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New York Zen Center

Livelihood Opportunities

1 training
per
Month
In-Person and Online
2, four day residential retreats, 1 optional
July 27, 2024
to
June 29, 2025

Livelihood Opportunities

The mission of the New York Zen Center is to transform the culture of care throughout the continuum of life with compassion and wisdom – through the three pillars of education, Zen practice, and care. For more than a decade, we have perfected a model of care that acknowledges our own suffering as a way of easing the suffering of others.

Available Opportunities
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
Community Stewardship Coordinator (Shika)
New York, NY

A relational and strategic role focused on tending the sangha and alumni communities, deepening continuity of practice, and supporting connection across retreats, alumni offerings, and community life. Candidates should have an established Soto Zen practice, have completed Foundations in Contemplative Care and at least one unit of CPE, and have completed or be pursuing a Master’s in Spiritual Care or a related field.

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Testimonials

“I love and support NYZC because it is a clear statement of the primacy of human connection in the healing process. Contemplative care is about developing the inner discipline to be fully present to those we are trying to serve. Our patients know when we are there and when we are just going through the motions. Being there is what NYZC does. I cannot think of anything our healthcare system needs more.”
Rita Sherr, LCSW, BCD
“The training I did with NYZC taught me something more valuable than anything in medical school—the impact of the present moment. My patient care mantra has become: place the patient at the center of the healing process.”
KRISHNA DESAI, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
“As a clinician, I know that NYZC’s contemplative care training is the cutting edge of healthcare. It is critically important that those who work with the seriously ill receive training on how to recognize and to be with suffering. I know of no other organization that does so much to make this a reality.”
JAY HORTON, PhD
Director, Palliative Care Consult Service, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Mt Sinai Medical Center
“New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care not only recognizes the aspects of the patient experience, but trains professionals to bring these dimensions into focus using contemplative approaches from the Buddhist tradition. Patients, families and other healthcare providers all benefit from their compassion and understanding.”
CRAIG D. BLINDERMAN, MD
Director, Adult Palliative Care Service, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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