Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
05–08
November 2026

Ango Intensive – Fall

with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold·Soto Zen

Soto Zenin-personoryokizazenby-application

Fall Ango Intensive for formal students of the Mountains and Rivers Order. Four-day in-person retreat featuring oryoki breakfast and structured Zen practice at Zen Mountain Monastery.

About this retreat

This retreat is restricted to formal students of the Mountains and Rivers Order, the Soto Zen lineage centered at Zen Mountain Monastery. If you're an established student here, you'll recognize the format: a four-day intensive combining zazen with oryoki (formal eating practice). The center has not published detailed schedule information or teacher assignments for this retreat yet. Contact the monastery directly for lodging details and full program specifics.

Register for this retreat

Schedules can change — confirm details on Zen Mountain Monastery's website.

Full details from Zen Mountain Monastery

A fall intensive program for formal students of the Mountains and Rivers Order, featuring Oryoki breakfast and structured Zen practice at Zen Mountain Monastery.

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