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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 »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 »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 »Sunday Morning Meditation + Hanamatsuri Celebration!
Join the New York Zen Center Sangha for a morning of practice and joy! Come sit, walk, hear a dharma talk and bathe the baby Buddha! All are welcome!
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.
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 »May 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 Pet Loss Bereavement Group: A Contemplative Approach to Grief & Care
Coping with the loss of a pet can present a wide range of difficult and unexpected emotions including, shock, disbelief, and profound sadness. Many pet owners consider the relationship between themselves and their pet to be one that provides unconditional love and emotional support.
Find out more »MAY HALF-DAY RETREAT + SIT FOR SCHOLARSHIP 2024
Join us for a morning of sitting and walking meditation, hearing a dharma talk, and fundraising for NYZC's many scholarship opportunities!
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 »Wednesday Evening Meditation & Talk with Guest Teacher Ejo McMullen
Join the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care community and guiding teachers for a meditation gathering on Wednesday evenings.
Find out more »June 2024
JUNE 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 »Monday Evening Meditation and Dharma Talk | Guest Teacher Genyu Kojima Roshi
Join us on Monday, June 10th for a community gathering, meditation, and dharma talk by guest teacher, Genyu Kojima Roshi.
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