Yorktown Zen holds various events throughout the year. Here you can see upcoming and past events.

Upcoming Events

Stay tuned for upcoming special events at Yorktown Zen.

Past Events

Yorktown Zen Jukai Ceremony on July 5th, 2026.

Congratulations to MaryAnn and Kathleen on receiving the Precepts

Yorktown Zen Second Annual Fall Sesshin
Thursday, November 6th through Sunday, November 9th

Sesshin, or “collecting the heart-mind,” is an intensive, multi-day Zen Buddhist meditation retreat that provides a concentrated environment for practitioners to focus deeply on meditation (zazen). During a sesshin, participants engage in a rigorous schedule that includes silent zazen and walking meditation, formal chanting and meals, work practice, and private interviews with a teacher. The goal is to cultivate stillness, insight into the nature of one’s mind, and a deeper understanding of the self, often in pursuit of satori, or enlightenment. (–Wikipedia)

Yorktown Zen First Sesshin
December 5th – 8th 2024
Roshi would like to congratulate everyone who participated and contributed to our first successful Sesshin.

Third Annual Jukai Ceremony
June 30th 2024 
Roshi would like to congratulate the following students taking their Bodhisattva vows …
Joseph Boroven
Richard Murphy
Thomas Ragle

Second Annual Jukai Ceremony
July 30th 2023 
Roshi would like to congratulate the following students taking their Bodhisattva vows …
Ed, Bianca, Juan, Wendy, and Stacy
(Full video of ceremony below)

First Annual Jukai Ceremony
July 30th 2023 
Roshi would like to congratulate the following students taking their Bodhisattva vows …
Hiden, Matilde, Matt, Daphne, Irene, Bob, and Jeff
(Full video of ceremony below)