A Community Earth Day Dinner

You are invited to join us at the Garrison Institute in celebrating the farmers of the Cold Spring Farmers’ Market and the work of Philipstown Food Pantry; while shining a light on food insecurity in our region.

A Community Earth Day Dinner

You are invited to join us at the Garrison Institute in celebrating the farmers of the Cold Spring Farmers’ Market and the work of Philipstown Food Pantry; while shining a light on food insecurity in our region.

A Christian Meditation Retreat

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.

LGBTQIA+ Retreat: Waking Up Fabulous – Taking Refuge & Care (2025)

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.

Mind & Life Summer Research Institute 2025

The Mind & Life Summer Research Institute (SRI) is a weeklong immersive program designed for deep, interdisciplinary dialogue and personal reflection. Moving beyond traditional academic settings, SRI provides a unique environment for collaborative inquiry and first-person exploration, aiming to inspire real-world impact and foster holistic understanding of the mind, society, and global well-being.

Synthesis For a Changing World: A Summit & Festival of Synthesis

In-Person

This event is convened by the Association for the Advancement of Psychosynthesis. Recognizing the limitations of anthropocentric notions of separation, Synthesis for a Changing World invites us to move beyond the familiar patterns and silos of our thinking, training and disciplines.

Wholehearted Sesshin: Summer Silent Retreat 2025

In-Person

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.

Building Resilience for Communities

In-Person

Join an upcoming, experiential workshop designed for those on the front lines of climate adaptation, community regeneration, conservation, and regional response and recovery efforts in the Hudson Valley. Participants will deepen their personal and collective capacities for resilience, drawing from science and the skills and wisdom cultivated through contemplative practices.

New York Zen Center Contemplative Care Retreat 2025

In-Person

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, we uncover their relevance in our relationships with both ourselves and others.

Becoming Bodhisattvas – Confidence and Lineage

In-Person

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 way of being in world in turmoil. This year we will focus on the theme of Confidence with teacher Ethan Nichtern.