Wednesday – Sunday · 5 days
15–19
Embodying the Genjo Koan in Our Daily Lives
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
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The Retreats Desk · July 2
A day, a week, six weeks
Norman Fischer sits a single day at Green Gulch, Tassajara bends yoga into zazen, and Great Vow opens six weeks of monastic summer — three answers to the same question about time.
This is the loud weekend. The Fourth lands on Saturday, the federal holiday tucks in on Friday, and in a year when the country marks its 250th the fireworks seem to have started early and to have no intention of stopping. Meanwhile the wellness pages have quietly agreed that silence is the new luxury — retreats "gaining momentum," quiet reframed as the one thing a busy life can least afford. There's something worth noticing in that timing. David Whyte, in "A Seeming Stillness," writes that "we love the movement in a seeming stillness" — which is closer to the truth of a sit than any brochure about switching off.
July
2026 21 retreatsWednesday – Sunday · 5 days
15–19
Zen and Drawing
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Thursday – Saturday
16–18
City Refuge Retreat
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
16–19
Embodied Awakening of Silent Illumination
with Guo Gu
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
16–19
Zen and Modern Leadership
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Saturday
18
Chado: The Way of Tea
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
18
Introductory Half-Day Sitting
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Saturday
18
Zazenkai at Plum Blossom Zendo
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Sunday
19
In the Rhythm of the Heart
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Sunday
19
Zazenkai w/ TBA - Half-Day Sit
Monterey Bay Zen Center / 4th Ave, Carmel-By-The-Sea, 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
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
21–26
Communication, Connection, Heartbreak and Forgiveness - Sangha Week
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, 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
Saturday
25
Half-Day Sit
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
25
Half-Day Sit (online)
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Friday – Sunday
Jul 31 – Aug 02
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA