NEW YORK ZEN CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE CARE FULFILLS ITS MISSION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMING: CONTEMPLATIVE MEDICINE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR MEDICAL DOCTORS, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; CONTEMPLATIVE CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR SOCIAL SERVICE AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (AMONG OTHERS) TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN CARING FOR SELF AND OTHERS; GROUP BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT AND CARE AT THE BEDSIDE FOR OTHERS; CARING FOR AND TENDING TO A SANGHA (CONGREGATION) AND MAHASANGHA (THE WIDER BUDDHIST COMMUNITY); ENGAGING THE WIDER COMMUNITY IN THE ZEN PRACTICE PATH THROUGH DAILY ZAZEN (MEDITATION) PRACTICE, RITUAL, CEREMONY, STUDY, AND THE STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP WITH AN AUTHORIZED ZEN TEACHER.
