RETREATS 2022
RETREATS are an opportunity to deepen practice, immersion in discipline beyond what shorter visits offer.
SPRING SCHEDULE
Retreat Days (Sundays)
1/23
3/13
Three-Day (Friday-Sunday)
5/20-5/22
ON ZOOM (at least for now)
Retreats will be on Zoom (but could change, so stay posted).
COST
Sunday Retreat Days: $50.
Three-Days: $75
Please inquire if cost is an issue - we can work something out.
Pay here or some other way of your choosing.
RETREAT DAY
Typical Schedule, with possible minor changes.
7:50 Arrive
8:00 Tea (Zoom: Bring your own, coffee if you wish)
8:10 Chanting (Zoom: the words will be displayed on your Zoom screen)
8:40 Zazen
9:30 Shitami Zen (quiet sitting while reading a text). (Zoom: text will
come up your Zoom screen. )
9:50 Kinhin (walking meditation). (Zoom: walking wherever you like and/or bathroom
break, maintaining silence.)
10:00 Dharma Talk
10:45 Zazen
11:05 Kinhin
11:15 Zazen/Dokusan (personal teacher meeting to talk
about your own practice. Others remain sitting, with breaks after
25 minutes.) (Zoom: we will use 'breakout rooms.')
12:15 Lunch (Zoom: on your own. Timing may vary depending on how
long Dokusan requires.)
12:45 Work Period (Zoom: wash the dishes, stoke the fire etc.,
in your own home.)
1:00 Break (maintaining silence.)
1:20 Tea (your own on Zoom)
1:30 Chanting
1:50 Kinhin
2:00 Dharma talk or discussion period
2:30 Zazen
2:50 Kinhin
3:00 Zazen/Dokusan
4:00 Kinhin
4:15 Zazen
5:45 Dinner
6:15 Kyodo (Walking/chanting)
6:30 Zazen
7:30 Dokusan
8:15 Closing
8:30 end
SPRING SCHEDULE
Retreat Days (Sundays)
1/23
3/13
Three-Day (Friday-Sunday)
5/20-5/22
ON ZOOM (at least for now)
Retreats will be on Zoom (but could change, so stay posted).
COST
Sunday Retreat Days: $50.
Three-Days: $75
Please inquire if cost is an issue - we can work something out.
Pay here or some other way of your choosing.
RETREAT DAY
Typical Schedule, with possible minor changes.
7:50 Arrive
8:00 Tea (Zoom: Bring your own, coffee if you wish)
8:10 Chanting (Zoom: the words will be displayed on your Zoom screen)
8:40 Zazen
9:30 Shitami Zen (quiet sitting while reading a text). (Zoom: text will
come up your Zoom screen. )
9:50 Kinhin (walking meditation). (Zoom: walking wherever you like and/or bathroom
break, maintaining silence.)
10:00 Dharma Talk
10:45 Zazen
11:05 Kinhin
11:15 Zazen/Dokusan (personal teacher meeting to talk
about your own practice. Others remain sitting, with breaks after
25 minutes.) (Zoom: we will use 'breakout rooms.')
12:15 Lunch (Zoom: on your own. Timing may vary depending on how
long Dokusan requires.)
12:45 Work Period (Zoom: wash the dishes, stoke the fire etc.,
in your own home.)
1:00 Break (maintaining silence.)
1:20 Tea (your own on Zoom)
1:30 Chanting
1:50 Kinhin
2:00 Dharma talk or discussion period
2:30 Zazen
2:50 Kinhin
3:00 Zazen/Dokusan
4:00 Kinhin
4:15 Zazen
5:45 Dinner
6:15 Kyodo (Walking/chanting)
6:30 Zazen
7:30 Dokusan
8:15 Closing
8:30 end