Wednesday – Saturday · 4 days
27–30
The Wonder of Bird Song
with Zac Denning
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
Weekend Meditation Retreats
Weekend retreats offer an accessible way to deepen your practice without a long time commitment. Typically running Friday evening through Sunday, these retreats provide enough time to settle into silence and return to daily life refreshed.
May
2026 03 retreatsThursday – Saturday
28–30
Holding Power Wisely: Ethics, Boundaries, and Care in Buddhist Teaching Relationships
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Thursday – Saturday
28–30
Three-Day Sesshin, Online
San Francisco Zen Center / San Francisco, CA, USA
June
2026 05 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
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
11–14
Private Zen Retreat
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, USA
Friday – Sunday
12–14
Weekend Sesshin
with Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
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
July
2026 05 retreatsFriday – Sunday
10–12
Beginner's Mind Weekend Meditation Retreat
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Friday – Sunday
10–12
Exploring Wisdom and Compassion: Further Steps Along the Path of Zen
with Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Thursday – Saturday
16–18
City Refuge Retreat
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
16–19
Embodied Awakening of Silent Illumination
with Guo Gu
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Friday – Sunday
Jul 31 – Aug 02
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
August
2026 02 retreatsThursday – Sunday · 4 days
06–09
The Color of the Mountain: Dyeing as Sacred Craft
with Danica Shoan Ankele, Robyn Ikyo Love
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
Friday – Sunday
28–30
Weekend Sesshin - Fall Ango Opening
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA
September
2026 03 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
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
Thursday – Sunday · 4 days
17–20
Oceans of Compassion: A Retreat In Service To The Earth
Great Vow Zen Monastery / Clatskanie, OR, USA
October
2026 02 retreatsThursday – Sunday · 4 days
01–04
Zen & the Arts Retreat: Ikebana
Hokyoji Zen Practice Community / Eitzen, MN, USA
Friday – Sunday
Oct 30 – Nov 01
Introduction to Zen Training Weekend
with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Danica Shoan Ankele, Gokan Bonebakker
Zen Mountain Monastery / Mt Tremper, NY, USA