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  • A WAY OF BELONGING

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    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    This weekend Tricycle haiku columnist Clark Strand will guide us in writing small poems with big messages.

  • Sound & Somatics: Be In Resonance & Listen To The Body

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    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    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.

  • NY Zen Center at Garrison Institute

    Wholehearted Sesshin: Summer Silent Retreat 2026

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    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    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

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    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    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

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    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    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.

  • Forest Bathing: A Labor Day Walk in the Woods

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    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    You are invited to join us this Labor Day for a guided forest bathing walk through the woods and hiking trails of the Garrison Institute grounds, led by certified forest therapy guide Fru Molnar.

  • New York Zen Center Contemplative Care Retreat 2026

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    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    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 – Learning To Let Go With The Heart Sutra

    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    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 Lettingwith teacher Ethan Nichtern. 

  • Seven-Day Retreat at Garrison Institute with Rupert Spira

    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    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-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    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

    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    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.

  • Opening the Wisdom Within: The Art of Analytical Meditation

    In-Person 14 Mary’s Way Route 9D, Garrison, NY, United States

    A Retreat with Khandro Rinpoche   Join us for this gathering with: Ranjung Neljorma Khandro Tseringma Rinpoche   Through careful, directed investigation, we begin to open the wisdom that has always resided within — the extraordinary Khandro Rinpoche introduces analytical meditation, the ancient art of turning the inquiring mind toward the deepest question of existence.   LIVESTREAMING   The Khandro Ling organization is offering a livestream of Khandro Rinpoche’s talks during this retreat. There will be streams on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with multiple opportunities to hear her teachings on Friday and Saturday. Please visit the event page on Khandroling.org to register.       TEACHER   Rangjung Neljorma Khandro Namsel Dolma (‘Khandrola Rinpoche’) is a revered Tibetan Buddhist master whose profound presence illuminates the path of exceptional insight and boundless compassion.       OFFSITE ACCOMMODATION   If you are interested in registering as a commuter, please explore these suggested off-site options. For questions, please contact us at: events@garrisoninstitute.org  or visit this page of our most frequently asked questions.   ACCOMMODATION There are Single, Double and Dorm rooms available. Please note, there is no available guest elevator and all rooms are accessible by stairs—except for those reserved for the mobility-impaired on the first floor. There […]