Name: Evening talk: Finding the Still Point in Uncertainty
Start: 2026-01-09T09:00:00+13:00
End: 2026-01-09T10:15:00+13:00
Location: The Quaker Centre, 217 Ferry Rd, Christchurch

$Evening talk: Finding the Still Point \u200bin Uncertainty$

Finding the Still Point in Uncertainty
An Evening Talk with Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei
Friday, 9 January 2026
7pm–8.15pm
The Quaker Centre, 217 Ferry Rd, Christchurch
“At the still point of the turning world, there the dance is.” — T.S. Eliot
Change and uncertainty are fundamental truths — it’s what is happening. How is it to move with uncertainty, not as something forced upon us by the world or our circumstances, more as a choice? Join us for this public Dharma talk to explore, through story, Zen teaching, and a breath of stillness, how we might pause, reconnect, and remember what does not move.
This event is one of two teachings with Hojin Sensei in Christchurch, the other being a workshop held at the Opawa Zendo on Saturday, January 10th.
No registration is required, but you can indicate your intent to join us by emailing: [email protected]
The teacher:
Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei serves as the Training Director for the Mountains and Rivers Order and Abbot of the Zen Center of New York City (ZCNYC). She began full-time residential training at Zen Mountain Monastery (ZMM) in 1990 and now shares her time between ZMM and ZCNYC in Brooklyn.
Programme:
Please arrive a few minutes before 7pm. The talk includes a question and answer period.
Cost:
Attendance is by koha/donation.
Location:
The Quaker Centre, 217 Ferry Rd, Corner of Nursery Rd, Christchurch City.