Upaya Zen Center

A traditional intensive training period with sitting practice, Dharma Talks, seminars and study. It suits both beginners and experienced practitioners.

with Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Ryotan Cynthia Kear, Sensei

An online space for Queer sangha to gather, practice and discuss the dharma, building a place of belonging that honors lived experience.

with Ro Grace , Danny Wolf

A daylong silent meditation retreat with extended sitting and walking meditation, work practice, silent meals and a Dharma Talk. Newcomers can get meditation instruction.

with Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Ryotan Cynthia Kear, Sensei

A daylong silent meditation retreat with extended sitting and walking meditation, work practice, silent meals and a Dharma Talk. Newcomers can get meditation instruction.

with Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Ryotan Cynthia Kear, Sensei

Open to all self-identified Black, Latinx, Asian, Indigenous and People of Color. Each session includes zazen, reading and discussion of a dharma text, and chanting the four vows.

with Ro Grace

An intensive multi-day Zen meditation retreat with extended meditation, liturgy, silent meals in the zendo, personal interviews with teachers, work practice and Dharma Talks.

with Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Ryotan Cynthia Kear, Sensei

One session in a series on socially engaged practice, looking at how to live out inclusion, belonging, compassion, dignity, justice and courage.

with Jack Kornfield

An interactive online study group based on The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, led by the book's co-editor.

with Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow, Sensei

An online sangha for physicians (MD/DO) that supports well-being and moral resilience and explores the G.R.A.C.E. model with colleagues.

with Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Lopa Basu, DO , Clayton Genryu Dalton, MD

A 90-minute introduction to zazen that covers how to settle into a sitting posture and what to bring to heart and mind in meditation.

with Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei

A program on Socially Engaged Buddhism that uses teachings, story and practice to explore imagination, revolutionary joy and applied hope in a broken world.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Terry Tempest Williams , Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC , Christiana Figueres , Rebecca Solnit , Molly J. Crockett, PhD

One session in a series on socially engaged practice, looking at how to live out inclusion, belonging, compassion, dignity, justice and courage.

with Terry Tempest Williams

Roshi Joan Halifax and Frank Ostaseski guide participants through the power and gift of gratefulness, using teachings, meditation and shared exploration.

with Frank Ostaseski , Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD

An intensive, joyful sesshin that celebrates the awakening of Shakyamuni Buddha alongside meditators around the world.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Monshin Nannette Overley, Sensei , Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Noah Kodo Roen, Sensei , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , James Fushin Bristol, Sensei , Genzan Quennell, Sensei

An intensive, joyful sesshin that celebrates the awakening of Shakyamuni Buddha alongside meditators around the world.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Monshin Nannette Overley, Sensei , Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Noah Kodo Roen, Sensei , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , James Fushin Bristol, Sensei , Genzan Quennell, Sensei

One session in a series on socially engaged practice, looking at how to live out inclusion, belonging, compassion, dignity, justice and courage.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Noah Kodo Roen, Sensei

An ongoing online community for Dharma and sharing, meant for people who are seriously engaged in dharma practice at Upaya.

with Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow, Sensei

A practice period that explores Dogen's foundational fascicles. It includes full-day Zazenkais, seminars on Moon in a Dewdrop, formal study, and a weeklong Sesshin at the end.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Wendy Johnson, Sensei , Noah Kodo Roen, Sensei , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Gyokei Yokoyama, Sensei

A daylong silent Zen meditation retreat held during the Winter Practice Period.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Wendy Johnson, Sensei , Noah Kodo Roen, Sensei , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Gyokei Yokoyama, Sensei

An intensive weeklong Zen meditation retreat that closes the Winter Practice Period.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Noah Kodo Roen, Sensei , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Gyokei Yokoyama, Sensei

A weekend program on the path of love with Roshi Joan Halifax and Henry Shukman.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Henry Shukman

A weekend program on the path of love with Roshi Joan Halifax and Henry Shukman.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Henry Shukman

