Chan-Chan Foundation · Est. 2024 · New York
A sanctuary for Eastern contemplative practice — bringing Zen, tea, and living culture into the present moment.
Our Mission
Chan-Chan Foundation cultivates spaces for stillness, inquiry, and cultural transmission — honoring traditions that have guided human flourishing for millennia.
"The ancient paths were not made to be preserved in museums — they were made to be walked."
Chan-Chan Foundation · New York
What We Offer
Each program is an invitation — into silence, into beauty, into the living current of Eastern wisdom.
Zen Meditation
Seated practice rooted in Chan tradition. Sessions for beginners and seasoned practitioners, led by visiting teachers. Weekly in Manhattan.
Tea Ceremony
Gongfu cha as a contemplative discipline. Monthly gatherings that slow time and open attention through the ritual of tea.
Cultural Preservation
Documentary film, oral history, and archival work. Bringing endangered living traditions — from Tibetan epics to Chan monasteries — into the contemporary record.
Documentary Film
The longest epic in human literary history — still sung by wandering bards across the Tibetan plateau. Chan-Chan Foundation is producing a documentary that follows these living traditions before they vanish, preserving a world that cinema has never fully entered.
Learn more about the projectUpcoming
All gatherings are open to those who come in sincerity. Some require registration.
Chan-Chan Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution preserves what cannot be replaced.
Make a donationAll donations are tax-deductible · EIN on file