Weekly
Every Wednesday, 8:30am – 9:15am ET
Community meditation
Every Thursday, 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET:
BIPOC Sangha
All sessions are held on Zoom. Click the link to register.
Monthly
First Tuesday of every month, 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET
LGBTQIA+ Sangha
Third Tuesday of every month, 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET
Resilience Circle
A Gathering for Helping Professionals
All sessions are held on Zoom. Click the link to register.
The School of Cracks: An Online Course Exploration and In-Person Retreat
In this gathering of the School of the Cracks, we will explore the idea that societal systems and certainties have inherent fissures (cracks) that serve as potent sites for unexpected transformation and new ways of being. Join Bayo Akomolafe and Laura Peña Zanatta.
The Three Pillars of Wakefulness: Stability, Openness and Kindness
Meditate, read, write, walk our labyrinth and trails, rest, and enjoy nurturing vegetarian meals, all in noble silence and with the full use of our facility.
Inner Transformation and Care as a Pathway for Well-being, Peace and Regeneration
This retreat brings together intergenerational multi-stakeholders to slow down in Nature, destress, mindfully witness each others’ stories, catalyze suffering and setbacks into hope, and re-surface with transformative, compassionate actions for gender-informed and who...
A 5-Day Silent Retreat with Cynthia Bourgeault and David Frenette
In this five-day silent retreat, Cynthia Bourgeault and David Frenette will do a deep dive into Thomas Keating’s final visionary insights on Christian nonduality and planetary Oneness. They will bring their insights into Unity Consciousness and contemplative service.
Reading the Chinese Classics for Self-Transformation and Social Reform: A Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization
In this Forum, Daniel K. Gardner draws on decades of scholarship on Confucian and Neo-Confucian traditions to explore how “reading” can function as a formative discipline: training attention, moral discernment, and a sense of obligation to the common good.
Conscious Change Forum: An Inner Work, Outer Impact Retreat
The Conscious Change Forum (an in-person retreat) will be a unique opportunity to meet fellow practitioners from around the world who share your values and who are working in innovative ways across a range of social issues and modalities.
A Resurrection Retreat (2026)
Participants will be guided by Dr. Ryan Erbe, through a series of Christian contemplative-based practices that enable connection with God and Embodiment of His Word.
Daoism and Ecological Civilization: A Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization
Moving beyond slogans, we’ll examine Daoism as a living intellectual and ethical tradition with relevance for contemporary challenges: environmental governance, cultural renewal, and the formation of ecological values in public life.
Easing Into Spring: A Renewal Retreat
Seasonal changes can tax our body’s ability to self regulate, which in turn can trigger allergies, illnesses and an increased sense of stress and strain. Teresa Peppard and Ron Hershey have created this short retreat with Tai Chi and Breath Body Mind practices.
A Community Earth Day Dinner (2026)
You are invited to join us at the Garrison Institute in celebrating Earth Day while Breaking Bread with community partners: Glynwood Farms, Cold Spring Farmers' Market, Signal Fire Bread, Philipstown Food Pantry and Fresh Company caterers.
The Assignment: A Mindfulness Retreat for Black Women in Leadership
This retreat is for Black women leaders who are ready to pause. The Assignment is a three-day mindfulness retreat designed to help women slow down, reconnect with your inner wisdom, and rest in community—without pressure, performance, or expectations.
A New Ecological Civilization Hub for Learning, Teaching, and Action: A Webinar Series on Ecological Civilization
This Forum marks the launch (and guided tour) of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology’s new Ecological Civilization online website.
ANNUAL LGBTQIA+ Retreat (2026)
Open to all who identify as: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, or Queer +. This retreat is an opportunity for us to come together as an LGBTQIA+ community and care for ourselves: to remember who we really are and to recollect our true inner goodness. ...
Wisdom for Meeting the Storm Together: A Retreat for BIPOC
In this retreat for BIPOC through mindfulness and embodied practice, we explore how fear lives in our bodies, histories, and communities, and how it can be met without turning away or becoming overwhelmed. We strengthen our capacity to stay present with what is difficul...
Wholehearted Sesshin: Summer Silent Retreat 2026
Join us for an eight-day intensive silent retreat focusing on rediscovering our values and living life to the fullest, with the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

















