Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
Jun 18 – Jun 21
Holding Up the Blossom: A Summer Solstice Zazen Arts Immersion of Miraculous Expression
with Jody Hojin Kimmel, Katie Yosha Scott-Childress
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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44Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Jun 22 – Jun 28
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—June
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Jun 22 – Jun 28
Summer Solstice Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery
Saturday
Jun 27
Half-day Sit
with MRO Staff
Zen Mountain Monastery
Saturday
Jun 27
Half-day Sit (online)
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Jul 10 – Jul 12
Exploring Wisdom and Compassion: Further Steps Along the Path of Zen
with Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery
Saturday
Jul 11
Boundless Field Zazenkai
Zen Mountain Monastery
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
Jul 16 – Jul 19
Embodied Awakening of Silent Illumination
with Guo Gu
Zen Mountain Monastery
Saturday
Jul 18
Chado: The Way of Tea
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Jul 20 – Jul 26
Interdependence Sesshin
with Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Jul 20 – Jul 26
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Jul 31 – Aug 02
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
Aug 04 – Aug 09
Intermediate Kyudo: Zen Archery Intensive
with Don Symanski
Zen Mountain Monastery
Wednesday – Sunday · 5 days
Aug 05 – Aug 09
Beginners Kyudo: Zen Archery Intensive
with Don Symanski
Zen Mountain Monastery
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
Aug 06 – Aug 09
The Color of the Mountain: Dyeing as Sacred Craft
with Danica Shoan Ankele, Robyn Ikyo Love
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Aug 10 – Aug 16
At Home in Rock and Water: A Wilderness & Meditation Retreat
with Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery
Wednesday – Sunday · 5 days
Aug 12 – Aug 16
Mountain Bowl, Mountain Fire—A Clay Retreat
with Jody Hojin Kimmel
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Aug 17 – Aug 23
Hazy Moon Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
Aug 17 – Aug 23
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—August
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Aug 28 – Aug 30
Weekend Sesshin - Fall Ango Opening
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
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
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
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—October
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Oct 30 – Nov 01
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
Nov 05 – Nov 08
Ango Intensive – Fall
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
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
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
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
Friday – Sunday
Jan 08 – Jan 10
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
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
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
Apr 19 – Apr 25
Apple Blossom Sesshin
Zen Mountain Monastery
Friday – Sunday
Apr 30 – May 02
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
Zen Mountain Monastery
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
May 24 – May 30
Ocean Gathering Sesshin
Zen Mountain Monastery
Past retreats
14- Jun 13, 2026 – Jun 13, 2026 Still Point Zazenkai One-day
- Jun 6, 2026 – Jun 6, 2026 BIAPOC (Black, Indigenous, Asian, and People of Color) Retreat at ZCNYC: Vibrant Community Practice One-day
- Jun 5, 2026 – Jun 7, 2026 Introduction to Zen Training Weekend Weekend
- May 30, 2026 – May 30, 2026 Half-day Sit (online) One-day
- May 30, 2026 – May 30, 2026 Half-day Sit One-day
- May 25, 2026 – May 31, 2026 One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—May Extended
- May 25, 2026 – May 31, 2026 Ocean Gathering Sesshin Extended
- May 23, 2026 – May 23, 2026 Precepts II – The Practices of a Bodhisattva One-day
- May 19, 2026 – May 24, 2026 True Refuge Week: Self-Directed Intensive Practice for MRO Students Extended
- May 16, 2026 – May 16, 2026 Making Visible the Invisible Zazenkai One-day
- May 14, 2026 – May 17, 2026 Chado: The Zen Art of Tea Weekend
- May 7, 2026 – May 10, 2026 Ango Intensive – Turning Words and the Wellspring of Great Peace Weekend
- May 7, 2026 – May 10, 2026 Ango Intensive (Online) – Turning Words and the Wellspring of Great Peace Weekend
- May 1, 2026 – May 3, 2026 Introduction to Zen Training Weekend Weekend