Event Type : Salt Lake City

March 30 – May 4, 2025
Salt Lake City, Utah
and Torrey, Utah

You are invited to join a profound and transformative Zen practice period that will guide you through the depths of mindfulness, community, and personal growth. This 5-week Spring Ango will occur between March 30 and May 4, 2025, in Salt Lake City and Torrey, Utah. You are welcome to join for pieces of the journey or partake in the whole experience. We hope you will take this opportunity to invest deeply in your practice.

Week 1: Zen Essentials
March 30 – April 5, 2025
Intensive Practice with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi in Salt Lake City, UT

Sunday Orientation: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Daily Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 7:30 pm; Saturday, 9:00 – 3:00 pm.
Thursday Public Dharma Talk with Musho Roshi, 5:30 – 7:30 pm.
Nourishing lunch each day, guided instruction, and community connection.
Ideal for newcomers and those seeking to deepen their foundational practice.

Participation Commitment: Full-week or full-day options
TAZ Member: $540/week, $108/day
General Admission: $615/week, $123/day

Weeks 2-4: Practice in Daily Life
April 7 – 25, 2025
Integrating Zen into Everyday Existence
with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi in Salt Lake City, UT

Morning and Evening Practice Commitments
Daily Sitting Periods, Monday through Friday: 9-11 am and 5:30-7:30 pm
Saturday, 9:00 – 3:00 pm
Thursday Public Dharma Talk with Musho Roshi, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Nourishing lunch each day, guided instruction, and community connection.
Zen in the morning, work in the afternoon, and Zen in the evening.

Participation Commitment: Full-week or full-day options
TAZ Member: $375/week, $75/day
General Admission: $450/week, $90/day

Week 5: Spring Sesshin
April 27 – May 4, 2025
Torrey, Utah 
Musho Roshi will lead our community for a week of practice in the beauty of the red rock and the quiet of the Torrey Zendo. The Spring Sesshin begins on Sunday, April 27, at 4:00. Everyone coming to Torrey should plan to stay through the retreat’s close at noon on Sunday, May 4th. The program includes Zazen and Services, Dokusan, community meetings, samu (work practice), outings, embodiment, Dharma Talks, and ceremonies.

Participation Commitment: Full-week, April 27 – May 4
TAZ Member: $929
General Admission: $1,049

Please CONTACT US for more information and registration links.

March 30 – May 4, 2025
Salt Lake City, Utah
and Torrey, Utah

You are invited to join a profound and transformative Zen practice period that will guide you through the depths of mindfulness, community, and personal growth. This 5-week Spring Ango will occur between March 30 and May 4, 2025, in Salt Lake City and Torrey, Utah. You are welcome to join for pieces of the journey or partake in the whole experience. We hope you will take this opportunity to invest deeply in your practice.

Week 1: Zen Essentials
March 30 – April 5, 2025
Intensive Practice with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi in Salt Lake City, UT

Sunday Orientation: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Daily Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 7:30 pm; Saturday, 9:00 – 3:00 pm.
Thursday Public Dharma Talk with Musho Roshi, 5:30 – 7:30 pm.
Nourishing lunch each day, guided instruction, and community connection.
Ideal for newcomers and those seeking to deepen their foundational practice.

Participation Commitment: Full-week or full-day options
TAZ Member: $540/week, $108/day
General Admission: $615/week, $123/day

Weeks 2-4: Practice in Daily Life
April 7 – 25, 2025
Integrating Zen into Everyday Existence
with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi in Salt Lake City, UT

Morning and Evening Practice Commitments
Daily Sitting Periods, Monday through Friday: 9-11 am and 5:30-7:30 pm
Saturday, 9:00 – 3:00 pm
Thursday Public Dharma Talk with Musho Roshi, 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Nourishing lunch each day, guided instruction, and community connection.
Zen in the morning, work in the afternoon, and Zen in the evening.

Participation Commitment: Full-week or full-day options
TAZ Member: $375/week, $75/day
General Admission: $450/week, $90/day

Week 5: Spring Sesshin
April 27 – May 4, 2025
Torrey, Utah 
Musho Roshi will lead our community for a week of practice in the beauty of the red rock and the quiet of the Torrey Zendo. The Spring Sesshin begins on Sunday, April 27, at 4:00. Everyone coming to Torrey should plan to stay through the retreat’s close at noon on Sunday, May 4th. The program includes Zazen and Services, Dokusan, community meetings, samu (work practice), outings, embodiment, Dharma Talks, and ceremonies.

