Mountain Cloud Zen Center

Mountain Cloud Zen Center To awaken, liberate and protect all beings. Meditation has proven benefits. The easiest way to get started in a meditation practice and find out if it’s for you.

Located in Santa Fe, NM, in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, Mountain Cloud is a meditation center offering daily sitting, weekly teaching events, and monthly retreats. More energy, more concentration, more peace, more love, more joy, more presence, more kindness. We offer an online Introduction to Meditation Class every Tuesday afternoon at 5pm MT which provides instruction and su

pport for new meditators. Our guiding teacher is Henry Shukman and Valerie Forstman has recently joined us as Mountain Cloud’s second teacher. Both Henry are Valerie are Associate Zen Masters of the Sanbo Zen lineage. Our regularly scheduled sits, classes and dharma talks are offered online. All weekly events are free, no membership or registration required. Please join us - registration and zoom links are on our home page.

What happens when we “stop and see” as the Buddha instructed? Four times a year we gather in mutually supported practice...
03/07/2025

What happens when we “stop and see” as the Buddha instructed?
Four times a year we gather in mutually supported practice. To receive refuge but also to offer it. To get slow and quiet, but also to receive all the richness of activity that we discover therein. To taste and cultivate this radical expression of creativity that is Zazen. Join us this month online or in person, full time or part time. Learn more at mountaincloud.org or check out the links in our bio.

This week at Mountain Cloud Zen CenterNovember 25 - December 1Monday7:00-8:00am Meditation 5:30-6:30pm Meditation Tuesda...
11/25/2024

This week at Mountain Cloud Zen Center
November 25 - December 1

Monday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
5:30-6:30pm Meditation

Tuesday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
5:30-6:30pm Meditation

Wednesday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
9:00-10:00am Book Group
5:30-6:30pm Wisdom Wednesday with Grant Goulet (meditation, talk & discussion)

Thursday
7:00-8:00am Meditation

Friday
7:00-8:00am Meditation

Saturday
7:00-8:00am Meditation (online)
9:00-10:15am The Precepts Study Group (online)

Sunday
8:30-9:30am Meditation
9:30am Community Tea (in-person)
10:00-11:15am Introduction to Zen Meditation Class (in-person)

*All events are hybrid unless otherwise noted. Please visit MountainCloud.org for more information.

See you tomorrow for Sunday Morning Meditation (8:30 -9:30), followed by Community Tea (9:30), and Introduction to Zen C...
11/24/2024

See you tomorrow for Sunday Morning Meditation (8:30 -9:30), followed by Community Tea (9:30), and Introduction to Zen Class (10:00-11:15) 🌞

Henry will be in the Zendo this Thursday to share Part 2 of his ‘Breakthroughs’ Dharma Talk!
11/19/2024

Henry will be in the Zendo this Thursday to share Part 2 of his ‘Breakthroughs’ Dharma Talk!

This week at Mountain Cloud Zen CenterNovember 18-24Monday7:00-8:00am Meditation 5:30-6:30pm Meditation Tuesday7:00-8:00...
11/19/2024

This week at Mountain Cloud Zen Center
November 18-24

Monday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
5:30-6:30pm Meditation

Tuesday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
5:30-6:30pm Meditation

Wednesday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
9:00-10:00am Book Group (A Fire Runs Through All Things by Susan Murphy)
5:30-6:30pm Wisdom Wednesday with Valerie Forstman (meditation, talk & discussion)

Thursday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
10:00-11:15am Metaphysical Musings Discussion Group
5:30-7:00pm Meditation & Dharma Talk with Henry Shukman
7:00-8:00pm Turtles EcoDharma Group

Friday
7:00-8:00am Meditation

Saturday
7:00-8:00am Meditation (online only)
11:00am-12:15pm 1-1 Practice Guidance with Valerie (drop-ins welcome)

Sunday
8:30-9:30am Meditation
9:30am Community Tea
10:00-11:00am SocialiZen Peer Group (online)
10:00-11:15am Introduction to Zen Meditation Class (in-person)

*All events are hybrid unless otherwise noted. Please visit MountainCloud.org for more information.

