Programs & Retreats

Young Urban Zen: Waking Up and Growing Up
Guided by Diane Musho Hamilton, Rodrigo Martinez, Alana Felt, & Gabriel Wilson

Tuesday evenings, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
January 21 – March 10, 2020
Artspace Zendo, Sangha Room Suite 155
230 South 500 West, SLC

Young Urban Zen is a quarterly class offered at Two Arrows Zen Center in Salt Lake City. It engages people interested in meditation between the ages of 20 – 40. 

The Young Urban Zen class offers an opportunity to build a stable meditation practice and meaningful community with people interested in mindfulness and human development. 

The first class in 2020 is an eight-week series called “Waking Up and Growing Up” on Tuesday nights, January 21- March 10.  Young Urban Zen: Waking Up and Growing Up will be highly experiential, including meditation, interpersonal exercises, and dialogues. This class series will weave together elements of Zen meditation, Integral Theory, adult developmental psychology, and interpersonal and emotional development.

Over eight weeks you will explore these dimensions of your own experience:

• Growing Up and Waking Up
• The Cultivation of Mindfulness
• Evolving Worldviews
• Finding Flow in Relationships
• Emotions and States
• Shadow Work
• Compassionate Activity

$159 Two Arrows Zen Members
$199 General Admission

REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE $25
Enroll by December 31 to apply a $25 Early Registration Discount.

REFUND POLICY
Class Series Program fees are refundable up to 7 days before the class start date.
Fees are refundable if requested in the 6 days prior to the start class date or before
the second class, less an admin fee of 20% of your registration fee or $50, whichever is less.
After the first week, there are no refunds for any reason.

Zen Study & Practice with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi
Compassionate Conversations – Talking About Climate
January 18 – March 21, 2020; April 11 – June 20, 2020 (20 classes)
Saturdays, 9:00 – 10:30 MT via Zoom Conferencing

After a very broad inquiry in Fall, 2019 into our relationship to the climate and the changes we are experiencing, one of our most important take-aways from the course is realizing that we must all learn to talk about it, engaging constructive conversation re climate change whenever possible. To that end, we have decided to look more closely at how to facilitate and support constructive conversations about climate change.

This course is designed around the skills needed to have productive conversations about climate change in all kinds of contexts, especially with the people that we care most about. Each week, in 90-minute sessions, we will explore dimensions of compassionate conversation focused on the topic for that session.

Meditation practice will be emphasized, as well as communication skills and compassionate, effective activity regarding our culture and systems, and the need for immediate personal and collective change. Our hope is that the conversation will be deep, compelling, and broad, and will equip us to better support the conversations about climate that are happening all around us.

February 12-16, 2020
Torrey Zendo
57 South 300 West, Torrey, Utah

Join Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi for a Women’s Retreat in Torrey, Utah over the Valentine’s Day weekend, February 12-16, 2020. Come to Torrey to experience the strong forms, rich ritual, and deep silence that have been refined through centuries of Zen practice. All female-identified practitioners are welcome.

• Experience the integration of interpersonal inquiry with traditional forms of Zen practice.
• Full days include zazen, walking meditation, work practice (samu), meals together, and Dharma Talks.
• Ask questions and receive personal guidance for your practice in interview with Musho Roshi (Dokusan).
• Enjoy invigorating embodiment practice and group outings in nature.
• Let yourself be awed by the winter beauty of the red-rock country of Southern Utah.
• Delicious chef-prepared meals, beverages, and snacks are included, Wednesday dinner through Sunday breakfast.

The Women’s Retreat begins with dinner at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, February 12 and ends at noon on Sunday, February 16. Three full days of sitting meditation and quiet (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) will support your inquiry and provide a container for reflection, renewal, and recommitment. This intimate gathering is limited to 24 participants.

Registration includes meals. Lodging is booked separately.

$495 Two Arrows Zen Members
$555 General Admission

WORK TRADE
Two Arrows Zen members may request work-trade for partial tuition remission by offering service to the community in exchange for extra work assignments. Work-trade includes extra work shifts during the retreat and arrival by noon on Wednesday, February 12 to assist with preparations, and late departure on Sunday, February 16 to help with closing the facilities.

Email to request a work-trade agreement. CONTACT US.

CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY
Please be certain that your intention and commitment to attend is clear when you register for any Two Arrows Zen program or retreat. Space is limited in all our programs and we need enough lead time to fill an open space if you cancel your registration. Registration for the Women’s Retreat is refundable until December 29, 2019, less a $75 administrative fee. After that date, your registration is refundable less the admin fee if your place is filled from a wait list. Sangha House lodging reservations are refundable if your reserved space is filled.