Participation Commitment: Full-week, April 27 – May 4
TAZ Member: $929
General Admission: $1,049

Please CONTACT US for more information and registration links.

Spring Sesshin with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
May 7 – 11, 2025
21 G Street, Salt Lake City, Utah

You are invited to join the Steelyard Sangha for Spring Sesshin in Salt Lake City, May 7- 11. This is an urban retreat well suited to practitioners who may not be able to attend fully residential retreats.

The program includes Zazen and Services, samu (work practice), Dharma talks, and an opportunity to meet with the teacher (Dokusan). In the afternoon, the schedule includes time for light exercise and embodiment sessions to support your sitting practice.

SCHEDULE
Wed, May 7: 5:30 – 7:30 pm 
Thu – Sat, May 8-10: 6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sun, May 11: 6:00 am – 1:00 pm

CEREMONIES
On Wednesday evening, we will hold a Shukke Tokudo (Home Leaving) ceremony at which Nate Tōzan Dorsey will become a monk.
The Jukai ceremony (Receiving the Precepts) will be on Sunday at noon.

MEALS
The Wednesday evening opening includes a social with light refreshments. We will provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Breakfast is included on Sunday morning.

A MESSAGE FROM MUGAKU ROSHI
“Please join us in this urban retreat. Extended sitting is a rare opportunity to deepen your practice and become more intimate with your mind. And gathering with fellow practitioners will strengthen your resolve to awaken more thoroughly to your life and your ever-present Buddha Nature.”    – Mugaku Roshi

$409 Two Arrows Zen Member
$459 General Admission

Can’t come in person? Join the Spring Sesshin Online

May 18, 2025
Two Arrows Zen – G Street
Salt Lake City, Utah

Sunday Sitting with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi is an opportunity for beginners to learn about meditation in a supportive atmosphere. For people familiar with sitting meditation (zazen), the Sunday Sit will provide a space for deepening that practice. Meditation practice sitting in a chair is entirely acceptable. You will receive posture and breath instruction – the essence of Zen practice.

Participants will

• Engage in sitting and walking meditation.
• Receive meditation and posture instruction.
• Participate in a Dharma Talk with Musho Roshi.

$25 TAZ BC Members
$40 other TAZ members
$50 General Admission
$20 Reduced Rate for Students, <30, & Limited Income
Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins, please.

SCHEDULE
8:30 – 9:00 am: Coffee, tea
9:00 am – noon: Program

LOCATION
Sunday Sitting with Musho Roshi will take place at Two Arrows Zen, 21 G Street, Salt Lake City.

PARKING
Please use on-street parking for Sunday Sitting.

June 7 , 2025
Two Arrows Zen, 21 G Street
Salt Lake City, Utah

The Day of Zen with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi is for those who wish to deepen their meditation practice with the support of a committed sangha. Participants will receive posture and breath instruction—the essence of Zen practice.

Prerequisites
Before registering for a Day of Zen, please attend at least three sits with Two Arrows Zen at our location at 21 G Street. You’ll find more information about the daily meditation schedule HERE.

Participants will

• Engage in four hours of sitting and walking meditation.
• Listen to a Dharma talk and receive meditation instruction.
• Have the opportunity for an individual interview with the teacher (dokusan).
• Enjoy a light breakfast and healthy snacks.

$25 – TAZ BC Members
$40 – other TAZ members
$50– General Admission
$20 – Under 30 or Full-time Student
Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins, please.

ORIENTATION AT 7:15 AM
If this is your first Day of Zen, please arrive by 7:15 am for an orientation session. We’ll review the basic Zendo protocols and sitting instructions from 7:15 to 7:45 am.

Coffee, tea, and light breakfast items will be available at 7:45. The first sit starts at 8:00 am.

You can sit in on a cushion or in a chair.

PARKING
Please use on-street parking for the Day of Zen. 

Waking Up and Standing Up for Inner Liberation and Social Enlightenment
with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi and Igor Taiso Limansky
June 8, 2025
Two Arrows Zen – Artspace
230 South 500 West, Suite 155
Salt Lake City, Utah

This course explores the intersection of personal and social awakening.

Drawing from Buddhist values of liberation, wholeness, and equanimity, which dovetail with American social values of liberty, unity, and equality, participants will discover how inner and outer enlightenment reinforce one another.

