Upaya Zen Center
@upaya.bsky.social
Zen Buddhist community focused on the integration of practice & social action, bringing together wisdom & compassion. Founded by Roshi Joan Halifax ⬇️ @joanhalifax.bsky.social PROGRAM LINKS HERE: https://linktr.ee/upayazencenter
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Rebecca Solnit will give tonight's Dharma Talk at Upaya.
In person and online for FREE, with donations deeply appreciated.
Grateful to have Rebecca in our midst!
Join online here: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze... @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
In person and online for FREE, with donations deeply appreciated.
Grateful to have Rebecca in our midst!
Join online here: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze... @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Mist meets the mountains. Rain has arrived at our Zen center. Perhaps soon, a little snow.
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Mist meets the mountains. Rain has arrived at our Zen center. Perhaps soon, a little snow.
Rebecca Solnit will give tonight's Dharma Talk at Upaya.
In person and online for FREE, with donations deeply appreciated.
Grateful to have Rebecca in our midst!
Join online here: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze... @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
In person and online for FREE, with donations deeply appreciated.
Grateful to have Rebecca in our midst!
Join online here: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze... @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Rebecca Solnit will give tonight's Dharma Talk at Upaya.
In person and online for FREE, with donations deeply appreciated.
Grateful to have Rebecca in our midst!
Join online here: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze... @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
In person and online for FREE, with donations deeply appreciated.
Grateful to have Rebecca in our midst!
Join online here: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze... @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Thank you to Roshi Joan, Terry Tempest Williams, Valerie Brown, Rebecca Solnit, Christiana Figueres, Sensei Dainin, Molly Crockett, and Awakened Action participants for a truly powerful time together!
Register as a self-paced program (FREE): www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Register as a self-paced program (FREE): www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Thank you to Roshi Joan, Terry Tempest Williams, Valerie Brown, Rebecca Solnit, Christiana Figueres, Sensei Dainin, Molly Crockett, and Awakened Action participants for a truly powerful time together!
Register as a self-paced program (FREE): www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Register as a self-paced program (FREE): www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
What is it to IMAGINE, and to make the future we want to see, right here, right now, in the present?
Thank you, dear Roshi, for imagining Upaya into this present moment. Watch Roshi's Awakened Action teaching in perpetuity for free here:
www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Thank you, dear Roshi, for imagining Upaya into this present moment. Watch Roshi's Awakened Action teaching in perpetuity for free here:
www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
What is it to IMAGINE, and to make the future we want to see, right here, right now, in the present?
Thank you, dear Roshi, for imagining Upaya into this present moment. Watch Roshi's Awakened Action teaching in perpetuity for free here:
www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Thank you, dear Roshi, for imagining Upaya into this present moment. Watch Roshi's Awakened Action teaching in perpetuity for free here:
www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Roshi Joan's session in the Awakened Action program begins at 11:45AM. Free, online. Also, the session last night was extraordinary. You can access free and in perpetuity just by registering.
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
Awakened Action: Making the Future in the Present, Nov. 14 – 16, 2025 (in person + online)
Join renowned writers Terry Tempest Williams and Rebecca Solnit, lawyer and Buddhist teacher Valerie Brown, beloved Zen teacher and social activist Roshi Joan Halifax, and climate activist Christiana ...
www.upaya.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Roshi Joan's session in the Awakened Action program begins at 11:45AM. Free, online. Also, the session last night was extraordinary. You can access free and in perpetuity just by registering.
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
LIVE NOW: Join Valerie Brown in session. Exploring the charnel grounds this community and world hold and face. Cultivating courage and compassion with ourselves. And the integrity and wisdom to act collectively.
Online. FREE. Recording available.
Register here: www.upaya.org/program/awak...
Online. FREE. Recording available.
Register here: www.upaya.org/program/awak...
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
LIVE NOW: Join Valerie Brown in session. Exploring the charnel grounds this community and world hold and face. Cultivating courage and compassion with ourselves. And the integrity and wisdom to act collectively.
Online. FREE. Recording available.
Register here: www.upaya.org/program/awak...
Online. FREE. Recording available.
Register here: www.upaya.org/program/awak...
Awakened Action begins this evening! Online for FREE + by donation
join online: www.upaya.org/program/awak...
We look forward to being in the same room with these truly amazing women – to learn from & with – through joy, grief, story, & wisdom, as we come together to MAKE THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT
join online: www.upaya.org/program/awak...
