Saturday
23
Inner Critic Workshop
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Beginner Meditation Retreats
These retreats welcome newcomers and include instruction in meditation posture, technique, and retreat etiquette. Many are also open to experienced practitioners looking for a gentler pace.
May
2026 15 retreatsSaturday
23
Precepts II – The Practices of a Bodhisattva
with Jody Hojin Kimmel
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Sunday
24
Family Sangha Daylong Retreat at Green Gulch Farm
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Sunday – Sunday · 8 days
24–31
Just Sitting Retreat - Spring 2026
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
25–31
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—May
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
26–31
Agency, Interdependence and Compassion: Exploring Themes to Inform Our Most Senior Years
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Tuesday – Saturday · 5 days
26–30
Five-Day Sesshin
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
26–31
Joyful Ease, Your Own True Body
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Wednesday – Saturday · 4 days
27–30
The Wonder of Bird Song
with Zac Denning
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Thursday – Saturday
28–30
Three-Day Sesshin, Online
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Saturday
30
Half-day Sit
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
30
Half-day Sit (online)
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
30
Saturday In Person One-Day Sitting
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Sunday
31
Outdoor Practice Day Hike
Boundless Way Zen Temple/Mugendo-ji / Worcester, MA, USA
Sunday
31
Work Practice Day
Brooklyn Zen Center / Brooklyn, NY, USA
June
2026 13 retreatsThursday – Sunday · 4 days
04–07
Swords into Blossoms: The Alchemy of Stopping and Seeing
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Friday – Sunday
05–07
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
06
BIAPOC (Black, Indigenous, Asian, and People of Color) Retreat at ZCNYC: Vibrant Community Practice
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
06
ZenYu Day Retreat
Mountain Rain Zen Community / Vancouver, BC, Canada
Monday – Saturday · 6 days
08–13
Summer Sesshin
with Cathy Seizan Wright
Zen Center of Denver / Denver, CO, USA