Within the roots of the year-long Contemplative Medicine Fellowship are multifaceted layers of training and support for cultivating meaningful relationship, connection, and community. During the twelve-month training, fellows come together in the spirit of communitas and are nourished by a shared ground of contemplative practice, challenge, and joy.

The Contemplative Medicine Practitioners Circle fosters an active continuation of fellowship among alumni of the Contemplative Medicine Fellowship as they support one another and others in the sustained practice of contemplative medicine.

Year-round Offerings:

• Quarterly alumni practice and teaching sessions with guiding teachers, Koshin Sensei and Chodo Sensei. These 90-minute Zoom sessions will be similar to Fellowship Training Days and offer an opportunity to deepen connection, practice, and learning.
• Monthly Zoom meetings facilitated by the NYZC Contemplative Educator and Fellowship Alumni Council. Each month has a specific topic of exploration to support Alumni in their continued study and integration of the core teachings of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Following each month’s meeting, the Contemplative Educator will post the next month’s theme and questions for exploration (see online platform below).
• Meetings with select Fellowship Visiting Faculty who join the Circle on a quarterly basis during the Monthly Zoom meetings.
• Access to a private online platform offering access to up-to-date Fellowship curriculum resources, as well as a forum for discussion of monthly themes (and other contemplative medicine topics), announcements, collaboration and resource sharing.
• Free participation in NYZC’s biannual Commit to Sit 90-day practice period and monthly half-day sits to support Alumni in deepening their practice.
• 20% off all Zen Study Classes (Zen Precepts, Catch Your Mind, Sutra and other Zen Classes) to encourage a deeper understanding of the Zen roots of Contemplative Medicine.

And, as the alumni community grows, we envision the Contemplative Medicine Practitioners Circle growing with it!

Membership

As a small non-profit, NYZC’s ability to offer the Contemplative Medicine Practitioner Circle is sustained through the Circle’s membership dues and volunteer service opportunities. Membership dues are on a sliding scale of $54/mo, $108/mo, or $216/mo—whichever level of support is meaningful for you—and help to resource the Circle, defray NYZC costs such as Visiting Faculty honorariums and staff costs, and support the Fellowship scholarship fund. 

Please note: Your first payment will be processed immediately after checkout and the following payments will be billed each month on the same date following the initial purchase.