ZenistFriday – Sunday
28–30
Undoing Racism: Community Organizing Workshop
Brooklyn Zen Center/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Meditation Retreats in New York
New York is home to 8 Zen centers offering 62 upcoming retreats. Practice at Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt Tremper, Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Zen Center in Brooklyn, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care in New York, Tetsugyuji Zen Temple in Yorktown Heights, Twining Vines Sangha in Purchase, Two Rivers Zen Community in Narrowsburg, and Village Zendo/Dotokuji in New York.
Find 26 extended, 19 weekend, 17 one-day — from beginner-friendly introductions to intensive sesshin.
August
202604 retreatsFriday – Sunday
28–30
Weekend Sesshin - Fall Ango Opening
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
29
Ango Opening Zazenkai
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Sunday – Sunday · 85 days
Aug 30 – Nov 22
Fall Ango 2026
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
September
202614 retreatsFriday – Sunday
04–06
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Thursday
10
Identity and Emptiness: A TGNC Discussion
with Ella Baker
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Friday – Sunday
11–13
Precepts II – Entering the Way of Compassion: The Practices of a Bodhisattva
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Sunday – Sunday · 43 days
Sep 13 – Oct 25
B.R. Ambedkar and Navayāna Buddhism: Caste, Liberation, & Engaged Practice
with Santosh Raut
Brooklyn Zen Center/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Sunday
13
Beginning Instruction on Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Sunday
13
Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
15–20
True Refuge Week: Self-Directed Intensive Practice for MRO Students
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Wednesday
16
Beginning Instruction on Wednesday Evenings at Zen Mountain Monastery
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Wednesday – Sunday · 89 days
Sep 16 – Dec 13
Fall Ango: Liberating Response
Brooklyn Zen Center/Brooklyn, NY, USA
Saturday
19
Ancestral Zazenkai
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
21–27
Mountains and Rivers Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Ron Hogen Green, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
21–27
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—September
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
26
Half-Day Sit
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
26
Half-Day Sit (online)
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA
October
202609 retreatsFriday – Sunday
02–04
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery/Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
03
Each Wave An Ocean: Opening the Gates Practice
with Hojin and Daiō
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple/Brooklyn, NY, USA