MAKING TRAVEL PLANS

ARRIVAL
Torrey is 215 miles from Salt Lake City which is the nearest airport. Plan for 4 hours of travel time from SLC to Torrey. Everyone is responsible for their own transportation. We will put registrants in touch with each other to facilitate ride shares.

The retreat officially opens with dinner on Wednesday at 6:00 pm. All monks, work-trade registrants, staff, and those in service positions (ino, doan, mukugyo, jishas) are asked to arrive by noon for lunch followed by a work and service practice period.

See below for the retreat schedule on opening day and through the week.

DEPARTURE
Please plan your travel to depart after 12:30 pm on Sunday.

Lodging
TWO ARROWS ZEN SANGHA HOUSE
Two Arrows Zen maintains a beautiful Sangha House in Torrey, a short drive from the Zendo. Shared dormitory-style lodging is $35/night. There is one room with queen bed and full bedding for $70/night. Located in the Sleeping Rainbow area just north of Torrey, you will enjoy an exquisite view of the red rock cliffs and a comfortable, spacious living space, including a fully equipped kitchen and two full baths with tubs. Sheets, towels, and Internet service are included. The Sangha House is located about 3 miles from the Zendo and is a lovely bike ride, a 30-minute walk, or a 5-minute drive. You are responsible for your own transportation from the Sangha House to the Torrey Zendo.

Sandcreek RV & Camp (Leslie & Harry Eubanks) cabins will be open during this retreat.

The Torrey Trading Post Cabins are a five-minute walk to the Zendo. Call directly to make reservations. Cabins with two full-size beds are $50. Shared bathhouse.

Other local hotels and cabins are open for reservations in the off-season. Check Trip Advisor or similar travel sites for information and recommendations. AirBnB and VRBO are also good sources for winter lodging in Torrey and nearby locations in Wayne County.

We can recommend these AirBnB listings with friends of Two Arrows Zen:

• Joy & Bernie’s Place
• Retreat Cabin in Teasdale

Meals
You will enjoy three healthy and nutritious meals a day during the retreat. Meals are largely vegetarian, with some other protein options at lunch.

Special Diet Requests
Main courses are mostly vegetarian with other protein options available at lunch. Everyone is served the same meal.

If you have medically necessary dietary restrictions, such as strictly gluten-free or lactose-free, we ask that you bring your own food to supplement. Gluten-free cereals will be available at breakfast as will a limited supply of other gluten-free items at other meals. A medically diagnosed allergy to seafood or nuts requires that you inform us, and maintain your own rescue medication, such as an epi-pen.

The nearest grocery is 18 miles away. If you bring your own snacks to supplement meals please have a small cooler for storage. We are not able to prepare special meals for individuals or provide refrigerated food storage in the kitchen.

Two Arrows Zen Scholarship Fund
One of the commitments of our practice is that everyone with a sincere desire and the ability to practice is welcome, and no one is excluded on the basis of financial resources. We practice in order to grow in generously receiving and generously giving.

Please consider making a donation in any amount when you register to help support our scholarship practitioners attending The New Year Retreat. All contributions will be applied directly to support all categories of participation, and to encourage diversity in our community of practice.

February 15, 2020
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Artspace Zendo
230 South 500 West, Suite 155, SLC

SCHEDULE
Please arrive by 7:30 am

March 7, 2020
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Artspace Zendo
230 South 500 West, Suite 155, SLC

SCHEDULE
Please arrive by 7:30 am

March 13 – 14, 2020
Two Arrows Zen, Artspace Zendo
230 South 500 West, Suite 155, SLC

Friday:  7:00 – 9:00 pm
Saturday:  10:00 am – 5:00 pm (includes lunch)

Emotional maturity is a hallmark of human happiness. But it isn’t always easy to know how to work with strong emotions. It is overwhelming to feel strongly, but it is problematic not to feel fully. This Waking Up and Growing Up weekend will explore the mature relationship to emotion, including what is called the transmutation of emotion.

We will explore how to:

• Identify sensations, feelings, and emotions.
• Learn how to feel fully, receiving meaning, energy, and connection.
• Allow feelings to subside, relinquishing egoic attachment to feelings.
• Experience fullness and freedom in our emotional lives.

Two Arrows Zen Spring Sesshin
Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi
April 19-26, 2020
Torrey Zendo, 57 South 300 West, Torrey, Utah

Join Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi for Spring Sesshin, an intensive meditation retreat dedicated to the practice of zazen and the expression of wisdom and compassion in all aspects of your life. Spring Sesshin is a retreat over eight days at our Torrey Zendo, in the red rock country of Southern Utah.

Even when not in the meditation hall, participants endeavor to maintain a spirit of quiet and whole-hearted attention at all times — in all forms of practice.

Spring Sesshin with Musho Roshi begins at 3:00 pm on Sunday, April 19 and ends at noon, Sunday, April 26. The Spring Sesshin includes two ceremonies, Shuso Hossen — the senior monks ceremony, and the Jukai ceremony when new practitioners receive the Precepts.

Pre-requisites are familiarity with the Integral work of Ken Wilber, willingness to practice rigorously in a committed Sangha, and at least one prior multi-day meditation retreat. To register for Spring Sesshin you need to be able to participate in all activities and agree to attend the full-week retreat. If you have not completed a multi-day program with us before or have never participated in a Zen Sesshin, please CLICK HERE to request an interview. We will be in touch promptly to discuss your registration.

SPRING SESSHIN REGISTRATION IS OPEN UNTIL APRIL 5, 2020.
Registration includes meals. Lodging is booked separately.

Full-week Registration, Sunday 4/19, 3:00 pm to Sunday 4/26, noon.
$795 Two Arrows Zen Members
$895 General Admission

To support the integrity of the Sesshin experience for all, full week registration only. 

Please CLICK HERE for our Refund and Cancellation Policy.

TWO ARROWS ZEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarships and work-trade in service to the community help us to offer partial tuition reductions to young practitioners and Two Arrows Zen members who are recent graduates, or those with life-stage limited income or long-distance travel costs.

Please consider making a donation at registration to support our scholarship and work-trade practitioners attending Spring Sesshin. All contributions will be applied directly to support all categories of participation and to encourage diversity in our community of practice.

WORK-TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
Two Arrows Zen members with life-stage limited income, long-distance travel costs, full-time students or recent graduates, and those under 30 may request to contribute work-trade in service to the community in exchange for partial tuition reduction. Work-trade may include early arrival or late departure to help with set up and closing, as well as extra shifts in addition to the samu period. APPLY FOR WORK-TRADE

TRAVEL
Torrey is 215 miles from Salt Lake City which is the nearest airport. Plan for 4 hours of travel time between SLC to Torrey. Everyone is responsible for their own transportation. We will put registrants in touch with each other to facilitate ride shares via the Carpool App.

Arrival
The retreat opens with check-in at 3:00 pm. Monks, work-trade participants and those in staff and service positions (ino, doan, mukugyo, jishas) are asked to arrive in time for lunch and the afternoon session. See the schedule below.

Departure
The retreat ends on Sunday, April 26 at noon. Please plan your travel to depart on Sunday, April 26 no earlier than 12:30 pm.

LODGING

TWO ARROWS ZEN SANGHA HOUSE
Two Arrows Zen maintains a beautiful Sangha House in Torrey, a short drive from the Zendo. Shared dormitory-style lodging is $35/night. Located in the Sleeping Rainbow area just north of Torrey, you will enjoy an exquisite view of the red rock cliffs and a comfortable, spacious living space, and two full baths with tubs. Bedding, towels, and Internet service are included. The Sangha House is located about 3 miles from the Zendo and is a lovely bike ride, a 30-minute walk, or a 5-minute drive.

The registration form includes an option to reserve space in the Sangha House.

CAMPING
On-site camping is reserved for monks and staff.

Camping for other retreat participants is at Sand Creek Camp and RV operated by Leslie and Harry Eubanks, a five-minute walk from the Boulder Mountain Zendo in Torrey. Call directly to make reservations. For more information: http://www.sandcreekrv.com, Phone: 435-425-3577

Night temperatures in Torrey in late April are usually in the 40’s but can be colder.

OTHER LODGING OPTIONS
There are also many moderately priced motels and cabin rentals in and near Torrey. Late April is high season, so book your lodging early. For current listings and availability consult Trip Advisor or similar sites. AirBnB and VRBO are also good sources for lodging in Torrey and nearby locations in Wayne County.

