Zen Centers in the Americas

A place to call home.

When you practice meditation within a community, you can quickly go beyond obstacles to wisdom and compassion. The Kwan Um School of Zen exists solely to help you in that effort by maintaining over 35 Zen centers in the Americas. Zen Centers provide a place to experience practice together. You’ll find a warm-hearted community of people who are dedicated to helping this world.

 

UNITED STATES

Alaska

Cold Mountain Zen Center

5110 Aeronca Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709

Tel: 907-378-6657
Email: dewit@fastmail.net
Web: coldmountainzencenter.org
FB: coldmountainzencenter

Arizona

Myung Wol Zen Center

P.O. Box 11084
Scottsdale, AZ 85271

Tel: 480-947-6101
Email: fraser.mnoel@gmail.com

Cochise Zen Center

250 Brewery Avenue
Old Bisbee, AZ 85603

Email: cochisezen@icloud.com
Web: cochisezencenter.org

Arkansas

Little Rock Zen Group

1516 West 3rd Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

Tel: 501-661-1669
Email: lucyhsauer@gmail.com 
Web: ebslr.org/kwan-um-zen


Morning Star Zen Center

1599 W Halsell Road
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Tel: 479-530-1098
Email: btaylor@uark.edu

California

Dharma Zen Center*

1025 S. Cloverdale Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90019

Tel: 323-934-0330
Email: info@dharmazen.com
Web: dharmazen.com
Instagram: dharmazencenter


Empty Gate Zen Center - Berkeley

2200 Parker Street
Berkeley, CA 94704

Tel: 510-845-8565
Email: info@emptygatezen.com
Web: emptygatezen.com
FB: emptygatezen


Empty Gate Zen Center- Santa Clara

Santa Clara, CA

Email: viceabbot@emptygatezen.com
Web: emptygatezen.com

Delaware

Delaware Valley Zen Center

300 E Main Street
Newark, DE 19711

Tel: 302-533-8819
Email: dvzcinfo@gmail.com
Web: dvzc.org
FB: DelawareValleyZenCenter

Connecticut

New Haven Zen Center*

193 Mansfield Street
New Haven, CT06511

Tel: 203-787-0912
Email: nhzcenter@gmail.com
Web: newhavenzen.org
FB: NewHavenZenCenter

Florida

Cypress Tree Zen Group

Tallahassee, FL 32303

Tel: 850-322-7910
Email: ctzg@webdharma.com
Web: webdharma.com
FB: Cypress Tree Zen Group


The Gateless Gate Zen Center

Gainesville, FL

Email: gateless.gate.zen.center@gmail.com
Web: gatelessgate.org
FB: gateless.gate.zen.center


Orlando Zen Center

3018 Corrine Drive
Orlando, FL 32803

Email: orlandozencenter@gmail.com
Web: orlandozen.com
FB: ZenCenterOrlando


South Florida Zen Group

7110 SW 182nd Way
Southwest Ranches, FL 33331

Tel: 954-815-8322
Email: southfloridazengroup@gmail.com
Web: southfloridazen.org

Idaho

Empty Gate Zen Center - Boise

901 N 15th Street
Boise, ID 83702

Tel: 208-661-6277
Email: clintonjamessmith@gmail.com
Web: emptygatezen.com

Illinois

Ten Directions Zen Community

Theosophical Society
1926 N Main Street
Wheaton, IL 60187

Email: director@tendirectionszen.org
Web: tendirectionszen.org

Ten Directions Bronzeville
Sitting Group

(Monday nights from 6:30PM - 7:30PM)
1800 S. Morgan
Chicago, 60616

Email: director@tendirectionszen.org
Web: tendirectionszen.org

Indiana

Empty Circle - NW Indiana Zen Group

497 Main Street
Hobart, IN 46342

Tel: 219-221-6298
Email: info@emptycirclezen.com
Web: emptycirclezen.com
FB: emptycirclezen


Indianapolis Zen Center*

3703 N Washington Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46205-3535

Tel: 317-732-8668
Email: director@indyzen.org
Web: indyzen.org
FB: IndianapolisZenCenter

Kansas

Kansas Zen Center

1201 Laura Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66044

Email: kansaszencenter@gmail.com
Web: kansaszencenter.org
FB: kansaszencenter
YouTube: kansaszencenter


