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October 2023
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
Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
Find out more »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 »Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
Find out more »December 2023
Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
Find out more »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 »Rohatsu Ceremony: Awakening the Buddha Mind
Join us for a ceremony commemorating the awakening of Shakyamuni Buddha (Jodo-e, or realization of the way)!
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 »Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
Find out more »Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
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
Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
Find out more »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 »Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
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
Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
Find out more »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 »Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
Find out more »March 2024
Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
Find out more »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 »Zendo Practice for Beginners
If you are new to Zen meditation, please join experienced Zen students for guidance in Soto Zen sitting posture for zazen and kinhin, walking meditation.
Find out more »Contemplative Medicine Fellowship Info Session
Join us Wednesday, March 27th, for this free, online information session about the Contemplative Medicine Fellowship — a twelve-month training for physicians, advanced practice registered nurses (NP & CNM), and physician assistants who want to lead change in the culture of care.
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