Sesshin
Click the event for details and registration. Our events begin precisely on time, and doors will be locked five minutes before the event begins in order to foster an environment of supportive silence in the zendo (practice hall). Please plan to arrive at least ten minutes before the stated start time. Parking can be challenging in our neighborhood, so allow extra time for finding a parking space and walking to the center. Our daily sittings do not require advance registration, but do register in advance for special events such as introductory seminars, all-day sittings, workshops, and classes.
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Sesshin
June 16, 2023 - June 21, 2023
$225An intensive Zen retreat including zazen, dokusan, teisho and chanting, led by Karin Ryuku Kempe and Peggy Metta Sheehan. Participants should plan to arrive around 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 16; the sesshin will end by noon on Wednesday, June 21. For more details, including the daily schedule, see our sesshin page.
Vegetarian meals are included; please indicate any other special dietary needs on your registration.
Please plan to test for Covid-19 prior to arriving at the Center on the day sesshin begins. If you do test positive, or if you have a cold, cough or other symptoms (Covid or not), please notify the office to change to online attendance. If you have not been boosted, have high risk personally or at home, please consider attending online, as no group living situation can be guaranteed to be risk free. Wearing masks is optional.
For the full sesshin, the cost is $225 for members or $275 for non-members. Note that in case of a refund, the sesshin cost includes a non-refundable $50 application fee. Partial attendance is allowed with the approval of a teacher. Participants may choose to participate a) in person and staying overnight, b) in person and sleeping at home, or c) online via Zoom; the cost is the same for all options.
If you are not a ZCD member and would like to attend sesshin, please contact the office for an application. Acceptance to sesshin for all participants, regardless of membership status, is at the discretion of the teachers.
The registration deadline is Thursday, May 25. Note also that you must complete payment to complete the registration. More information, including schedules and what to bring, will be sent to participants one week before sesshin begins.
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