Deepening The Way
A 3-day residential retreat with Henry Shukman
Menla Retreat Center, New York
September 10–13, 2026
In Person
Settle more fully into what practice already reveals. This September, join Henry Shukman at Menla Retreat Center, nestled in the Catskill Mountains, where autumn’s turning provides the perfect backdrop for this natural maturation in our practice.
Through meditation, dharma teachings, and days of immersion, you’ll have the space to let your understanding take root and your practice deepen – not by striving, but by simply allowing what’s already here to emerge.
What to expect at a residential retreat
The retreat includes daily meditations, dharma teachings from Henry, extended Q&A sessions, and periods of noble silence. Meals are vegetarian and taken together as part of the practice.
Most importantly, three days allows the kind of settling that reveals what shorter retreats cannot touch — you’ll have time not just to hear the teachings, but to begin living them, while immersing yourself in a committed community of meditators.
Retreat Schedule
Thursday, September 10th |
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Thursday, September 10th3:00pm - 6:00pm |
Thursday, September 10thArrival and check-in |
Thursday, September 10th6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Thursday, September 10thDinner |
Thursday, September 10th7:15pm - 7:30pm |
Thursday, September 10thOpen silent sit |
Thursday, September 10th7:30pm - 8:30pm |
Thursday, September 10thWelcome with Henry: orientation and guided meditation |
Thursday, September 10th8:30pm - 8:50pm |
Thursday, September 10thOptional Q&A for first time retreatants with Luke & Shana |
Thursday, September 10thFriday, September 11th - Saturday, September 12th |
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Thursday, September 10th7:00am - 8:00am |
Thursday, September 10thMorning movement & silent meditation |
Thursday, September 10th8:00am - 9:00am |
Thursday, September 10thBreakfast |
Thursday, September 10th10:00am - 12:00pm |
Thursday, September 10thSession with Henry (guided meditations, talk, Q&A and silence) |
Thursday, September 10th12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Thursday, September 10thLunch |
Thursday, September 10th1:30pm - 3:00pm |
Thursday, September 10thOpen self-guided practice time (outdoor walking, self-guided movement, open sitting, integration) |
Thursday, September 10th3:00pm - 5:00pm |
Thursday, September 10thSession with Henry |
Thursday, September 10th6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Thursday, September 10thDinner |
Thursday, September 10th7:00pm - 8:00pm |
Thursday, September 10thOpen self-guided practice time (sunset walk, self-guided movement, open sitting, integration) |
Thursday, September 10th8:00pm - 8:45pm |
Thursday, September 10thEvening meditation |
Thursday, September 10thSunday, September 13th |
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Thursday, September 10th7:00am - 8:00am |
Thursday, September 10thMorning movement & silent meditation |
Thursday, September 10th8:00am - 9:00am |
Thursday, September 10thBreakfast |
Thursday, September 10th9:00am - 10:00am |
Thursday, September 10thCheckout from rooms |
Thursday, September 10th10:00am - 12:00pm |
Thursday, September 10thSession with Henry |
Thursday, September 10th12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Thursday, September 10thLunch |
Thursday, September 10th*Schedule subject to changes |
Here’s what students have said about Henry’s teaching
Thank you for creating this nourishing space. Our practice together revealed a place of deep authenticity, opening to ease and acceptance – which remains an anchor throughout my days since.
This was my first time sitting in shared stillness with so many others and it was absolutely magical.
I loved listening to Henry, the guided meditation and meditating with this sangha. The atmosphere had beautiful lightness and depths and I still feel it inside.
About your teacher
Henry Shukman
Henry is an authorized Zen Master in the Sanbo Zen lineage, the co-founder of The Way meditation app, and the Spiritual Director Emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In addition to teaching meditation, Henry is an award-winning author and poet. His struggles and traumatic experiences as a youth, combined with a spontaneous awakening experience at 19, and decades of practice training, paved the way for Henry to develop a well-rounded approach to healing and awakening through meditation.
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