Sunday – Saturday · 7 days
03–09
Private Centering Prayer Retreat
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, 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.
May
2026 09 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
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
11–17
May Sesshin – The Light of Our Ancestors
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
18–24
2026 Bay Area Sesshin
with Zoketsu Norman Fischer
Everyday Zen Foundation / Oakland, CA, USA
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
19–24
True Refuge Week: Self-Directed Intensive Practice for MRO Students
with MRO Teachers and Senior Staff
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, 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
Ocean Gathering Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Ron Hogen Green, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, 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
June
2026 05 retreatsMonday – Saturday · 6 days
08–13
Summer Sesshin
with Cathy Seizan Wright
Zen Center of Denver / Denver, CO, USA
Wednesday – Sunday · 5 days
17–21
Practicing the Way Retreat
with Rev. Onryu Kennedy
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
22–28
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—June
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
22–28
Summer Solstice Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Tuesday – Saturday · 5 days
23–27
Five-Day Silent Chan Retreat Led by Guo Gu
with Guo Gu
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
July
2026 05 retreatsTuesday – Sunday · 41 days
Jul 07 – Aug 16
Summer Residency Program 2026
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, 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—July
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Thursday – Saturday · 10 days
Jul 23 – Aug 01
Private Zen Retreat
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, 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