About this Event
Zazenkai means coming together in awareness—a time to let the busyness of life drop away and allow what is most fundamental to arise.
This half-day retreat offers a rare opportunity to deepen your practice, whether you are an experienced sitter or new to longer practice periods. We will engage in zazen (sitting meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), dharma teachings, and chanting, cultivating presence and connection with each moment.
This Zazenkai will be led by Roshi Katie Egart, the newest teacher in our lineage. Roshi Egart recently received Dharma transmission, marking a profound milestone in her dedicated Zen practice and teaching. This day of practice is a wonderful way to welcome her leadership and teachings into our sangha.
Zazenkai Event
📅 Date: Sunday, Feb 23rd
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Location: 618 So. Main St., Sebastopol, CA (Hybrid: In-person & Online)
💻 Zoom: Link provided upon registration
💰 Fee: Suggested donation of $35 (Sliding scale available) and Dana (while the teachings are freely offered the offering to teacher is not a part of retreat donation).
Retreat Schedule
- 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Zazen 25-minute sitting periods with 5-minute walking meditation in between
- 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Zazen 25-minute sitting periods with 5-minute walking meditation in between and Dokusan Offered.
- 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Suttra Service
- 11:30 AM – 12:30 AM Dharma Talk with Roshi Egart
Lunch
There will be an informal opportunity to go out to lunch with our Zen Sangha community after the Zazenkai.
“Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this—walking, standing, sitting, or lying down—everything you do is Zen. To know that the mind is empty is to see the Buddha. The Buddhas of the ten directions have no mind. To see no mind is to see the Buddha.” — Bodhidharma
✨ Register now to reserve your place. We look forward to sitting with you.
Event Venue
Online
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