The Urban Zen team is heartbroken for our brothers and sisters in Japan. We’ve been following the coverage of the disaster and we are sending out our love, prayers and support. We’ve absolutely been amazed and encouraged by all of the generous foundations, corporations, and individuals who have been so quick to respond. We know…

This in-depth seminar will cover everything you need to know about tackling not only weight, but the conditions that come along with it, based on Dr. Neal Barnard’s ground-breaking research, funded by the National Institutes of Health. Neal Barnard, M.D., is a clinical researcher, author, and health advocate. He has been the principal investigator or…

Nomad Two Worlds, which was exhibited at Urban Zen in January 2009, involved years of groundwork, including travel to remote regions of North Western Australia. In the spirit of reconciliation senior Indigenous custodians provided access to sites of great cultural significance to the aboriginal people. Burial grounds, gorges, stunning coast lines desert locations-often restricted and…

In 2006, Donna Karan and Sonja Nuttall hosted HOPE, an event of love and hope for their honored guest, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, to raise funds for the Norbulingka Institute, a center in Dharamsala, India, dedicated to preserving the richness and luminosity of the art, history and culture of Tibet. The event included a…

Dear Urban Zen Friends, It saddens us to inform you that Lynn Kohlman passed away on Sunday, September 14th at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.  At 62 years old, Lynn battled breast and brain cancer until the very end.  Lynn is the inspiration for the creation of the Urban Zen Foundation and her light and energy…