Where
Garrison Institute
Phone: (845) 424-4800
14 Marys Way
Route 9D
Garrison, NY
10524
Website
Wholehearted Sesshin: Summer Silent Retreat 2024
with Chodo Robert Campbell Sensei, Koshin Paley Ellison Sensei, Dai En Friedman Sensei and Guest Teachers
Wednesday, July 31st - Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 at the Garrison Institute in Garrison, NY
Join us for an eight-day intensive silent retreat focusing on rediscovering our values and living life to the fullest.
We each have an enormous capacity for love — a deep well from which we can draw compassion and support for ourselves and for others. Teachings on the Precepts are both simple and transformative and are an invitation to close the gaps we create between ourselves and others — to wholeheartedly wake up to ourselves and to the world around us.
Noble Silence is observed throughout the daily schedule of sitting and walking meditation, chanting, dharma talks, personal interview with a teacher, and body practice.
COVID-19 POLICY: It is the Garrison Institute's policy that every guest and participant must self-test (at home antigen test is acceptable) within the 48-hour window prior to arriving for a retreat on site, and to bring a second self-test kit when coming on site. They do not require proof of a negative test result. If you have a positive test result, please notify us immediately at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please see their Safety Protocols for Covid-19 page for more information. The Garrison Institute will continue to follow any COVID-19 guidelines set forth by local officials, NYS, and the CDC.
HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY: Please review and complete the required questionnaire and waiver found here. Registrations are not considered finalized until this form has been completed.
SCHOLARSHIPS: A limited number of partial scholarships are available for this retreat. Scholarship accommodations are for shared (double or triple) rooms only. Please apply for support by completing a Scholarship Application Form. Due to limited funds, preference will be given to sangha members who regularly participate at the Center. Priority deadline: June 21, 2024.
GETTING THERE: The Garrison Institute is reachable by car or Metro North Railroad. There is also a Shortline Bus to Poughkeepsie, which is 30 minutes from the Garrison Institute. For further information, please see this Travel and Transportation pdf on the Garrison website.
Please anticipate an arrival time between 3:00pm and 4:00pm, with dinner at 5:00pm. Please check your registration confirmation email for more information on what to bring.
REFUND POLICY: More than 2 weeks ahead of the retreat - 50% refund. Within the two weeks prior to the start of the retreat - non-refundable. Registration will close at 4pm Eastern Time on July 19th, 2024.
All prices include tuition, lodging, and three vegetarian meals a day. Supporter Level and Benefactor Level pricing are available for those who wish to increase their support of NYZC and our work to make the dharma accessible to all.
Donations (dana) to teachers are not included in registration cost. Dana is a foundational practice that emphasizes the importance of cultivating generosity without attachment or expectation of reward. In the Soto Zen teachings, we practice the act of giving not for benefit but to transform the mind of the giver and receiver equally.
The teachers offer themselves freely as an expression of dana. We encourage you to contribute an amount meaningful to you at the end of the retreat.
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Chodo is part of the core faculty for the Buddhist Track in the Master in Pastoral Care and Counseling at NYZC's education partner, New York Theological Seminary. He is also on the faculty of the University of Arizona Medical School's Center for Integrative Medicine's Integrative Medicine Fellowship and the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine in San Diego. |
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He is currently on the faculty of the University of Arizona Medical School's Center for Integrative Medicine's Integrative Medicine Fellowship, on Faculty of the Integrative Medicine Fellowship of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, and he is a visiting professor at the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, of the University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston Medical School. |
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After she established her Vipassana practice, she then began her journey into Zen practice. Her teachers include Peter Mathiessen, Joseph Goldstein, Matt Flickstein, and Maureen Stuart Roshi. Dai-en is now a Sensei at Ocean Zendo, located on Eastern Long Island. She is honored to be invited to teach with Koshin and Chodo in the wonderful work at NYZC, for the benefit of all beings, as we live and die. |
Event Registration
| Ticket Type | Price |
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| Single Room - Benefactor Level | $2,187.00 |
| Single Room - Supporter Level | $2,087.00 |
| Single Room - Standard Pricing (Actual Cost) | $1,987.00 |
| Double Room - Benefactor Level | $1,844.00 |
| Double Room - Supporter Level | $1,694.00 |
| Double Room - Standard Pricing (Actual Cost) | $1,594.00 |
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Triple Room - Benefactor Level
Note: Triple rooms are located on the 4th floor. There is no elevator.
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$1,682.00 |
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Triple Room - Supporter Level
Note: Triple rooms are located on the 4th floor. There is no elevator.
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$1,532.00 |
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Triple Room - Standard Pricing (Actual Cost)
Note: Triple rooms are located on the 4th floor. There is no elevator.
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$1,432.00 |
