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.
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...
Beyond Calm: The Intelligence of Presence
This weekend retreat explores the intersection of Buddhist Insight Meditation practices and Somatic Experiencing.
A WAY OF BELONGING
This weekend Tricycle haiku columnist Clark Strand will guide us in writing small poems with big messages.
Skymind: The Radical Path of Open Awareness - A Virtual Exploration
Join Charlotte and Peter in conversation with Steve Varley for an evening talk, discussion, and brief practice, as they share some of the gems of their recently released book Skymind: The Radical Path of Open Awareness (Shambhala Publications, 2026).
Exploring Neuro-Epigenetic Breathwork with Sajeeva Hurtado
This webinar offers a unique opportunity to experience a thoughtful dialogue between two practitioners working at the intersection of contemplative wisdom, embodied practice, and modern science. With Sajeeva Hurtado and Angel Acosta.
Sound & Somatics: Be In Resonance & Listen To The Body
This sound bath and somatic gathering is an invitation to slow down, settle into ourselves, and attune to what emerges when we allow ourselves to listen to the language of the body.
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.
The Unburdening: An Expressive Arts Retreat for BIPOC Women
Over three days, BIPOC Women of Color will reconnect with themselves through poetry, painting, textile art, breathwork, chanting, meditation, and gentle movement.
Starting Over: Stepping Out of Old Stories Into New Experiences
Join us for an in-person retreat over Labor Day weekend as we turn our collective attention toward one of the most liberating inquiries of the Buddhist path, with teachers Josh Korda and Kathy Cherry of DharmaPunx NYC.
Garrison Institute Fall Community Gathering with Dan Harris and Jonathan F.P. Rose
A special day-long event welcoming and celebrating our supporters. Thank you for being a part of the Garrison Institute's mission.
New York Zen Center Contemplative Care Retreat 2026
This retreat will offer a time of community exploration, grounded in the practice of the Six Paramitas (sometimes referred to as the Six Perfections). As we dive into the teachings of generosity, ethical conduct, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom...
Becoming Bodhisattvas – Learning To Let Go With The Heart Sutra
Many of us are longing for an in-depth, in-person meditation retreat. This is a great opportunity to do so. Like last year, this retreat will focus on practices and teachings related to the path of the Bodhisattva, a body of teachings all about a compassionate and wise ...
Seven-Day Retreat at Garrison Institute with Rupert Spira
Please join us for this Seven Day retreat with Teacher Rupert Spira. Each day will feature a guided meditation in which we rest in being, as well as a dialogue where we will discuss the non-dual understanding.
Skymind: A Buddhist Retreat
In this retreat we will draw on Machig Labdrön direct teachings, practice open awareness meditation, and cultivate the warmth of community in order to access the spacious brilliance of our minds and the tenderness of our care.
Writing A Song That Matters
Dar, her team of songwriters and special guest songwriters (TBA), will be on hand to guide and support your songwriting craft in various workshops and song circles.
Voice as Practice with Meredith Monk & Ellen Fisher
Meredith Monk and Ellen Fisher return to the Garrison Institute for this in-person workshop where voice, movement, and image intersect to create an opportunity for us each to discover our own personal richness.