We look forward to being in the same room with these truly amazing women – to learn from & with – through joy, grief, story, & wisdom, as we come together to MAKE THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Awakened Action begins this evening! Online for FREE + by donation
join online: www.upaya.org/program/awak...
We look forward to being in the same room with these truly amazing women – to learn from & with – through joy, grief, story, & wisdom, as we come together to MAKE THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT
join online: www.upaya.org/program/awak...
We look forward to being in the same room with these truly amazing women – to learn from & with – through joy, grief, story, & wisdom, as we come together to MAKE THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT
A great honor to have storyteller, writer, and activist Terry Tempest Williams back at Upaya for Awakened Action this weekend. Fri, Nov. 14 – Sun, Nov. 16. Recordings available.
Join online (free): www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Join online (free): www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A great honor to have storyteller, writer, and activist Terry Tempest Williams back at Upaya for Awakened Action this weekend. Fri, Nov. 14 – Sun, Nov. 16. Recordings available.
Join online (free): www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Join online (free): www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
THIS WEEKEND: We are so grateful to welcome this visionary and wise group of women back to Upaya for Awakened Action—and to have Christiana offer a teaching from Brazil, where she is attending COP30.
Register: www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Register: www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
THIS WEEKEND: We are so grateful to welcome this visionary and wise group of women back to Upaya for Awakened Action—and to have Christiana offer a teaching from Brazil, where she is attending COP30.
Register: www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Register: www.upaya.org/program/awak... @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
In essence, all things in the entire world are linked with one another as moments. Because all moments are the time-being, they are your time-being.
From: 'The Moon in a Dewdrop; Writings of Zen Master Dogen'
Translated by Dan Welch and Kazuaki Tanahashi
Read here: www.upaya.org/wp-content/u...
From: 'The Moon in a Dewdrop; Writings of Zen Master Dogen'
Translated by Dan Welch and Kazuaki Tanahashi
Read here: www.upaya.org/wp-content/u...
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In essence, all things in the entire world are linked with one another as moments. Because all moments are the time-being, they are your time-being.
From: 'The Moon in a Dewdrop; Writings of Zen Master Dogen'
Translated by Dan Welch and Kazuaki Tanahashi
Read here: www.upaya.org/wp-content/u...
From: 'The Moon in a Dewdrop; Writings of Zen Master Dogen'
Translated by Dan Welch and Kazuaki Tanahashi
Read here: www.upaya.org/wp-content/u...
A few spaces have opened up to join us in person at Upaya for Awakened Action this weekend!
Nov 14 - Nov 16. Also online for FREE.
With Valerie Brown, Roshi Joan, Terry Tempest Williams, & Rebecca Solnit - as well as Christiana Figueres, who will be streaming online.
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
Nov 14 - Nov 16. Also online for FREE.
With Valerie Brown, Roshi Joan, Terry Tempest Williams, & Rebecca Solnit - as well as Christiana Figueres, who will be streaming online.
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A few spaces have opened up to join us in person at Upaya for Awakened Action this weekend!
Nov 14 - Nov 16. Also online for FREE.
With Valerie Brown, Roshi Joan, Terry Tempest Williams, & Rebecca Solnit - as well as Christiana Figueres, who will be streaming online.
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
Nov 14 - Nov 16. Also online for FREE.
With Valerie Brown, Roshi Joan, Terry Tempest Williams, & Rebecca Solnit - as well as Christiana Figueres, who will be streaming online.
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
Awakened Action is this weekend and online for FREE with Valerie Brown, Roshi Joan, Terry Tempest Williams, Christiana Figueres, & Rebecca Solnit.
This Friday, Nov. 14 – Sun. Nov. 16 (all sessions will be recorded) @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
This Friday, Nov. 14 – Sun. Nov. 16 (all sessions will be recorded) @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
Awakened Action: Making the Future in the Present, Nov. 14 – 16, 2025 (in person + online)
Join renowned writers Terry Tempest Williams and Rebecca Solnit, lawyer and Buddhist teacher Valerie Brown, beloved Zen teacher and social activist Roshi Joan Halifax, and climate activist Christiana ...
www.upaya.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Awakened Action is this weekend and online for FREE with Valerie Brown, Roshi Joan, Terry Tempest Williams, Christiana Figueres, & Rebecca Solnit.
This Friday, Nov. 14 – Sun. Nov. 16 (all sessions will be recorded) @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
This Friday, Nov. 14 – Sun. Nov. 16 (all sessions will be recorded) @joanhalifax.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
www.upaya.org/program/awak...
