ZenistMonday – Sunday · 7 days
09–15
November Sesshin – Gratitude
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.
November
202607 retreatsTuesday – Sunday · 6 days
10–15
True Refuge Week: Self-Directed Intensive Practice for MRO Students
with MRO Teachers and Senior Staff
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
16–22
Great Aspiration 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
16–22
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—November
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
16–22
Shuso Hossen Sesshin
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Saturday – Sunday · 9 days
Nov 28 – Dec 06
Mar de Jade: Rohatsu Sesshin
Everyday Zen Foundation/Oakland, CA, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Nov 30 – Dec 06
Rohatsu Sesshin 2026
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community/Eitzen, MN, USA
December
202605 retreatsFriday – Friday · 8 days
04–11
Rohatsu Intensive
Appamada/Austin, TX, USA
Friday – Saturday · 9 days
04–12
Rohatsu
Austin Zen Center/Austin, TX, USA
Sunday – Sunday · 8 days
06–13
December Sesshin – Rohatsu
Great Vow Zen Monastery/Clatskanie, OR, USA
Saturday – Friday · 7 days
Dec 26 – Jan 01
Rohatsu Sesshin
with Peggy Metta Sheehan
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Sunday – Friday · 6 days
Dec 27 – Jan 01
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—December
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
January
202703 retreatsWednesday – Sunday · 5 days
13–17
Dharma Gates: Living a Zen Path
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
25–31
New Years' Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
25–31
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—January
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
February
202703 retreatsTuesday – Sunday · 55 days
Feb 02 – Mar 28
Monastery Winter Practice Period
Great Vow Zen Monastery/Clatskanie, OR, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
15–21
Bodhidharma Sesshin
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
15–21
Pari-Nirvana Sesshin: A Meditation Retreat Exploring Life, Death & the Unknown
Great Vow Zen Monastery/Clatskanie, OR, USA
March
202703 retreatsFriday – Sunday · 10 days
12–21
March Sesshin – Deep Listening
Great Vow Zen Monastery/Clatskanie, OR, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
22–28
Founding Sesshin
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA