Location: Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe, NM
Join Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi and Sensei Peter Levitt, authors of The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan, and Upaya’s own Roshi Joan Halifax. In order to help us hear Hanshan as he might have heard his poems while composing, Sensei Wendy Lau will read Hanshan’s poems in the original Chinese.
Cold Mountain (Hanshan) is the name, place and mind of the most beloved hermit-poet in Tang Dynasty China, whose Zen influences led him to be highly revered over the centuries in Japan. Well-known for poetry that expresses and inspires wisdom, compassion, humor, quirky understanding, and delight, we will travel with the poems of Cold Mountain as trusted guides that deepen our understanding and inspire us to write and share our own writing as we, too, stop, ponder and intimately engage the world with the companionship of this marvelous, deep-hearted, and mischievous poet by our side.
Schedule: This program will begin on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:45 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) and will conclude with lunch on Sunday, March 1, 2026 around 1:00 p.m. MST. Use this Time converter to determine your local start time.
We ask attendees to arrive between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. MST on Friday, February 27, 2026 to check in and join us for meditation at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. (included in the program price).
A detailed schedule is available here. The schedule is subject to change.
Information on how to get to Upaya is available here.
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.
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.
Program Fee (Members) $531
Program Fee (Non-Members) $590
Base price is for commuters. Lodging is available for an additional cost. All meals are included in the program fees for commuters and participants lodging at Upaya. A $100 deposit secures your place in the program. Dana to teachers.
All meals are included in your program fees. However, this fee does not include lodging. If you wish to stay overnight at Upaya, your first choice of lodging may not be available. Please check for availability by calling 505-986-8518 ext. 2. or email registrar@upaya.org.
If you wish to stay on the Upaya campus, the following options are available:
Upgrading to a triple+ (3-5 guests per room) will add $300 to your total.
Upgrading to a double (2 guests per room) will add $500 to your total.
Upgrading to a single (private room) will add $700 to your total.