Yoga and Zen
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
20–26
Interdependence Sesshin
with Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
20–26
July Sesshin
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
20–26
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
20–26
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—July
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple / Brooklyn, NY, USA
Thursday – Saturday · 10 days
Jul 23 – Aug 01
Private Zen Retreat
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, USA
Friday – Friday · 22 days
Jul 24 – Aug 14
Residential Retreat
Boundless Way Zen Temple/Mugendo-ji / Worcester, MA, USA
August
2026 11 retreatsSunday – Sunday · 8 days
02–09
Heart of the Mountain Sesshin: A Backpacking Sesshin at the Bells Mountain
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
04–09
Intermediate Kyudo: Zen Archery Intensive
with Don Symanski
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Wednesday – Sunday · 5 days
05–09
Beginners Kyudo: Zen Archery Intensive
with Don Symanski
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday – Saturday · 8 days
08–15
Jewel Mirror Sesshin
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
10–16
At Home in Rock and Water: A Wilderness & Meditation Retreat
with Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
10–16
Grasses, Trees, and the Great Earth Sesshin
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Wednesday – Sunday · 5 days
12–16
Mountain Bowl, Mountain Fire—A Clay Retreat
with Jody Hojin Kimmel
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
17–23
Hazy Moon Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
17–23
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—August
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday – Saturday · 15 days
Aug 29 – Sep 12
Walking Mountain Pilgrimage Sesshin with Bells Mountain
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Aug 31 – Sep 06
Compassionate Ocean Sesshin
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, USA
September
2026 07 retreatsSunday – Saturday · 7 days
06–12
Residential Intensive
Appamada / Austin, TX, USA