Zen Mountain Monastery (ZMM), the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO), is one of the West’s most respected Zen Buddhist monasteries and training centers.Nestled in New York’s beautiful Catskill Mountains, the Monastery draws its strength from the ancient tradition of Buddhist monasticism. Since 1980, ZMM has offered spiritual practitioners traditional and innovative ways to engage the dharma through a wide range of retreats and residential programs that unfold within the context of authentic, full-time Zen monastic training.
Venue & Amenities
Welcome to Zen Mountain Monastery. Before you register for a retreat, please take a thorough look at our website so that you familiarize yourself with what it's like to do a retreat with us.
I so enjoyed this retreat. It gave me the opportunity to sit more zazen (how can that be bad?), to learn a new practice (water carrying, which helped me connect with water in a new way), and to try out an old/new posture for sitting "properly" while favoring my wonky knee. I wish I could have participated in the breakout group, but a technical glitch prevented me from doing so and technical glitches can't be helped. All in all, a pleasure to try out a new format with such good people.
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Qi Gong
I really enjoyed Leo's Qi Gong offerings. The standing meditation was new to me, but provided overlap with practices in teachings in the MRO. I will take these teachings forward with me and continue to practice. Leo is a great instructor and coach.