A residential period of retreat, learning, art and meditation practice alongside Upaya's resident community.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Jane Hirshfield , Clark Strand , Jin Young Lim , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Koshin Flint Sparks, Sensei

A Zen calligraphy program with master calligrapher Kaz Tanahashi.

with Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Jin Young Lim

A weekend on haiku and Zen practice with poets Jane Hirshfield and Clark Strand.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Jane Hirshfield , Clark Strand

A weekend on haiku and Zen practice with poets Jane Hirshfield and Clark Strand.

with Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Jane Hirshfield , Clark Strand

A traditional intensive Zen training period with sitting practice, Dharma Talks and study.

with Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Ryotan Cynthia Kear, Sensei

A traditional intensive Zen training period with sitting practice, Dharma Talks and study.

with Monshin Nannette Overley, Sensei , Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Ryotan Cynthia Kear, Sensei

A daylong silent Zen meditation retreat held during the Spring Practice Period.

with Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Ryotan Cynthia Kear, Sensei

A daylong silent Zen meditation retreat held during the Spring Practice Period.

with Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Ryotan Cynthia Kear, Sensei

An intensive weeklong Zen meditation retreat that closes the Spring Practice Period.

with Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Ryotan Cynthia Kear, Sensei

A professional training program for clinicians in contemplative, compassionate care of people who are seriously ill or dying.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Anthony Back, MD , Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Holly Yang, MD , Rev. Corinna Chung , Mary Taylor , Craig Manbauman, FNP , Koshin Flint Sparks, Sensei

A socially engaged Buddhist training rooted in Native seedways and Traditional Ecological Knowledge, supporting ancestral seed networks and Indigenous food sovereignty.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Wendy Johnson, Sensei , Roxanne Swentzell , Porter Swentzell , Alonso Méndez , Beata Tsosie-Peña

A socially engaged Buddhist training rooted in Native seedways and Traditional Ecological Knowledge, supporting ancestral seed networks and Indigenous food sovereignty.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Wendy Johnson, Sensei , Roxanne Swentzell , Porter Swentzell , Alonso Méndez , Beata Tsosie-Peña

A multi-day Zen meditation retreat for young adults.

with Noah Kodo Roen, Sensei , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Miles Bukiet, LMSW

A contemplative retreat for clinicians focused on the inner practice of medicine.

with Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Clayton Genryu Dalton, MD , Elena Brower

A time of retreat, learning, art and meditation practice that lets participants fully join the daily schedule of Upaya's resident community.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Mingzhou Guo , Norman Fischer, Roshi , Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Steven Heine, PhD , Konjin Gaelyn Godwin, Roshi , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Koshin Flint Sparks, Sensei

A calligraphy program with master calligrapher Kazuaki Tanahashi. No experience is needed and all supplies are provided.

with Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Mingzhou Guo

An online calligraphy program with master calligrapher Kazuaki Tanahashi, working with brushes, ink and rice paper.

with Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Mingzhou Guo

A seminar on the teachings of Zen Master Dogen with leading scholars and teachers.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Steven Heine, PhD , Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Norman Fischer, Roshi , Konjin Gaelyn Godwin, Roshi

A contemplative science retreat on AI, ethics, embodiment and life, bringing together scientists and contemplatives.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Richard Davidson, PhD , Adam Frank, PhD , Molly J. Crockett, PhD , John Dunne, PhD , Michael Pollan

A time of retreat, learning and meditation practice that lets participants fully join the daily schedule of Upaya's resident community.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Anthony Back, MD , Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN , Frank Ostaseski , Koshin Flint Sparks, Sensei

A scientifically grounded training that draws on neuroscience, social psychology, ethics and contemplative practice to build the skills that let compassion emerge.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Anthony Back, MD , Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei

Through teachings, exchanges and practices, this program explores how to bring depth and dedication to our whole life and to the life of the world.

with Frank Ostaseski , Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD