Kyol Che Long Retreats

Special Announcement – June 1st, 2025

As you may know, we recently made changes to our pricing structure to ensure the sustainability of our programs and retreats. We’ve heard your valuable feedback about these changes, and we’ve taken it to heart. After careful consideration, we’re adjusting our pricing to a two tiered structure to be more clear and accessible. These adjustments took effect June 1, 2025.  If you have already registered for Summer Kyol Che and would like a price adjustment, please reach out to director@providencezen.org.  

We’ll be keeping a close eye on how these changes impact participation, finances, and overall community engagement to ensure they serve everyone well. Your support helps PZC remain a welcoming, stable home for practice, and we’re grateful to be on this path together!

About Kyol Che Retreats

‘Kyol Che’ is an intensive Kwan Um Zen silent retreat, traditionally held for 30 days in the summer and 90 days in winter. The name means ‘tight dharma’ or ‘coming together.’ As the head temple of the Kwan Um School of Zen, Providence Zen Center has hosted Kyol Che at the Diamond Hill Monastery for over forty years.

Kyol Che is a time of intensive group practice. Each year, Dharma Teachers and Zen practitioners from all over the world join Kyol Che to practice ‘together action’ to benefit all sentient beings. Prior retreat experience in the Kwan Um School of Zen is required to enter Kyol Che. One and two-day meditation retreats appropriate for beginners are regularly scheduled at Providence Zen Center, other Kwan Um Zen Centers, as well as through the Kwan Um Zen Online (KUZO). 

Sitting Kyol Che