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July 2023
JULY HALF-DAY RETREAT 2023
Silently engaging in sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and connecting with community are wonderful ways to spend a Saturday morning.
Find out more »August 2023
Wholehearted Sesshin: Summer Silent Retreat at Garrison Institute
Join us for an eight-day intensive retreat focusing on rediscovering our values and living life to the fullest held at the Garrison Institute in Garrison, NY.
Find out more »September 2023
Online LGBTQIA+ Bereavement Group: A Contemplative Approach to Grief and Loss
Coping with the loss of someone we love is one of life’s biggest challenges. The grieving process can present a wide range of difficult and unexpected emotions including, shock, anger, disbelief, guilt and profound sadness. As LGBTQIA+ folk, these emotions can be further compounded by our individual and collective experiences of marginalization.
Find out more »Blooming Wisdom: CULTIVATING INTERDEPENDENCE & JOY WITH THE FLOWER GARLAND SUTRA
Join guest teacher Ben Connelly as we learn to live more deeply from awareness of interdependence and cultivate an ability to be in relationship with all things in a way that is beneficial to all beings. Open to all and is especially suitable for students with an established Buddhist practice.
Find out more »SEPTEMBER HALF-DAY RETREAT 2023
Silently engaging in sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and connecting with community are wonderful ways to spend a Saturday morning.
Find out more »Catch Your Mind: Unveiling the Zen Path
Join us for ten months of study and learn from the writings of various teachers, connecting with the community and practicing wholeheartedly. If you are wondering what the Zen path is, this is a beautiful opportunity to take a fresh look with others in a loving, learning, and practice environment.
Find out more »October 2023
Zen Precepts: Living an Ethical Life
What are the Zen Precepts, and how do we learn to embody these guiding principles for living an ethical and enlightened existence in daily life? Join us for ten months of in-depth study, experiential learning, discussion, and zen practice.
Find out more »Make Meaning Workshop: Moving from Loss to Found
Join Alexandra Vassilaros for a 4-week journey in writing and compassionate community building, offering tools for continued emotional health and balance.
Find out more »OCTOBER HALF-DAY RETREAT 2023
Silently engaging in sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and connecting with community are wonderful ways to spend a Saturday morning.
Find out more »Contemplative Care Retreat 2023: Turning Fear into Courageous Compassion
Held at the Garrison Institute, our Contemplative Care Retreat is an invitation to connect with others, deepen your practice, and begin the work of transforming fear into compassion.
Find out more »November 2023
NOVEMBER HALF-DAY RETREAT 2023
Silently engaging in sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and connecting with community are wonderful ways to spend a Saturday morning.
Find out more »December 2023
Coming Home to Yourself: Flourishing in the Field of Medicine | A Free Contemplative Medicine Conversation
Join us for the first conversation in this year's free webinar series with NYZC Contemplative Medicine Fellowship visiting faculty member Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, acclaimed neuroscientist, and bestselling author.
Find out more »DECEMBER HALF-DAY RETREAT 2023
Silently engaging in sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and connecting with community are wonderful ways to spend a Saturday morning.
Find out more »New Year’s Eve Sit 2023 | Online & In-Person
This evening is an opportunity to reflect upon the year that has passed and ponder all the possibilities a new year might hold. Join Chodo Sensei, Koshin Sensei, and the NYZC community for an evening of Zazen (short periods of sitting meditation), a dharma talk, followed by the ringing of the great bell 108 times.
Find out more »January 2024
Beginner’s Mind Sesshin: A Winter Silent Retreat of Wholehearted Practice at the Garrison Institute
Start the new year in community with us for Winter Sesshin at The Garrison Institute. Sesshin provides an extraordinary opportunity to slow down, enjoy a change of pace and focus, and feel both the immediate and far-reaching impacts throughout your life by participating in these five days of Noble Silence.
Find out more »Commit to Sit: Zen Wisdom for Everyday Living | Winter 2024
Through weekly online dharma talks, daily practice emails, private group discussions, daily meditation opportunities, and more, we will allow our practice to strip away the negative filters that block connection and appreciation!
Find out more »JANUARY HALF-DAY RETREAT 2024
Silently engaging in sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and connecting with community are wonderful ways to spend a Saturday morning.
Find out more »Opening the Treasury: Living the Soto Zen Way | January 2024
Opening the Treasury: Living the Soto Zen Way is a lively discussion-based close reading of Dogen’s timeless teachings, utilizing a revitalized translation that breathes new life into the classic Soto Zen text, The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye. This is not just a study; it’s an invitation to reconnect with the essence of our lineage and our ongoing effort to ease the suffering inside of ourselves and others.
Find out more »Contemplative Medicine Conversations: Tending To Suffering With Equanimity in Healthcare
Join us for a free online event with Fellowship faculty member Sharon Salzberg, New York Times bestselling author and one of America's leading spiritual teachers. In this webinar, Sharon Salzberg and Fellowship Guiding Teachers Koshin Sensei and Chodo Sensei will explore the interplay of compassion and equanimity and how the practice of balancing them can sustain a healthcare practitioner's open heart, ease burnout, and promote well-being while caring for the suffering world.
Find out more »ZEN SHABBAT // JANUARY 2024
Lab/Shul and NYZC invite you to a shared experience of sacred space and time, harmonizing Jewish and Zen traditions in the celebration of Sabbath spirit.
Find out more »A Pathway to Deep Presence: Explorations of Symbolic Listening with Leslye Noyes, PhD
Learn and experientially practice Jung’s theory and method of Symbolic Listening. To listen symbolically is to deeply ‘hear’ the person within and before you. This course is intended for practitioners and clinicians who want to understand the relationship between the personal and collective for themselves as well as offer that to others.
Find out more »February 2024
Online Bereavement Group: A Contemplative Approach to Grief and Loss | Tuesdays
This group meets once a week on Tuesdays. Sharing your experience with others who are also grieving can be of tremendous support.
Find out more »FEBRUARY HALF-DAY RETREAT 2024
Silently engaging in sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and connecting with community are wonderful ways to spend a Saturday morning.
Find out more »Contemplative Medicine Conversations: Mitigate Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout in the Medical Field through Contemplative Approaches
Join us for a free online event with Fellowship faculty member Rick and Forrest Hanson where they discuss pressing issues of stress, anxiety, and burnout prevalent in the medical field and guide us through a conversation on how a contemplative approach can be a transformative tool in mitigating these challenges.
Find out more »March 2024
MARCH HALF-DAY RETREAT 2024
Silently engaging in sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and connecting with community are wonderful ways to spend a Saturday morning.
Find out more »Care for Caregivers Support Group | Online Only
A support group and workshop for professionals and non-professionals coping with the complexity and stress of caring for others.
Find out more »ZEN SHABBAT // MARCH 2024
Lab/Shul and NYZC invite you to a shared experience of sacred space and time, harmonizing Jewish and Zen traditions in the celebration of Sabbath spirit.
Find out more »April 2024
Make Meaning Workshop: Moving from Loss to Found
Join Alexandra Vassilaros for a 4-week journey in writing and compassionate community building, offering tools for continued emotional health and balance.
Find out more »Online Bereavement Group: A Contemplative Approach to Grief and Loss | Thursdays
This group meets once a week on Thursdays. Sharing your experience with others who are also grieving can be of tremendous support.
Find out more »APRIL HALF-DAY RETREAT 2024
Silently engaging in sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and connecting with community are wonderful ways to spend a Saturday morning.
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