Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
07–10
Ango Intensive
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple / Brooklyn, NY, USA
Meditation Retreats in New York
New York is home to 8 Zen centers offering 56 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 24 extended, 20 weekend, 12 one-day — from beginner-friendly introductions to intensive sesshin.
May
2026 12 retreatsThursday – Sunday · 4 days
07–10
Ango Intensive (Online) – Turning Words and the Wellspring of Great Peace
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
07–10
Ango Intensive – Turning Words and the Wellspring of Great Peace
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
09
Touching the Earth: A Sangha Hike in the Woods
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
14–17
Chado: The Zen Art of Tea
with Pei-Tsen Tao, Naomi, Andrew Hobai Pekarik, David Kozen Williams
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
16
Making Visible the Invisible Zazenkai
with Jody Hojin Kimmel
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Tuesday – Sunday · 6 days
19–24
True Refuge Week: Self-Directed Intensive Practice for MRO Students
with MRO Teachers and Senior Staff
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
23
Precepts II – The Practices of a Bodhisattva
with Jody Hojin Kimmel
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
25–31
Ocean Gathering 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
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
Sunday
31
Beginning Instruction on Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Sunday
31
Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
June
2026 10 retreatsFriday – Sunday
05–07
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Friday – Sunday
12–14
Weekend Sesshin
with Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
13
Still Point Zazenkai
with Jody Hojin Kimmel
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
18–21
Holding Up the Blossom: A Summer Solstice Zazen Arts Immersion of Miraculous Expression
with Jody Hojin Kimmel, Katie Yosha Scott-Childress
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
22–28
One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—June
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Monday – Sunday · 7 days
22–28
Summer Solstice Sesshin
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Jody Hojin Kimmel, Danica Shoan Ankele
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Saturday
27
Half-day Sit
with MRO Staff
Zen Center of New York City/Fire Lotus Temple / Brooklyn, NY, USA
Saturday
27
Half-day Sit (online)
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA