upcoming meditation retreats at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center

2027 Tassajara Winter Practice Period (ZMC)

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center — Carmel Valley, CA

$1,700–4,000 · + dana

$4,000 full three-month period; $1,700 first-month-only option (room, board, tuition). No scholarships for practice periods; financial assistance for priests in training via [email protected].

Zen (Soto) monastic practice period (ango) · with Ryushin Paul Haller

for experienced practitioners / has prereqs

117th Tassajara practice period: immersive residential monastic training for experienced practitioners, with a first-month option emphasizing Zen monastic forms. Full period requires a prior two-month practice period at City Center or Green Gulch. The road is closed to vehicles in winter and subject to flooding.

verified Oct 26, 2026