This Sunday! Don't miss Awareness in Action with Tara Brach — exploring "Disarming the Heart—Practices for Bridging Divides."
Online, FREE, register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Online, FREE, register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This Sunday! Don't miss Awareness in Action with Tara Brach — exploring "Disarming the Heart—Practices for Bridging Divides."
Online, FREE, register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Online, FREE, register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Don't miss tonight's Dharma Talk with Sensei Noah Kodo Roen! 5:30 p.m. MST.
"Buddha Nature 2.0: Embodying the Four Perfections with Dōgen"
Join us in person at Upaya or online via YouTube Live.
www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...
"Buddha Nature 2.0: Embodying the Four Perfections with Dōgen"
Join us in person at Upaya or online via YouTube Live.
www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Don't miss tonight's Dharma Talk with Sensei Noah Kodo Roen! 5:30 p.m. MST.
"Buddha Nature 2.0: Embodying the Four Perfections with Dōgen"
Join us in person at Upaya or online via YouTube Live.
www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...
"Buddha Nature 2.0: Embodying the Four Perfections with Dōgen"
Join us in person at Upaya or online via YouTube Live.
www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...
We will begin 2026 with Winter Practice Period. Part of Roshi Joan's limited teaching schedule, we look forward to gathering in person & online with the sangha for this time of deep practice together. You can also sign up for 1-day Zazenkai + Sesshin.
Learn more here: www.upaya.org/program/wint...
Learn more here: www.upaya.org/program/wint...
WINTER PRACTICE PERIOD: The Life and Teaching of Zen Master Zhao Zhou (Joshu), In Person & Online 2026
We invite you to join us for this dedicated practice period in the midst of the serenity and stillness of winter at Upaya, guided by Roshi Joan Halifax, Sensei Wendy Johnson, Sensei Noah Kodo Roen, an...
www.upaya.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We will begin 2026 with Winter Practice Period. Part of Roshi Joan's limited teaching schedule, we look forward to gathering in person & online with the sangha for this time of deep practice together. You can also sign up for 1-day Zazenkai + Sesshin.
Learn more here: www.upaya.org/program/wint...
Learn more here: www.upaya.org/program/wint...
7 years ago today, Roshi Joan's beloved teacher, Roshi Bernie Glassman, died. A message from Roshi Joan:
"My gratitude for his support, wild wisdom, & generosity is boundless."
We bow deeply to the life & legacy of Roshi Bernie, & all that he brought forth in this world @joanhalifax.bsky.social
"My gratitude for his support, wild wisdom, & generosity is boundless."
We bow deeply to the life & legacy of Roshi Bernie, & all that he brought forth in this world @joanhalifax.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
7 years ago today, Roshi Joan's beloved teacher, Roshi Bernie Glassman, died. A message from Roshi Joan:
"My gratitude for his support, wild wisdom, & generosity is boundless."
We bow deeply to the life & legacy of Roshi Bernie, & all that he brought forth in this world @joanhalifax.bsky.social
"My gratitude for his support, wild wisdom, & generosity is boundless."
We bow deeply to the life & legacy of Roshi Bernie, & all that he brought forth in this world @joanhalifax.bsky.social
This weekend, Tara Brach joins Awareness in Action to teach a session on “Disarming the Heart: Practices for Bridging Divides." Nov. 9th. 11am MST.
This session will be translated into Italian. Learn more on the program page!
FREE + online.
Register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga...
This session will be translated into Italian. Learn more on the program page!
FREE + online.
Register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga...
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This weekend, Tara Brach joins Awareness in Action to teach a session on “Disarming the Heart: Practices for Bridging Divides." Nov. 9th. 11am MST.
This session will be translated into Italian. Learn more on the program page!
FREE + online.
Register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga...
This session will be translated into Italian. Learn more on the program page!
FREE + online.
Register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga...
Peace at Upaya. One of our guest practitioners enjoying the serenity of practice and time spent in the quiet space of our Zen center in Santa Fe, NM.
November 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Peace at Upaya. One of our guest practitioners enjoying the serenity of practice and time spent in the quiet space of our Zen center in Santa Fe, NM.
Roshi Joan "Standing at the Edge—Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet." @joanhalifax.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Roshi Joan "Standing at the Edge—Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet." @joanhalifax.bsky.social
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This week, we share updates from Roshi Joan’s trip to Japan, the NEW Ease & Joy of Mornings for Families program, & photos from our recent Fall Practice Period.