We can recommend these AirBnB listings with friends of Two Arrows Zen:

• Joy & Bernie’s Place
• Retreat Cabin in Teasdale

Lodging open in April within a five-minute walk of the Zendo, are:

• Sand Creek Camp & RV (cabins too)
• Torrey Trading Post Cabins
• Capitol Reef Inn
• Austin’s Chuck Wagon Motel
• Motel Torrey

MEALS
You will enjoy three healthy and nutritious meals a day during the retreat. Coffee, tea and snacks are included.

Special Diet Requests
Meals are vegetarian-based, with other protein options at most meals. Everyone is served the same meal. If you have medically necessary dietary restrictions, such as strictly gluten-free or lactose-free, we ask that you bring your own food to supplement. We will have gluten-free cereals available at breakfast and a limited supply of other gluten-free items at other meals. A medically diagnosed allergy to seafood or nuts requires that you inform us, and maintain your own rescue medication, such as an epi-pen.

We regret we are not able to prepare special meals for individuals or provide refrigerated food storage in the kitchen. There are extra coolers if you bring items that need to be stored on ice. There is a general convenience store in Torrey for snacks and personal items. The nearest grocery store is an 18-mile drive.

SCHEDULE (subject to revision)

Jukai: receiving the Precepts, Friday, April 24.
Time TBD

Shuso Hossen Ceremony: Senior Monk ceremony and Dharma Combat, Saturday, April 25
Time TBD

For those receiving vows, please invite your family and friends to share these special occasions with you.

Sunday, Arrival Day*
12:00 Lunch (monks, staff, work-trade, & service roles)
12:30 Retreat Prep (monks, staff, work-trade, & service roles)
3:00 Check-in (all participants)
4:00 Service Practice
6:00 Dinner
7:15 Zazen
8:30 Close

Typical Daily Schedule (M-F)*
6:00 Zazen
8:00 Service
8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Community Meeting
9:15 Work Period / Samu
10:30 Personal Time
11:00 Zazen/Dharma Talk
1:00 Lunch
2:00 Rest/Exercise
4:00 Zazen
6:00 Dinner
7:15 Zazen
8:30 Close

*Schedules subject to change.

Two Arrows Zen Spring Sesshin
Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
April 26 – May 2, 2020
Artspace Zendo, Salt Lake City, Utah

Spring Sesshin is a silent retreat dedicated to the practice of zazen. This year, Mugaku Roshi will offer Winter Sesshin at our city center at Artspace in Salt Lake City with 6 full days of strong sitting and walking meditation practice.

Winter Sesshin with Mugaku Roshi begins with dinner at 6:00 pm on Sunday, April 26 and ends with dinner on Saturday, May 2. Check-in on Sunday is 5:00 – 6:00 pm.

To register for Spring Sesshin you need to be able to participate in all activities and agree to attend all sessions of the full retreat. Practitioners new to Two Arrows Zen are welcome, but participation in at least one Day of Zen, three-day Urban Retreat, or a similar multi-day meditation retreat is requested for preparation. If you have not completed a meditation program with us before or have never participated in a Zen Sesshin, please CLICK HERE to request an interview. We will be in touch promptly to discuss your registration.

Registration includes meals. Lodging is booked separately.

Registration Sunday 12/1, 6:00 pm to Saturday 12/7, 8:30 pm
$795 Two Arrows Zen Member
$895 General Admission

To support the integrity of the Sesshin experience for all, full week registration only. 

Refund & Cancellation Policy

TWO ARROWS ZEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarships and work-trade in service to the community help us to offer partial tuition reductions to young practitioners and Two Arrows Zen members who are recent graduates, or those with life-stage limited income or long-distance travel costs.

Please consider making a donation at registration to support our scholarship and work-trade practitioners attending Spring Sesshin. All contributions will be applied directly to support all categories of participation and to encourage diversity in our community of practice.

WORK-TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
Two Arrows Zen members with life-stage limited income, long-distance travel costs, full-time students or recent graduates, and those under 30 may request to contribute work-trade in service to the community in exchange for partial tuition reduction. Work-trade may include early arrival or late departure to help with set up and closing, as well as extra shifts in addition to the samu period. APPLY FOR WORK-TRADE

MEALS
You will enjoy three healthy and nutritious meals a day during the retreat. Coffee, tea and snacks are included.

Special Diet Requests
Meals are vegetarian-based, with other protein options at most meals. Everyone is served the same meal. If you have medically necessary dietary restrictions, such as strictly gluten-free or lactose-free, we ask that you bring your own food to supplement. We will have gluten-free cereals available at breakfast and a limited supply of other gluten-free items at other meals. A medically diagnosed allergy to seafood or nuts requires that you inform us, and maintain your own rescue medication, such as an epi-pen.

