Zen Media has helped us to translate a complex value prop into simple, accessible terms that resonate with our B2B targets and build the trust that is the backbone of our business model. They've positioned us as recognized thought leaders in our field. 3 hours of powerful positive affirmations for personal development and spiritual growth! Through the use of affirmations, individuals can effectively initiat. She is Director of the Project on Being with Dying, and Founder of the Upaya Prison Project that develops programs on meditation for prisoners. She is also founder of the Nomads Clinic in Nepal. She studied for a decade with Zen Teacher Seung Sahn and was a teacher in the Kwan Um Zen School.

• Being Zen By Ezra Bayden

Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a Buddhist monastery that offers daily Zen meditation, weekly dharma talks, and programs on Buddhist teachings, Buddhist art, neuroscience, and social engagement. We also offer professional training for end-of-life-care and Buddhist chaplaincy. Learn More »

• Upaya’s Residential Program

  Explore contemplative residency at Upaya, a renowned socially engaged Zen Buddhist center in Santa Fe, ...

• BEING WITH DYING 2021: Online Clinician Training Program

  April 30 – May 2, join Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD; Anthony Back, MD; Cynda Hylton ...

• Upaya and the Circle of the Way Temple have been closed to the public since March 15.

  On Wearing Masks at Upaya

  You may have noticed that Upaya residents are not wearings masks in pictures and on our live-streams from the Zendo. Please know that we are in a strict isolation pod together, where no one leaves the Upaya grounds or interacts with anyone not in the pod, unless masked and at a safe distance outside. Under the expert supervision of our medical coordinator Dr. Wendy Lau, no member of our pod has had even a cold since we went into isolation on March 15th. We will continue to observe our strict rules of isolation for the duration of the pandemic, and deep thanks to you all for your care of and attention to the well-being of Upaya.

  For more information about our health and safety policies, please see our COVID Safety Protocol Page.

  Please join us for Online Zazen (7:00 a.m and 5:30 p.m. MT) and Wednesday Dharma Talks (5:30 p.m. MT), on Upaya Zen Center’s YouTube page.

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• New Online Course — Compassion at the Edge: A Revolutionary Method for Benefitting Others without Burning Out

  In response to the great challenges we are facing at this time, Upaya is grateful to let you know that the content of the G.R.A.C.E.®...
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• Latest Dharma Talk

  SESSHIN: The Perfection of Meditation (Part 3)
  On day three of the Spring 2021 sesshin, Sensei Al Kaszniak presents his views on chapter 8 of the Bodhicaryavatara, the Perfection of...
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• Socially Engaged Buddhism: The Path of Public Service

  In this Wednesday night Dharma Talk, Senator Tom Udall speaks about his last two decades in Congress. The support his meditation...
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Being Zen By Ezra Bayden