Upcoming Retreats
Befriending Mortality: Living an Awakened Life through Mindfulness of Death (Maraṇasati)
Spirit Rock · Online
Oct 26, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 6 days Online Insight
An online retreat using maraṇasati practice to embrace impermanence and live more fully.
with Nikki Mirghafori , John Martin , Kodo Conlin , Jeanne Corrigal , Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith , Frank Ostaseski
Befriending Mortality: Mindfulness of Death (Maraṇasati) Practices to Cultivate Insight, Presence, Compassion, and Meaning
Spirit Rock · Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, California, USA
Oct 26, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 6 days Residential Insight
An on-land retreat using maraṇasati practice to embrace impermanence and live more fully.
with Nikki Mirghafori , John Martin , Kodo Conlin , Jeanne Corrigal , Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith , Frank Ostaseski
Love, Loss, and Letting Go
Spirit Rock · Online
Oct 31, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 1 days Online Insight
A half-day exploring how practice helps us meet grief, love and impermanence with honesty and care.
with Vinny Ferraro , Frank Ostaseski
GRATEFULNESS and GENEROSITY (Online 2026)
Upaya Zen Center · Online (Zoom), Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Nov 22, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026 1 days Online Zen
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
KARUNA Circle (In Person 2027)
Upaya Zen Center · Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Sep 9, 2027 – Sep 19, 2027 11 days Residential Zen
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
LOVE and DEATH: Opening the Great Gifts (In Person 2027)
Upaya Zen Center · Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Sep 17, 2027 – Sep 19, 2027 3 days Residential Zen
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