Whether you’re completely new to Zen Buddhism or looking to deepen your connection, our popular introductory retreat offers an immersive experience in an ideal setting, nestled in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. During the weekend, you’ll receive instruction in zazen (seated meditation) and have a chance to experience and ask questions about liturgy, work as sacred activity, art and body practice, the teachings of wisdom and compassion, and how to approach Buddhist study. We’ll discuss how to establish a consistent home practice and you’ll receive guidance on bringing mindfulness and clear intention into your work, family, and relationships. You’ll …

Whether you’re completely new to Zen Buddhism or looking to deepen your connection, our popular introductory retreat offers an immersive experience in an ideal setting, nestled in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. During the weekend, you’ll receive instruction in zazen (seated meditation) and have a chance to experience and ask questions about liturgy, work as sacred activity, art and body practice, the teachings of wisdom and compassion, and how to approach Buddhist study. We’ll discuss how to establish a consistent home practice and you’ll receive guidance on bringing mindfulness and clear intention into your work, family, and relationships. You’ll …

Whether you’re completely new to Zen Buddhism or looking to deepen your connection, our popular introductory retreat offers an immersive experience in an ideal setting, nestled in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. During the weekend, you’ll receive instruction in zazen (seated meditation) and have a chance to experience and ask questions about liturgy, work as sacred activity, art and body practice, the teachings of wisdom and compassion, and how to approach Buddhist study. We’ll discuss how to establish a consistent home practice and you’ll receive guidance on bringing mindfulness and clear intention into your work, family, and relationships. You’ll …

This retreat is for people between the ages of 18-35. In collaboration with Dharma Gates, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to opening pathways into formal meditation training for people ages 18-35, Zen Mountain Monastery is offering a 5-day immersion in the path of Zen Buddhism. Zen is a practice of discovering our natural inner clarity and learning how to bring this into our everyday life. Over the past fifteen hundred years, the Zen tradition has evolved various upaya, or skillful means, to help us wake up to reality right where we are. This retreat will be an opportunity for beginning to…

The Further Steps retreats are Intermediate level retreats which can be taken more than once. They provide opportunities to experience more extended periods of silence and zazen, explore Zen training through teaching and discussion, and engage in face-to-face teaching.  Prior participation in an Introduction to Zen Training weekend is a prerequisite. In this retreat on Practice and the Path of Liberation, we will examine the Buddha’s fundamental teaching of the Four Noble Truths–apparently simple, it succinctly contains the entirety of the Buddhist path. Our focus will be on understanding this teaching and how to bring it alive as a liberative…

Because sesshin is a very intensive retreat, if you have not attended sesshin at Zen Mountain Monastery you must have a pre-sesshin interview before you register. If you have questions about this process, please call or email the Training Office at (845) 688-2228, or registrar@dharma.net. (Please note: Zen Training Weekends and other non-sesshin retreats at ZMM do not qualify as sesshin. Please call the Training Office if you need clarification) Sign up for a pre-sesshin interview here. If registration is full, please Join the Registration Pool.  Because there are a limited number of spots, and to ensure equitable access to…

Whether you’re completely new to Zen Buddhism or looking to deepen your connection, our popular introductory retreat offers an immersive experience in an ideal setting, nestled in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. During the weekend, you’ll receive instruction in zazen (seated meditation) and have a chance to experience and ask questions about liturgy, work as sacred activity, art and body practice, the teachings of wisdom and compassion, and how to approach Buddhist study. We’ll discuss how to establish a consistent home practice and you’ll receive guidance on bringing mindfulness and clear intention into your work, family, and relationships. You’ll …

Whether you’re completely new to Zen Buddhism or looking to deepen your connection, our popular introductory retreat offers an immersive experience in an ideal setting, nestled in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. During the weekend, you’ll receive instruction in zazen (seated meditation) and have a chance to experience and ask questions about liturgy, work as sacred activity, art and body practice, the teachings of wisdom and compassion, and how to approach Buddhist study. We’ll discuss how to establish a consistent home practice and you’ll receive guidance on bringing mindfulness and clear intention into your work, family, and relationships. You’ll …

Whether you’re completely new to Zen Buddhism or looking to deepen your connection, our popular introductory retreat offers an immersive experience in an ideal setting, nestled in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. During the weekend, you’ll receive instruction in zazen (seated meditation) and have a chance to experience and ask questions about liturgy, work as sacred activity, art and body practice, the teachings of wisdom and compassion, and how to approach Buddhist study. We’ll discuss how to establish a consistent home practice and you’ll receive guidance on bringing mindfulness and clear intention into your work, family, and relationships. You’ll …

Whether you’re completely new to Zen Buddhism or looking to deepen your connection, our popular introductory retreat offers an immersive experience in an ideal setting, nestled in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. During the weekend, you’ll receive instruction in zazen (seated meditation) and have a chance to experience and ask questions about liturgy, work as sacred activity, art and body practice, the teachings of wisdom and compassion, and how to approach Buddhist study. We’ll discuss how to establish a consistent home practice and you’ll receive guidance on bringing mindfulness and clear intention into your work, family, and relationships. You’ll …

Whether you’re completely new to Zen Buddhism or looking to deepen your connection, our popular introductory retreat offers an immersive experience in an ideal setting, nestled in the heart of the Catskill Mountains. During the weekend, you’ll receive instruction in zazen (seated meditation) and have a chance to experience and ask questions about liturgy, work as sacred activity, art and body practice, the teachings of wisdom and compassion, and how to approach Buddhist study. We’ll discuss how to establish a consistent home practice and you’ll receive guidance on bringing mindfulness and clear intention into your work, family, and relationships. You’ll …

Because sesshin is a very intensive retreat, if you have not attended sesshin at Zen Mountain Monastery you must have a pre-sesshin interview before you register. If you have questions about this process, please call or email the Training Office at (845) 688-2228, or registrar@dharma.net. Sign up for a pre-sesshin interview here. Since there are a limited number of spots, please sign up for only 1 or 2 sesshin per quarter.  If registration is full, please Join the Registration Pool.  Characterized by silence and deep introspection, sesshin is recommended to anyone who is sincerely interested in experiencing intensive Zen training.…