Deepening The Way
A 3-day residential retreat with Henry Shukman
Menla Retreat Center, New York
September 10–13, 2026
In Person
This September, join Henry Shukman at Menla Retreat Center, nestled in the Catskill Mountains, where autumn’s turning provides the perfect backdrop to settle into and deepen our practice.
The retreat includes daily meditations, dharma teachings from Henry, and extended Q&A sessions, while immersing yourself in a committed community of meditators. Whether this is your first residential retreat or you’re a seasoned practitioner, this retreat offers an experience where you can deepen your practice.
Note from Henry
Deepening practice isn’t about adding more techniques or having more experiences, it’s about settling more fully into what each moment reveals. These three days at Menla offer us the space and time for this natural deepening.
This retreat has something special to offer regardless of where you are in your practice. Menla’s setting in the Catskills creates a supportive and nourishing container for this work. I look forward to sitting with you this September
What to expect at a residential retreat
The retreat includes daily meditation, dharma teachings from Henry, and extended Q&A sessions. You’ll practice within a committed community of meditators, with Teaching Assistants available for added support throughout.
Our schedule offers structure and flexibility — communal sitting, optional movement sessions and breakout groups, with ample solo time to wander the land, rest, and restore.
Retreat Schedule
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 Menla Retreat Center
Menla is a 330-acre private nature reserve in New York’s Catskill Mountains, set at the head of a glacial valley and, remarkably, on the world’s oldest known meteor crater. This is a beautiful setting for Deepening The Way.
Accommodations
Menla Retreat Center has a wide range of comfortable accommodations. You’ll be able to select your preference and see pricing when you register for the retreat.
Nourishing vegetarian meals
Designed around fresh locally and seasonally sourced ingredients, including produce harvested from their on-site organic garden, Menla’s buffet-style dining features protein-balanced plant-based dishes.
Getting to Menla Retreat Center
Menla is around two hours north of New York City by car, or three hours by bus on Adirondack Trailways to Phoenicia, NY. From Boston, the drive is approximately three and a half hours. The nearest airports are Stewart International in Newburgh (one and a half hours) and Albany International (two hours). For detailed directions, please visit their website.
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.
Event Details
Retreat cost: TBD
Dates: September 10–13, 2026
Where: Menla Retreat Center, New York
Subscribers of The Way enjoy a discount for this retreat. Find the discount code in the Events section of your app.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this retreat, please contact Jeremy, our Retreats Manager at info@thewayapp.com.
We’re happy to assist and look forward to answering your questions.
First access for Deepening The Way
Registration is not open for this retreat just yet. Join the list to be amongst the first to know when registration opens.
