4-Day Retreat with Liz Heron (in-person and online)
Liz Heron came to Springwater in the mid-1990s and was deeply touched by the teaching of Toni Packer. A trustee of the Center, she lives in the woods of New […]
Open Meditative Dialogue w/ Guest Speaker (online)
Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and […]
All Day Sitting (in-person)
All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence, sitting, listening, and […]
7-Day Collaborative Retreat (online)
This retreat is designed to create possibilities for members and friends of the Springwater Center community to explore, look and listen–alone and together. There will be opportunities for talks, dialogues […]
2025 February-March Quiet Weeks
The February/March Quiet Weeks offer an opportunity to create a personalized retreat while the Center enters into a modification of its day-to-day working life. There are many possibilities to connect […]
All Day Sitting (in-person)
All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence, sitting, listening, and […]
Open Meditative Dialogue w/ Guest Speaker (online)
Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and […]
4-Day Retreat w/Bob Dattola (in-person)
Bob Dattola will give talks and be available for private meetings and the daily afternoon group dialogue in this March retreat. Bob has been taking part in the Center’s work […]
Teacher/Facilitator Dialogue (online)
Online Teacher/Facilitator Dialogue Sessions begins at 1:30p.m. New York time. Following a 25-minute minute sitting, two or more Springwater Teachers will dialogue about a specific theme or question. An open […]
All Day Sitting (in-person)
All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence, sitting, listening, and […]
4-Day Retreat w/Stew Glick (in-person)
Stew Glick began working with Roshi Phillip Kapleau at the Rochester Zen Center around 1971. He later began working closely with Toni Packer and came on the Zen Center staff […]
Open Meditative Dialogue w/Guest Speaker (online)
Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and […]
All Day Sitting
Note: Stephan Bielfeldt will give the talk for this All Day Sitting and attend the dialogue remotely (via Zoom). All Day Sittings are one of the most popular ways to participate […]
Open Meditative Dialogue w/Guest Speaker (online)
Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and […]
7-Day Retreat w/Wayne Coger and Sandra Gonzalez (in-person)
The beautiful month of May brings Sandra and Wayne together again for a retreat in which both will give talks and meet with participants privately and in the afternoon dialogue […]
Annual Meeting (Online)
The Annual Meeting is an opportunity for members and friends to observe and participate in the official workings of the Center. Trustee terms are staggered and most years there are […]
7-Day Retreat w/Stephan Bielfeldt (in-person and online)
In this retreat Stephan Bielfedt will give talks, be available for private meetings for both in-person and online attendees, and take part in daily online group dialogue as well as an in-person […]
7-Day Retreat w/Richard Witteman (in-person and online)
Richard Witteman will give talks and private meetings and will take part in the daily group dialogue. In the silence of retreat, space is here to pause, to slow down. […]
Open Meditative Dialogue w/Guest Speaker (online)
Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and […]
4-Day Retreat w/Wayne Coger (in-person)
Wayne Coger has led retreats since 2001. He worked with Toni Packer for more than 30 years, and has been a staff member of the Center since 1983, currently serving […]
7-Day Retreat w/Bob Dattola
Bob Dattola will give talks and be available for private meetings and the daily afternoon group dialogue in this August retreat. Bob has been taking part in the Center’s work […]
2025 August Quiet Weeks
The August Quiet Weeks offer an opportunity to create a personalized retreat while the Center enters into a modification of its day-to-day working life. There are many possibilities to connect […]
Recorded Talk by Toni Packer and Dialogue (online)
At 1:30 PM there will be a 25 minute round of quiet sitting followed by an audio or audio/visual recording of a talk by Toni Packer. After Toni’s talk there […]
4-Day Retreat w/Sandra Gonzalez (in-person and online)
Sandra will give talks and meet with participants privately and in the afternoon dialogue group in this autumn retreat. Sandra Gonzalez began working with Toni Packer in 1988. Previously, she […]
2025 September Quiet Weeks
The September Quiet Weeks offer an opportunity to create a personalized retreat while the Center enters into a modification of its day-to-day working life. There are many possibilities to connect […]
Open Meditative Dialogue w/Guest Speaker
Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and […]
7-Day Retreat w/Richard Witteman (in-person and online)
Richard Witteman will give talks and private meetings and will take part in the daily group dialogue. In the silence of retreat, space is here to pause, to slow down. […]
Center closed for Staff Break
The Center will close during this period so that staff can take a break after a busy summer. We’ll be open again Tuesday, October 7 and will welcome guests and […]
4-Day Retreat with Stew Glick (in-person)
Stew Glick began working with Roshi Phillip Kapleau at the Rochester Zen Center around 1971. He later began working closely with Toni Packer and came on the Zen Center staff […]
Recorded Talk by Toni Packer and Dialogue (online)
At 1:30 PM there will be a 25 minute round of quiet sitting followed by an audio or audio/visual recording of a talk by Toni Packer. After Toni’s talk there […]