ZenistFriday – Sunday
Aug 28 – Aug 30
Weekend Sesshin - Fall Ango Opening
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery
Meditation Center
Zen Mountain Monastery
Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Zen Mountain Monastery sits in the Catskill foothills of upstate New York, home to the Mountains and Rivers Order founded by John Daido Loori Roshi in 1980. The monastery is led by Geoffrey Shugen Arnold Roshi and offers a distinctive blend of traditional Zen training with contemplative arts — ceramics, tea ceremony, dyeing, and nature practice appear alongside sesshin and study intensives. The Sunday program is open to the public year-round with beginning meditation instruction. ZMM also operates Fire Lotus Temple in Brooklyn for city-based practitioners.
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39Saturday
Aug 29
Ango Opening Zazenkai
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Sep 04 – Sep 06
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Sep 11 – Sep 13
Precepts II – Entering the Way of Compassion: The Practices of a Bodhisattva
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
Sep 15 – Sep 20
True Refuge Week: Self-Directed Intensive Practice for MRO Students
Zen Mountain Monastery
Saturday
Sep 19
Ancestral Zazenkai
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Sep 21 – Sep 27
Mountains and Rivers Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Ron Hogen Green, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Sep 21 – Sep 27
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—September
Zen Mountain Monastery
Saturday
Sep 26
Half-Day Sit
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Oct 02 – Oct 04
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Oct 09 – Oct 11
Peaceful Dwelling: Meditation Intensive
Zen Mountain Monastery
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
Oct 13 – Oct 18
True Refuge Week: Self-Directed Intensive Practice for MRO Students
with MRO Teachers and Senior Staff
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Oct 19 – Oct 25
Harvest Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Ron Hogen Green, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Oct 19 – Oct 25
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive
Zen Mountain Monastery
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
Nov 05 – Nov 08
Ango Intensive – Fall
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
Zen Mountain Monastery
Sunday
Nov 08
Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery
Zen Mountain Monastery
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
Nov 10 – Nov 15
True Refuge Week: Self-Directed Intensive Practice for MRO Students
with MRO Teachers and Senior Staff
Zen Mountain Monastery
Saturday
Nov 14
Radiant BIAPOC Zazenkai
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Nov 16 – Nov 22
Great Aspiration Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Ron Hogen Green, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Nov 16 – Nov 22
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—November
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Dec 04 – Dec 06
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Dec 11 – Dec 13
Buddha's Enlightenment Vigil
Zen Mountain Monastery
Saturday – Friday · 7 days
Dec 26 – Jan 01
Rohatsu Sesshin
with Peggy Metta Sheehan
Zen Mountain Monastery
Sunday – Friday · 6 days
Dec 27 – Jan 01
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—December
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Jan 08 – Jan 10
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
Zen Mountain Monastery
Wednesday – Sunday · 5 days
Jan 13 – Jan 17
Dharma Gates: Living a Zen Path
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Jan 25 – Jan 31
New Years' Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Jan 25 – Jan 31
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—January
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Feb 05 – Feb 07
Practice and the Path of Liberation: Further Steps Along the Path of Zen
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Feb 15 – Feb 21
Bodhidharma Sesshin
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Feb 26 – Feb 28
Weekend Sesshin - Spring Ango Opening
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Mar 05 – Mar 07
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Mar 22 – Mar 28
Founding Sesshin
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Mar 22 – Mar 28
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—March
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Apr 02 – Apr 04
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Apr 19 – Apr 25
Apple Blossom Sesshin
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Apr 19 – Apr 25
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—April
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
May 24 – May 30
Ocean Gathering Sesshin
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
May 24 – May 30
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—May
Zen Mountain Monastery
Past retreats
38- Aug 22, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026Half-Day Sit (online)One-day
- Aug 22, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026Half-Day SitOne-day
- Aug 17, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—AugustExtended
- Aug 17, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026Hazy Moon SesshinExtended
- Aug 12, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026Mountain Bowl, Mountain Fire—A Clay RetreatExtended
- Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026At Home in Rock and Water: A Wilderness and Meditation RetreatExtended
- Aug 6, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026The Color of the Mountain: Dyeing as Sacred CraftWeekend
- Aug 5, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026Beginners Kyudo: Zen Archery IntensiveExtended
- Aug 4, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026Intermediate Kyudo: Zen Archery IntensiveExtended
- Jul 31, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026Introduction to Zen Training WeekendWeekend
- Jul 25, 2026 – Jul 25, 2026Half-Day Sit (Online)One-day
- Jul 25, 2026 – Jul 25, 2026Half-Day SitOne-day
- Jul 20, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026One Continuous Thread: Home Practice IntensiveExtended
- Jul 20, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026Interdependence SesshinExtended
- Jul 18, 2026 – Jul 18, 2026Chado: The Way of TeaOne-day
- Jul 16, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026Embodied Awakening of Silent IlluminationWeekend
- Jul 11, 2026 – Jul 11, 2026Boundless Field ZazenkaiOne-day
- Jul 10, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026Exploring Wisdom and Compassion: Further Steps Along the Path of ZenWeekend
- Jun 27, 2026 – Jun 27, 2026Half-day Sit (online)One-day
- Jun 27, 2026 – Jun 27, 2026Half-day SitOne-day
- Jun 22, 2026 – Jun 28, 2026Summer Solstice SesshinExtended
- Jun 22, 2026 – Jun 28, 2026One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—JuneExtended
- Jun 18, 2026 – Jun 21, 2026Holding Up the Blossom: A Summer Solstice Zazen Arts Immersion of Miraculous ExpressionWeekend
- Jun 13, 2026 – Jun 13, 2026Still Point ZazenkaiOne-day
- Jun 6, 2026 – Jun 6, 2026BIAPOC (Black, Indigenous, Asian, and People of Color) Retreat at ZCNYC: Vibrant Community PracticeOne-day
- Jun 5, 2026 – Jun 7, 2026Introduction to Zen Training WeekendWeekend
- May 30, 2026 – May 30, 2026Half-day Sit (online)One-day
- May 30, 2026 – May 30, 2026Half-day SitOne-day
- May 25, 2026 – May 31, 2026One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—MayExtended
- May 25, 2026 – May 31, 2026Ocean Gathering SesshinExtended
- May 23, 2026 – May 23, 2026Precepts II – The Practices of a BodhisattvaOne-day
- May 19, 2026 – May 24, 2026True Refuge Week: Self-Directed Intensive Practice for MRO StudentsExtended
- May 16, 2026 – May 16, 2026Making Visible the Invisible ZazenkaiOne-day
- May 14, 2026 – May 17, 2026Chado: The Zen Art of TeaWeekend
- May 7, 2026 – May 10, 2026Ango Intensive – Turning Words and the Wellspring of Great PeaceWeekend
- May 7, 2026 – May 10, 2026Ango Intensive (Online) – Turning Words and the Wellspring of Great PeaceWeekend
- May 1, 2026 – May 3, 2026Introduction to Zen Training WeekendWeekend
- Dec 4, 2025 – Dec 5, 2025Buddha's Enlightenment VigilOne-day