Upaya Zen Center

Monthly online sangha group for queer and trans practitioners with suggested donation to support facilitators.

with Ro Grace , Danny Wolf

Five-part online course on the spirit of service with base price of $200 plus optional higher donations.

with Frank Ostaseski

Monthly online sangha group for BIPOC practitioners with suggested donation to support facilitators.

with Ro Grace , Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC

Online study group exploring the Hidden Lamp teachings with Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow.

with Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow, Sensei

Single session online program with Valerie Brown on actualizing compassionate action.

with Valerie Brown , Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC

Special series on actualizing compassionate action in tangled times with various teachers throughout 2026.

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

Four-week in-person spring practice period exploring the Ten Ox-herding Pictures with included dormitory lodging.

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

Single-day zazenkai (meditation gathering) during spring practice period. Optional lodging available.

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

Single-day zazenkai (meditation gathering) during spring practice period. Optional lodging available.

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

Single session online program with John Paul Lederach on actualizing compassionate action.

with John Paul Lederach, PhD

Eight-day intensive zen retreat (sesshin) during spring practice period with included dormitory lodging.

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

Online cloud zendo community gatherings with Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow.

with Rev. Zenshin Florence Caplow, Sensei

Single session online program with Tara Brach on actualizing compassionate action.

with Tara Brach

Eight-day professional training program for clinicians in compassionate care of the dying. Base price for commuters; lodging available.

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

Three-day in-person retreat on planting life. Base price for commuters; lodging available for additional cost.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Wendy Johnson, Sensei , Roxanne Swentzell , Porter Swentzell , Keido Troy Fernandez , Alonso Méndez

Online version of the three-day PLANTING LIFE retreat with Roshi Joan Halifax and teachers.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Wendy Johnson, Sensei , Roxanne Swentzell , Porter Swentzell , Alonso Méndez , Keido Troy Fernandez

Single session online program with Roshi Joan Halifax on actualizing compassionate action.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD

Six-day intensive retreat for young adults with included dormitory lodging.

with Noah Kodo Roen, Sensei , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei

Four-day retreat for medical professionals on the inner practice of medicine. Includes private room lodging.

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

Single session online program with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi on actualizing compassionate action.

with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi

Eleven-day in-person zen circle with included dormitory lodging and room upgrades available.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Monshin Nannette Overley, Sensei , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Norma Ryūkō Kawelokū Wong, Roshi , Dr. Bruce Linton , Norman Fischer, Roshi , Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei

Three-day in-person calligraphy retreat. Base price for commuters; lodging available for additional cost.

with Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Dr. Bruce Linton

Three-day in-person seminar on Dogen's teachings. Base price for commuters; lodging available.

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

Three-day in-person BIPOC retreat. Base price for commuters; lodging available for additional cost.

with Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC , Wendy Dainin Lau, MD, Sensei , Ro Grace

Four-day in-person retreat on contemplative science. Base price for commuters; lodging available.

with Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD , John Dunne, PhD , Molly J. Crockett, PhD , Adam Frank, PhD

Single session online program with Rebecca Solnit on actualizing compassionate action.

with Rebecca Solnit

Four-week online course on buddhist-based resilience for caregivers with loved ones with disabilities.

with Silvia Fernandez-Campos, PhD

Three-day in-person training in G.R.A.C.E. compassion-based interactions. Base price for commuters; lodging available.

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

Three-day in-person retreat on love and death. Base price for commuters; lodging available for additional cost.

with Frank Ostaseski , Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD

Single session online program with Frank Ostaseski on actualizing compassionate action.

with Frank Ostaseski

Online version of the four-week fall practice period.

with Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Monshin Nannette Overley, Sensei , Chris Senko Perez

Four-week in-person fall practice period with included dormitory lodging and room upgrades available.

with Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Monshin Nannette Overley, Sensei , Chris Senko Perez

Single-day zazenkai during fall practice period. Optional lodging available.

with Monshin Nannette Overley, Sensei , Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Chris Senko Perez

Single-day zazenkai during fall practice period. Optional lodging available.

with Monshin Nannette Overley, Sensei , Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Chris Senko Perez

Eight-day intensive zen retreat during fall practice period with included dormitory lodging.

with Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Sensei , Jose Shinzan Palma, Sensei , Monshin Nannette Overley, Sensei , Chris Senko Perez

Single session online program with Jack Kornfield on actualizing compassionate action.

with Jack Kornfield

Three-day in-person retreat on awakened action and what blooms in the ashes. Base price for commuters; lodging available.

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

Single session online program with Terry Tempest Williams on actualizing compassionate action.

with Terry Tempest Williams

Single session online program on gratefulness and generosity with Frank Ostaseski and Roshi Joan Halifax.

with Frank Ostaseski , Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD

An intensive week-long sesshin celebrating Rohatsu (Buddha's Enlightenment Day) at Upaya.

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 online intensive week-long program celebrating Rohatsu (Buddha's Enlightenment Day).

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

A single-session online program with Roshi Joan Halifax and senseis on actualizing compassionate action.

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

A month-long in-person practice period exploring Kaz Tanahashi's Moon in a Dewdrop and Zen practice.

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