Spring Zazenkai: Saturday Meditation Retreat
With Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
April 17, 2021
Online
This is a day of zen meditation practice together, seated and active, connecting with our inner space, presence and vision.
April Sesshin: Inquiring Awareness – A Six Day Online Meditation Retreat
With Hogen Bays, Roshi and Sara Shinei Monial
April 19 - 25, 2021
Online
Be the blooming of your true nature in intimate meditation.
Compassion for Yourself and Others: Three-Month Guided Online Practice Group
With Josh Mann
May 3 - July 26, 2021
The group will follow a 12-week curriculum that combines Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication framework, mindfulness and meditation practices, and teachings from Buddhism and other spiritual traditions. The curriculum emphasizes noticing sensations in the body, recognizing emotional states, and identifying related needs and values. Additionally, the group will do practices in speaking authentically and listening compassionately to others. The fee to participate is: the cost of the book (approximately $25 new) plus an optional donation to the leader and/or the sangha. Monday, May 3rd will be an information meeting for anyone considering participation in the group. The actual 12-week curriculum will start…
Universe Somatic: Six Class Series: Alchemy of the Six Elements
With Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
May 4 - June 8, 2021
Onlne
We explore the union of spaciousness and embodied energies and find that contemplative practice can be expressive, fun and not fixated on quietude.
Loving Kindness Weekend Meditation Retreat
With Patrick Bansho Green and Sara Shinei Monial
May 7 - 9, 2021
Online
We will immerse ourselves in the practices of Loving Kindness and Compassion, cultivating the undefended, expansive heart needed to respond to the chaos of our modern world.
Magic* Imagine* Movement* – A Universe Somatic Day Long
With Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
May 15, 2021
Online
Universe Somatic is a practice that integrates meditation, imagination, movement and energy work with a spirit of experimentation and playfulness.
May Sesshin: A Six Day Online Meditation Retreat
With Larry Fuho Trussell and Danney Soten Lynch
May 17 - 23, 2021
Online
Drink the nectar of awakening.
No Hindrances – Seeing Through Obstacles To Creativity & Transformation
With Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
June 4 - 5, 2021
Online
Transformation of our hearts and minds has never been more vital. The very possibility for future humans to experience Truth, Beauty and Goodness is up in the air!
Beginner’s Mind Online Meditation Retreat
June 4 - 6, 2021
Online
The teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism empower us to live our lives wholeheartedly with openness, insight and compassion.
Loving-kindness, Compassion, and Zen: A Six Day Online Meditation Retreat
With Laura Jomon Martin and Patrick Bansho Green
June 14 - 20, 2021
Online
"Love is the sunshine of the mind" ...
July Wilderness Backpacking Sesshin: A Weeklong Meditation Retreat
With Sara Shinei Monial and Danney Soten Lynch
July 4 - 11, 2021
Offsite
Immerse yourself in the silent wisdom of the forest, mountains, and sky. Allow these wild places to awaken within you and inform how you understand, experience, and embody this life
July Sesshin: Cultivating the Empty Field Online Meditation Retreat
With Jogen Salzberg, Sensei and Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
July 19 - 25, 2021
Online
This retreat we practice serene illumination meditation and celebrate the teachings of Master Hongzhi who articulated serene illumination profoundly in Cultivating The Empty Field
August Sesshin: A Six Day Online Meditation Retreat
With Kisei Costenbader, Sensei and Kodo Conover
August 16 - 22, 2021
Online
It is our intention to offer the supportive structure to allow you to do a week long meditation retreat at home. You can participate to whatever degree your life allows. Consider the possibility to design your own retreat. Do a work/family sesshin. Take one day this week and make it a retreat day! This retreat will take place through the zoom app. You will receive a link to the retreat once you register. Doing a retreat at home can be empowering, take up the practice in your own home and know the peace and clarity of mind in your…
August Wilderness Backpacking Sesshin: A Weeklong Meditation Retreat
With Sara Shinei Monial and Danney Soten Lynch
August 29 - September 5, 2021
Offsite
This retreat will be held in the Mountains, Pacific Northwest Wilderness, USA. Previous meditation retreat and backpacking experience is highly recommended. Immerse yourself in the silent wisdom of the forest, mountains, and sky. Allow these wild places to awaken within you and inform how you understand, experience, and embody this life. This retreat is an invitation to dive deep into present moment reality, supported and challenged by the natural landscape, weather, and sesshin schedule. This is an intensive meditation retreat. We will hike into the mountains, set up a base camp and follow a structured, silent daily schedule. Each day…
September Sesshin: A Six Day Online Meditation Retreat
With Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi and Laura Jomon Martin
September 13 - 19, 2021
Online
Leaders and theme TBA It is our intention to offer the supportive structure to allow you to do a week long meditation retreat at home. You can participate to whatever degree your life allows. Consider the possibility to design your own retreat. Do a work/family sesshin. Take one day this week and make it a retreat day! This retreat will take place through the zoom app. You will receive a link to the retreat once you register. Doing a retreat at home can be empowering, take up the practice in your own home and know the peace and clarity of…
October Sesshin : 10-day Online Meditation Retreat
With Hogen Bays, Roshi, Kisei Costenbader, Sensei and Patrick Bansho Green
October 7 - 17, 2021
Online
Human society has always been filled with the potential for chaos. Most times we can retreat into nature to restore ourselves with peace and calm. But where can we retreat when nature herself is on fire? The Ancient Way to peace is always available but is not always easy to walk. Come join us to practice and walk the Ancient Way of Sanity.
Gratitude Sesshin: A Six Day Online Meditation Retreat
With Larry Fuho Trussell and Kodo Conover
November 15 - 21, 2021
Online
This sesshin is founded on the transformative power of gratitude. In meditation we can direct awareness to the continual support that each moment brings, the force of the universe that gives life breath by breath. Becoming aware of that continual offering of life, the heart opens and we can respond with continual gratitude.
Rohatsu Sesshin: A 7 Day Online Meditation Retreat
With Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi, Hogen Bays, Roshi and Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
December 5 - 12, 2021
Online
Rohatsu is a meditation retreat that celebrates the Buddha's Awakening through our embodiment of deep practice. For centuries now, all over the world practitioners have gathered in the Winter to support each other in whole hearted endeavor.