Stay connected with weekly updates on Upaya programs & news here!
www.upaya.org/newsletters/
This week, we share updates from Roshi Joan’s trip to Japan, the NEW Ease & Joy of Mornings for Families program, & photos from our recent Fall Practice Period.
Stay connected with weekly updates on Upaya programs & news here!
www.upaya.org/newsletters/
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October 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
📬 Do you receive Upaya’s weekly newsletter?
This week, we share updates from Roshi Joan’s trip to Japan, the NEW Ease & Joy of Mornings for Families program, & photos from our recent Fall Practice Period.
Stay connected with weekly updates on Upaya programs & news here!
www.upaya.org/newsletters/
This week, we share updates from Roshi Joan’s trip to Japan, the NEW Ease & Joy of Mornings for Families program, & photos from our recent Fall Practice Period.
Stay connected with weekly updates on Upaya programs & news here!
www.upaya.org/newsletters/
Nov. 29th @ 5:30pm MDT
Valerie Brown will give this week's Dharma Talk entitled "Inner Sangha: Healing & Transformation with the Life and Teachings of Larry Ward."
Please join us for this time together with Valerie.
Join in person at Upaya, or online.
Online link: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...
Valerie Brown will give this week's Dharma Talk entitled "Inner Sangha: Healing & Transformation with the Life and Teachings of Larry Ward."
Please join us for this time together with Valerie.
Join in person at Upaya, or online.
Online link: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...
October 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Nov. 29th @ 5:30pm MDT
Valerie Brown will give this week's Dharma Talk entitled "Inner Sangha: Healing & Transformation with the Life and Teachings of Larry Ward."
Please join us for this time together with Valerie.
Join in person at Upaya, or online.
Online link: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...
Valerie Brown will give this week's Dharma Talk entitled "Inner Sangha: Healing & Transformation with the Life and Teachings of Larry Ward."
Please join us for this time together with Valerie.
Join in person at Upaya, or online.
Online link: www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...
Tara Brach joins our Awareness in Action series on November 9th. FREE, Online.
We are deeply grateful that Tara will be offering her voice through a teaching on "Disarming the Heart—Practices for Bridging Divides."
REGISTER HERE: www.upaya.org/program/enga... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
We are deeply grateful that Tara will be offering her voice through a teaching on "Disarming the Heart—Practices for Bridging Divides."
REGISTER HERE: www.upaya.org/program/enga... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Tara Brach joins our Awareness in Action series on November 9th. FREE, Online.
We are deeply grateful that Tara will be offering her voice through a teaching on "Disarming the Heart—Practices for Bridging Divides."
REGISTER HERE: www.upaya.org/program/enga... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
We are deeply grateful that Tara will be offering her voice through a teaching on "Disarming the Heart—Practices for Bridging Divides."
REGISTER HERE: www.upaya.org/program/enga... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
NOV 14 – 16: Awakened Action returns next month! With Roshi Joan, Valerie Brown, Terry Tempest Williams, Rebecca Solnit, and Christiana Figueres.
Online is FREE + by donation: https://bit.ly/43oaIH3
A few spaces remain to attend in person: https://bit.ly/42RSBcr
Online is FREE + by donation: https://bit.ly/43oaIH3
A few spaces remain to attend in person: https://bit.ly/42RSBcr
October 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
NOV 14 – 16: Awakened Action returns next month! With Roshi Joan, Valerie Brown, Terry Tempest Williams, Rebecca Solnit, and Christiana Figueres.
Online is FREE + by donation: https://bit.ly/43oaIH3
A few spaces remain to attend in person: https://bit.ly/42RSBcr
Online is FREE + by donation: https://bit.ly/43oaIH3
A few spaces remain to attend in person: https://bit.ly/42RSBcr
Alchemizing joy and gratitude for our teachers, this land, and sangha as we prepare meals with produce from last week's harvest.
October 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Alchemizing joy and gratitude for our teachers, this land, and sangha as we prepare meals with produce from last week's harvest.
Tonight — Sensei Kathie Fischer will give a Dharma Talk at Upaya and online. Join us in community for "Dōgen’s Dōgen’s Unconstructedness in Stillness."
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tonight — Sensei Kathie Fischer will give a Dharma Talk at Upaya and online. Join us in community for "Dōgen’s Dōgen’s Unconstructedness in Stillness."