Very much looking forward to Valerie’s rescheduled conversation with David Hinton. They’ll be in the Zendo, and we’ll st...
11/13/2024

Very much looking forward to Valerie’s rescheduled conversation with David Hinton. They’ll be in the Zendo, and we’ll stream it online (sit.mountaincloud.org; passcode: mountain22). It’ll also be recorded and posted online.

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Gratitude to the retreatants who joined for the ‘Heart of Compassion’ weekend retreat, led beautifully by Guiding Teache...
11/10/2024

Gratitude to the retreatants who joined for the ‘Heart of Compassion’ weekend retreat, led beautifully by Guiding Teacher, Valerie Forstman.

Valerie will be joined by Henry Shukman for our next retreat—Rohatsu Sesshin—December 2-8. See details and register at MountainCloud.org!

We’re heading into day-three of Henry Shukman’s Original Love retreat, Coming Home. It’s been a lovely weekend, both in ...
10/20/2024

We’re heading into day-three of Henry Shukman’s Original Love retreat, Coming Home. It’s been a lovely weekend, both in the Zendo and online.

Henry will be back at Mountain Cloud to co-lead Rohatsu Sesshin with Guiding Teacher, Valerie Forstman, December 2-8. Register online to stay on-site, commute in, or join remotely (link in Bio).

Ecodharma Autumn inaugural session, ‘Zen Mind, Wild Mind’ Sunday (20th) at Mountain Cloud! It will include Zazen, readin...
10/19/2024

Ecodharma Autumn inaugural session, ‘Zen Mind, Wild Mind’ Sunday (20th) at Mountain Cloud! It will include Zazen, readings and dialogues, and interactive practice on the land.

The link for more information and to register is in our Bio.

Hope to see you there!

“A monk asked Unmon (Yumen), ‘What is the teaching of the whole lifetime of Shakyamuni?’ Unmon said, ‘A preaching in acc...
10/17/2024

“A monk asked Unmon (Yumen), ‘What is the teaching of the whole lifetime of Shakyamuni?’ Unmon said, ‘A preaching in accordance (Tai-issetsu).’”

This monk asks a sweeping question and Unmon answers with a single word. Join Valerie this week as she weaves together threads from life and practice to explore the tapestry of Master Unmon’s singular teaching.

See MountainCloud.org for more detail on this in-person & online offering.

Join us this evening for Wisdom Wednesday — meditation, talk, and discussion. We’ll sit at 5:30pm MT in the Zendo and on...
10/16/2024

Join us this evening for Wisdom Wednesday — meditation, talk, and discussion. We’ll sit at 5:30pm MT in the Zendo and on Zoom. See you then!

Monday7:00-8:00am Meditation 5:30-6:30pm Meditation Tuesday7:00-8:00am Meditation 5:30-6:30pm Meditation Wednesday7:00-8...
10/14/2024

Monday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
5:30-6:30pm Meditation

Tuesday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
5:30-6:30pm Meditation

Wednesday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
9:00-10:00am Book Group (A Fire Runs Through All Things by Susan Murphy)
5:30-6:30pm Wisdom Wednesday (meditation, talk & discussion)

Thursday
7:00-8:00am Meditation
5:30-7:00pm Meditation & Dharma Talk

Friday
Coming Home: Original Love Retreat with Henry Shukman
(No in-person Zazen)

Saturday
Coming Home: Day-2

Sunday
Coming Home: Day-3
(No in-person Zazen or Intro Class)

*All events are hybrid unless otherwise noted. Please visit MountainCloud.org for more information.

Address

7241 Old Santa Fe Trl
Santa Fe, NM
87505

Telephone

+15053030036

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