Upcoming Retreats
ROHATSU: Circle of the Way (In Person 2026)
Upaya Zen Center · Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Dec 1, 2026 – Dec 8, 2026 8 days Residential Zen
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
ROHATSU: Circle of the Way (Online 2026)
Upaya Zen Center · Online (Zoom), Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Dec 1, 2026 – Dec 8, 2026 8 days Online Zen
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
FEBRUARY ZEN CIRCLE (In Person 2027)
Upaya Zen Center · Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Feb 18, 2027 – Feb 28, 2027 11 days Residential Zen
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
CALLIGRAPHY: Heart of the Brush (In Person February 2027)
Upaya Zen Center · Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Feb 19, 2027 – Feb 21, 2027 3 days Residential Zen
A Zen calligraphy program with master calligrapher Kaz Tanahashi.
with Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Jin Young Lim
THE WAY OF HAIKU (In Person 2027)
Upaya Zen Center · Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Feb 26, 2027 – Feb 28, 2027 3 days Residential Zen
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
THE WAY OF HAIKU (Online 2027)
Upaya Zen Center · Online (Zoom), Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Feb 26, 2027 – Feb 28, 2027 3 days Online Zen
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
JULY ZEN CIRCLE (In Person 2027)
Upaya Zen Center · Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Jul 22, 2027 – Aug 1, 2027 11 days Residential Zen
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
CALLIGRAPHY (In Person July 2027)
Upaya Zen Center · Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Jul 23, 2027 – Jul 25, 2027 3 days Residential Zen
A calligraphy program with master calligrapher Kazuaki Tanahashi. No experience is needed and all supplies are provided.
with Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Mingzhou Guo
CALLIGRAPHY (Online July 2027)
Upaya Zen Center · Online (Zoom), Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Jul 23, 2027 – Jul 25, 2027 3 days Online Zen
An online calligraphy program with master calligrapher Kazuaki Tanahashi, working with brushes, ink and rice paper.
with Kaz Tanahashi, Sensei , Mingzhou Guo
DOGEN SEMINAR: Wisdom Beyond Wisdom (In Person 2027)
Upaya Zen Center · Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA
Jul 30, 2027 – Aug 1, 2027 3 days Residential Zen
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