Each January and July the Mountains and Rivers Order in New Zealand offers a series of Zen events including
​week-long silent Zen meditation retreat (sesshin). ​In July the head of the MRO, Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi visits Nelson to lead these events, and in January either Hojin Sensei or Hogen Sensei leads the Christchurch events.  ​Regional groups also offer regular Zen events throughout the year, including weekly group meditation sessions.

Zen Events 2020

Wellington Talk: Introduction to Karma

with Ron Hogen Green, Sensei
Friday January 31, 6pm-7.30pm at St Andrew's Centre, 30 The Terrace.

Wellington Workshop: Awakening to Karma

with Ron Hogen Green, Sensei
Saturday February 1, 9am-3pm at St Andrew's Centre, 30 The Terrace.

Rotorua Workshop: Introduction to Zen Meditation

with Ron Hogen Green, Sensei
Saturday February 8, 9.30am-12.30pm. Yoga Rotorua, in Arawa Park Raceway.

Morning Zazen and Dharma Discussion at the Auckland Zen Centre

with Hogen and Cindy Eiho Green, Amala Sensei and Richard von Sturmer.
Sunday February 9, 8.30am-12pm.
Auckland Zen Centre, 50-52 Princes Street, Onehunga.
Enquiries to Cameron at zenzauckland@gmail.com

Weekend Zen Retreat, Strathean, Otaki

Friday May 15 at 5pm to Sunday 17 at 2pm.

Evening talk with Shugen Roshi, Nelson

Friday July 10 at Fairfield House.
Shugen Roshi is the Abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery and the Zen Centre of New York City, and the head of the Mountains and Rivers Order.

Saturday Dharma Retreat with Shugen Roshi, Nelson

Saturday July 11 at Fairfield House, Nelson
Shugen Roshi is the Abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery and the Zen Centre of New York City, and the head of the Mountains and Rivers Order.

Sesshin, Silent Meditation Retreat, Nelson region, July 2020

Sunday July 12 to Saturday July 18. This intensive meditation retreat can be joined in progress till Thursday July 16.