We regret we are not able to prepare special meals for individuals or provide refrigerated food storage in the kitchen.

SCHEDULE (subject to revision)

Typical Daily Schedule

6:00 Zazen
8:00 Morning Service
8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Community Meeting
9:15 Samu
10:30 Personal Time
11:00 Zazen, Dharma Talk, & Noon Service
1:00 Lunch
1:45 Walking Meditation
4:00 Personal Time
4:30 Zazen
6:45 Dinner
7:30 Zazen
8:15 Close

Two Arrows Zen Spring Sesshin
Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
April 26 – May 2, 2020
Artspace Zendo, Salt Lake City, Utah

Spring Sesshin is a silent retreat dedicated to the practice of zazen. This year, Mugaku Roshi will offer Winter Sesshin at our city center at Artspace in Salt Lake City with 6 full days of strong sitting and walking meditation practice.

Winter Sesshin with Mugaku Roshi begins with dinner at 6:00 pm on Sunday, April 26 and ends with dinner on Saturday, May 2. Check-in on Sunday is 5:00 – 6:00 pm.

To register for Spring Sesshin you need to be able to participate in all activities and agree to attend all sessions of the full retreat. Practitioners new to Two Arrows Zen are welcome, but participation in at least one Day of Zen, three-day Urban Retreat, or a similar multi-day meditation retreat is requested for preparation. If you have not completed a meditation program with us before or have never participated in a Zen Sesshin, please CLICK HERE to request an interview. We will be in touch promptly to discuss your registration.

Registration includes meals. Lodging is booked separately.

Registration Sunday 12/1, 6:00 pm to Saturday 12/7, 8:30 pm
$795 Two Arrows Zen Member
$895 General Admission

To support the integrity of the Sesshin experience for all, full week registration only. 

Refund & Cancellation Policy

TWO ARROWS ZEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarships and work-trade in service to the community help us to offer partial tuition reductions to young practitioners and Two Arrows Zen members who are recent graduates, or those with life-stage limited income or long-distance travel costs.

Please consider making a donation at registration to support our scholarship and work-trade practitioners attending Spring Sesshin. All contributions will be applied directly to support all categories of participation and to encourage diversity in our community of practice.

WORK-TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
Two Arrows Zen members with life-stage limited income, long-distance travel costs, full-time students or recent graduates, and those under 30 may request to contribute work-trade in service to the community in exchange for partial tuition reduction. Work-trade may include early arrival or late departure to help with set up and closing, as well as extra shifts in addition to the samu period. APPLY FOR WORK-TRADE

MEALS
You will enjoy three healthy and nutritious meals a day during the retreat. Coffee, tea and snacks are included.

Special Diet Requests
Meals are vegetarian-based, with other protein options at most meals. Everyone is served the same meal. If you have medically necessary dietary restrictions, such as strictly gluten-free or lactose-free, we ask that you bring your own food to supplement. We will have gluten-free cereals available at breakfast and a limited supply of other gluten-free items at other meals. A medically diagnosed allergy to seafood or nuts requires that you inform us, and maintain your own rescue medication, such as an epi-pen.

We regret we are not able to prepare special meals for individuals or provide refrigerated food storage in the kitchen.

SCHEDULE (subject to revision)

Typical Daily Schedule

6:00 Zazen
8:00 Morning Service
8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Community Meeting
9:15 Samu
10:30 Personal Time
11:00 Zazen, Dharma Talk, & Noon Service
1:00 Lunch
1:45 Walking Meditation
4:00 Personal Time
4:30 Zazen
6:45 Dinner
7:30 Zazen
8:15 Close

May 16, 2020
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Artspace Zendo
230 South 500 West, Suite 155, SLC

SCHEDULE
Please arrive by 7:30 am

July 11, 2020
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Artspace Zendo
230 South 500 West, Suite 155, SLC

SCHEDULE
Please arrive by 7:30 am

August 15, 2020
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Artspace Zendo
230 South 500 West, Suite 155, SLC

SCHEDULE
Please arrive by 7:30 am

October 10, 2020
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Artspace Zendo
230 South 500 West, Suite 155, SLC

SCHEDULE
Please arrive by 7:30 am

November 14, 2020
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
Artspace Zendo
230 South 500 West, Suite 155, SLC

SCHEDULE
Please arrive by 7:30 am