The goal is to cultivate a wakeful, engaged citizenry—self-responsible yet compassionate, autonomous yet connected,  grounded in inner peace and acting for a just society.

The day begins with meditation to inspire you to be involved in the political process with Zen insight. Topics we will engage include:

• Values Exploration: Exploring Sameness

Liberation/Liberty
Equanimity/Equality
Compassion/Pursuit of Happiness
Interdependence – E Pluribus Unum
Universal Compassion – “All men are created equal”
Sangha (Community) – “We the People”

• Challenges of Conversation: Working with Difference

Impacts of difference on the nervous system
Self-regulation
Expanding to multiple perspectives
Curiosity – a less fixed view
Acknowledgement of sameness
Community across differences
Skills for conversations

$99 General Admission
$79 Two Arrows Zen Member
Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins, please.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Financial support for practitioners is made possible through donations from generous members and donors. Partial financial assistance may be available for people under thirty or those in life transitions, in each case with financial need. 

We welcome all donations to the Scholarship Fund, which supports the diversity of our community and provides practice opportunities for young practitioners. There is an opportunity to donate when you register. 

SCHEDULE
8:30 – 9:00 Coffee/Tea
9:00 – 12:00 Program

PARKING
Use Visitor/Guest parking at the front of Artspace City Center for this event.

Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi is a Zen Teacher, author, and award-winning mediator and facilitator.

She has been a practitioner of meditation for more than 40 years.

Diane is the co-founder and Executive Director of Two Arrows Zen. She directs staff and volunteers to support Zen practice in Salt Lake City and Torrey, Utah, and online. Diane is also the founder of Two Arrows Zen Real LIFE Programs, courses that expand emotional resilience, interpersonal skills, and conflict resolution capacity.

Igor Taiso Limansky is a community organizer, facilitator, and coach whose background as a first-generation American with an Egyptian-Armenian mother and a French-Russian father shapes him.

Igor’s work lies at the crossroads of culture, conflict, and ancestral wisdom. Drawing from experiences working at the United Nations and with President Obama’s election campaigns, Igor brings insights and expertise into the complexities of social change systems and the crucial role of transformational leadership development.

Igor is a Zen practitioner at Two Arrows Zen.

June 22, 2025
Two Arrows Zen – G Street
Salt Lake City, Utah

Sunday Sitting with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi is an opportunity for beginners to learn about meditation in a supportive atmosphere. For people familiar with sitting meditation (zazen), the Sunday Sit will provide a space for deepening that practice. Meditation practice sitting in a chair is entirely acceptable. You will receive posture and breath instruction – the essence of Zen practice.

Participants will

• Engage in sitting and walking meditation.
• Receive meditation and posture instruction.
• Participate in a Dharma Talk with Musho Roshi.

$25 TAZ BC Members
$40 other TAZ members
$50 General Admission
$20 Reduced Rate for Students, <30, & Limited Income
Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins, please.

SCHEDULE
8:30 – 9:00 am: Coffee, tea
9:00 am – noon: Program

LOCATION
Sunday Sitting with Musho Roshi will take place at Two Arrows Zen, 21 G Street, Salt Lake City.

PARKING
Please use on-street parking for Sunday Sitting.

July 12 , 2025
Two Arrows Zen, 21 G Street
Salt Lake City, Utah

The Day of Zen with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi is for those who wish to deepen their meditation practice with the support of a committed sangha. Participants will receive posture and breath instruction—the essence of Zen practice.

Prerequisites
Before registering for a Day of Zen, please attend at least three sits with Two Arrows Zen at our location at 21 G Street. You’ll find more information about the daily meditation schedule HERE.

Participants will

• Engage in four hours of sitting and walking meditation.
• Listen to a Dharma talk and receive meditation instruction.
• Have the opportunity for an individual interview with the teacher (dokusan).
• Enjoy a light breakfast and healthy snacks.

$25 – TAZ BC Members
$40 – other TAZ members
$50– General Admission
$20 – Under 30 or Full-time Student
Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins, please.

ORIENTATION AT 7:15 AM
If this is your first Day of Zen, please arrive by 7:15 am for an orientation session. We’ll review the basic Zendo protocols and sitting instructions from 7:15 to 7:45 am.

Coffee, tea, and light breakfast items will be available at 7:45. The first sit starts at 8:00 am.

You can sit in on a cushion or in a chair.

PARKING
Please use on-street parking for the Day of Zen.