Onsite Participation
Student Stays
Flexible Dates
Crestone Mountain Zen Center
To be a student at CMZC means to join the resident monks and lay practitioners in following the schedule completely. This includes meditation and work periods, talks and discussions, and community meals.
Guest Season Volunteer
Flexible Dates
Our Summer Volunteer Program runs from mid-May until the end of September. Throughout the Summer we will open our facilities to welcome external retreat leaders and their groups. The volunteer program offers room and board in exchange for helping with our Summer Guest Season.
May Zazenkai 2025
With Senior Practitioner
May 2 - 4, 2025
Crestone Mountain Zen Center
Varying in length between 2 and 4 days, a Zazenkai is a silent weekend retreat.
Spring Sangha Work Week 2025
May 13 - 18, 2025
CMZC
During the Work Week, the Sangha comes together to prepare the campus for our Summer Season.
Engaging the Heart of Wisdom - Pathways for Meeting Uncertainty
With Tatsudo Nicole Baden Roshi and Zentatsu Baker Roshi
May 23 - 25, 2025
Crestone Mountain Zen Center
We invite you to join us in person at the Crestone Mountain Zen Center for the opening weekend of the Dharma Academy, our new online platform dedicated to embodied practice.