Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe NM
February Zen Circle is stewarded by Roshi Joan Halifax, Sensei Wendy Dainin Lau, and Sensei Monshin Nannette Overley
Calligraphy faculty: Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi and Mingzhou Guo
Haiku & Poetry faculty: Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi, Roshi Joan Halifax, Sensei Peter Levitt, and Sensei Wendy Dainin Lau
The Winter Zen Circle is a time of retreat, learning, art practice, meditation practice, and the rare opportunity to fully participate with Upaya’s resident community in their daily schedule to taste the beauty and joy of monastery life. Within the Circle are two special weekend programs on calligraphy and haiku with Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi, Mingzhou Guo, and Sensei Peter Levitt. Roshi Joan Halifax, Sensei Wendy Dainin Lau, and Sensei Monshin Nannette Overley are the stewards for this Winter Zen Circle.
The schedule includes meditation practice three times a day, work practice (samu), councils, ensos, seminars, interviews with Guiding Teachers, dharma talks, and weekend programs on Calligraphy and Haiku and Poetry.
Monday and Tuesday are personal practice days, where practitioners and residents take meals on their own and can hike, study, do laundry, or take quiet time to reflect. Participants are asked to sit zazen (meditate) at least once daily on Mondays and Tuesdays but are welcome to attend all zazen periods.
Please note: Because this special program is designed for full participation if the schedule does not serve you for any reason, we will re-register you as a Guest Practitioner or Personal Practice Guest, and the fee will be adjusted accordingly. Please see our Ways to be at Upaya page for details.
The Zen Circle in-person weekend programs of Calligraphy and Haiku & Poetry can also be registered for separately via the links below:
2/20 – 2/22 – CALLIGRAPHY (In Person)
2/27 – 3/01 – HAIKU AND POETRY (In Person)
The Haiku and Calligraphy programs are also offered online. Register for the Online Haiku and Poetry program here, and for the Online Calligraphy program here.Click here to complete an on-line Sesshin questionnaire. Additionally, click here for a downloadable PDF of Guidelines of Conduct for a Practice Period/Sesshin. At the end of the Sesshin questionnaire, you will be asked to affirm that you have read the Guidelines. Thank you.
Program Fee (Members) $1,071
Program Fee (Non-Members) $1,190
Includes dormitory lodging. Upgrades available. A $100 deposit will secure your place in this program. Dana to teachers. In Person Calligraphy and Haiku & Poetry programs are included in your registration.
Lodging: Registration for this event includes meals as well as shared lodging for all 10 nights. You have the option of upgrading or extending your lodging if you like.
Upgrading to a double (2 guests per room) will add $500 to your total.
Upgrading to a single (private room) will add $1,000 to your total.
Click here for for additional information about lodging at Upaya.
A Note About Food: The food at Upaya is vegetarian and mostly organic, and there are always vegan and gluten-free options. If your dietary sensitivities fall outside of vegan and gluten-free, we do not have the resources to accommodate them. Thank you for your understanding.
Please review our current cancellation policy and health protocols for in-person programs.
For information: www.upaya.org. Email: upaya@upaya.org. (505) 986-8518