Upaya Zen Center
One teacher has taught here, across 23 gatherings. 17 are still ahead.
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17–24 October 2026
Sesshin during Fall Practice Period
An intensive, multi-day Zen meditation retreat with Roshi Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center, deepening practice through extended meditation, liturgy, silent meals, personal interviews and Dharma talks.
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13–15 November 2026
Awakened Action: What Blooms in the Ashes
A weekend gathering at Upaya on engaged practice, led by Roshi Joan Halifax with Terry Tempest Williams, Rebecca Solnit, and other faculty; enrollment is full with a waitlist.
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1–8 December 2026
Rohatsu: Circle of the Way
Upaya's annual Rohatsu sesshin marking the Buddha's enlightenment, led by Roshi Joan Halifax and Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi.
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3–23 January 2027
Winter Practice Period
An in-person winter practice period with Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center.
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9 January 2027
Zazenkai during Winter Practice Period
A day of silent sitting from before dawn until night with Roshi Joan Halifax and the Upaya teachers, inside the winter practice period.
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16–23 January 2027
Sesshin during Winter Practice Period
A week-long silent sesshin closing Upaya's winter practice period, led by Roshi Joan Halifax with Senseis Kodo Roen, Dainin Lau and Gyokei Yokoyama.
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12–14 February 2027
The Path of Love
An in-person retreat with Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center.
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18–28 February 2027
February Zen Circle
An in-person Zen Circle practice period with Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center.
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26–28 February 2027
THE WAY OF HAIKU
A retreat with Roshi Joan Halifax and haiku poets at Upaya Zen Center.
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7–14 May 2027
Being with Dying: Professional Training Program
A professional training program with Roshi Joan Halifax for clinicians in the compassionate care of the seriously ill and dying, at Upaya Zen Center.
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28–30 May 2027
PLANTING LIFE
A retreat with Roshi Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center.
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4–6 June 2027
Planting Life
A socially engaged Buddhist weekend with Roshi Joan Halifax, Wendy Johnson and Indigenous seed keepers on ancestral seedways and food sovereignty.
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8–11 July 2027
INNER PRACTICE of MEDICINE
A retreat with Roshi Joan Halifax at Upaya Zen Center.
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22 July 2027 – 1 August 2027
JULY ZEN CIRCLE
A time of retreat, learning, art practice, and meditation with Roshi Joan Halifax, including participation with residents.
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30 July 2027 – 1 August 2027
DOGEN SEMINAR: Wisdom Beyond Wisdom
A seminar with Roshi Joan Halifax on Dogen's teachings, at Upaya Zen Center.
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26–29 August 2027
Varela Contemplative Science Retreat: AI, Ethics, Embodiment, Life
Upaya's annual contemplative science retreat, with Roshi Joan Halifax, Richard Davidson, Adam Frank, Molly Crockett, John Dunne and Michael Pollan.
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10–12 September 2027
G.R.A.C.E.: Training in Cultivating Compassion-based Interactions
Roshi Joan Halifax, Anthony Back, Cynda Hylton Rushton and Wendy Dainin Lau teach the G.R.A.C.E. model, a scientifically grounded training in letting compassion emerge in the midst of care.
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18–20 September 2026
Love and Death: Opening the Great Gifts
A weekend workshop at Upaya on love and mortality, co-taught by Roshi Joan Halifax and Frank Ostaseski.
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11–13 September 2026
G.R.A.C.E.: Training in Cultivating Compassion-Based Interactions
A weekend training at Upaya led by Roshi Joan Halifax with physicians and ethicists, teaching her G.R.A.C.E. model for compassionate presence.
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10–20 September 2026
Karuna Circle
A ten-night retreat at Upaya stewarded by Roshi Joan Halifax and Sensei Wendy Dainin Lau, embedding the G.R.A.C.E. and Love and Death workshops.
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20–23 August 2026
Varela Contemplative Science Retreat
A retreat at Upaya bridging contemplative practice and science, led by Roshi Joan Halifax with John Dunne, Molly Crockett, Adam Frank, and Michael Pollan.
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31 July 2026 – 2 August 2026
Dogen Seminar: Inspiration for Everyday Life
A weekend seminar at Upaya on Dogen's teachings, led by Roshi Joan Halifax alongside Sensei Kaz Tanahashi, Steven Heine, and other faculty.
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