New York Zen Center

Livelihood Opportunities

1 training
per
Month
In-Person and Online
2, four day residential retreats, 1 optional
July 27, 2024
to
June 29, 2025

Livelihood Opportunities

The mission of the New York Zen Center is to transform the culture of care throughout the continuum of life with compassion and wisdom – through the three pillars of education, Zen practice, and care. For more than a decade, we have perfected a model of care that acknowledges our own suffering as a way of easing the suffering of others.

Available Opportunities
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
Executive Director
New York, NY

Together, with our founding Abbot, Vice Abbot and Board, you’ll help bring our shared vision to life rooted in compassion, community, and care. This is a leadership role that blends strategic collaboration with hands-on execution. You’ll guide operations, strengthen systems, and maintain the culture of trust, belonging, and excellence that underpins the community.

New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
Fellowship Enrollment Coordinator
New York, NY

The Fellowship Enrollment Coordinator is the New York Zen Center’s lead nurture specialist. They turn physician interest into enrolled Contemplative Medicine Fellows through the innovative 12-month Contemplative Medicine Fellowship, a program changing the culture of medicine for individuals and the healthcare systems in which they work through evidence-based contemplative approaches.

Testimonials

“I love and support NYZC because it is a clear statement of the primacy of human connection in the healing process. Contemplative care is about developing the inner discipline to be fully present to those we are trying to serve. Our patients know when we are there and when we are just going through the motions. Being there is what NYZC does. I cannot think of anything our healthcare system needs more.”
Rita Sherr, LCSW, BCD
“The training I did with NYZC taught me something more valuable than anything in medical school—the impact of the present moment. My patient care mantra has become: place the patient at the center of the healing process.”
KRISHNA DESAI, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
“As a clinician, I know that NYZC’s contemplative care training is the cutting edge of healthcare. It is critically important that those who work with the seriously ill receive training on how to recognize and to be with suffering. I know of no other organization that does so much to make this a reality.”
JAY HORTON, PhD
Director, Palliative Care Consult Service, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Mt Sinai Medical Center
“New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care not only recognizes the aspects of the patient experience, but trains professionals to bring these dimensions into focus using contemplative approaches from the Buddhist tradition. Patients, families and other healthcare providers all benefit from their compassion and understanding.”
CRAIG D. BLINDERMAN, MD
Director, Adult Palliative Care Service, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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