Kansas Zen Center - Kansas City

Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 W 47th Street
Kansas City, MO 64112

Email: kansaszencenter@gmail.com
Web: kansaszencenter.org
FB: kansaszencenter
YouTube: kansaszencenter


Prairyerth Zen Center

First Congregational Church
1701 SW Collins Avenue
Topeka, KS 66604

Email: prairyerthzen@gmail.com
Web: prairyerthzen.org
FB: prairyerthzen
YouTube: PrairyerthZenCenter

Maine

Northern Light Zen Center

202 Meadow Road
Topsham, Maine 04086

Tel: 207-835-1480
Email: northernlightzencenter@gmail.com
Web: nlzc.info
FB: northernlightzencenter

Massachusetts

Cambridge Zen Center*

199 Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

Tel: 617-576-3229
Email: director@cambridgezen.org
Web: cambridgezen.org
FB: cambridgezen
YouTube: CambZenCenter


Cape Cod Zen Center

Email: info@capecodzen.com
Web: capecodzen.com
FB: CapeCodZenCenter

(Monday Morning Practice, 8:00am - 9:30am)
Unitarian Church of Barnstable - Church Library
3300 Main Street
Barnstable, MA 02630

(Thursday Evening Practice, 6:30pm - 8:00pm)
St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Barnstable - Parish Hall
3055 Main Street
Barnstable, MA 02630


Open Meadow Zen Group

212 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02421

Tel: 617-512-2518
Email: openmeadowzengroup@gmail.com
Web: openmeadowzen.com
FB: openmeadowzen


Plymouth Zen Group

Zion Lutheran Church
384 Court Street
Plymouth, MA 02360

Tel: 781-733-9361
Email: plymouthzen@gmail.com
Web: plymouthzen.com
FB: PlymouthZen

Nevada

Zen Center of Las Vegas

7925 Virtue Court
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113

Tel: 702-293-4222
Email: zencenteroflasvegas@gmail.com
Web: zenlasvegas.com
FB: zenlasvegas

New Mexico

Albuquerque Open Sky
Zen Group

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Tel: (505) 920-5795
Email: afssager3@gmail.com

New York

Chogye International Zen Center of New York*

400 East 14th Street #2D/2E
New York, NY 10009

Tel: 212-353-0461
Email: info@chogyezencenter.org
Web: chogyezencenter.org
FB: chogyezencenterny


Three Jewels Binghamton Zen Group

(Thursday Evening Practice, 6:30pm - 8:00pm)
1st Congregational Church, Second Floor
30 Main Street
Binghamton, NY 13905

Tel: 607-988-7966
Email: michael@binghamtonzencenter.org
Web: binghamtonzencenter.org
FB: Binghamton Zen Center


The Three Treasures Zen Center of Oneonta

Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta
12 Ford Avenue
Oneonta, NY 13820

Tel: 607-988-7966
Email: michaelotego14@gmail.com
Web: threetreasureszencenter.org
FB: threetreasureszen

Pennsylvania

Zen Group of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Friends Meeting House
4836 Ellsworth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Email: abbot@zengrouppgh.com
Web: Zen Group of Pittsburgh
Instagram: zengrouppgh

Rhode Island

Providence Zen Center*

99 Pound Road
Cumberland, RI 02864

Tel: 401-658-1464
Email: director@providencezen.org
Web: providencezen.org
FB: providencezencenter
Instagram: providencezencenter
YouTube: pzcweb

Washington

Ocean Light Zen Center

Seattle, WA 98136

Tel: 206-462-4155
Email: info@oceanlightzen.org
Web: oceanlightzen.org
FB: OceanLightZen

Wisconsin

Great Lake Zen Center

Unity Center Milwaukee
1717 N 73rd Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53213

Email: susichildr@aol.com
Web: glzc.org
FB: greatlakezen


Isthmus Zen Community

715 Hill Street, Room 170
Madison, WI 53705

Tel: 608-405-2436
Email: info@isthmuszencommunity.org
Web: isthmuszencommunity.org
FB: isthmuszencommunity

PANAMA

Panama Zen Group

Tel: +507 6619-6919
Email: panamazen@gmail.com
FB: panamazen

*Denotes Residential Zen Centers

Please note, some Zen Centers/Groups are online-only, without a physical address.