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Coming Down to Earth: A Day of Zen Practice for Women

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Chris Fortin
Lane Olson
May 25, 2013
October 5, 2013

Saturdays, 10 am - 4:30 pm
led by Chris Fortin and Lane Olson

In the Green Gulch Farm Yurt

The temple bell dies away
The scent of flowers in the evening
Is still tolling the bell
—Basho
 
Please join us for a day of practice at beautiful Green Gulch Farm as we sit in circle in the yurt and weave together Zen, ancient myth, deep earth, and the awakened eye of the creative. The day will include meditation, a dharma talk and discussion, and time in the garden (weather permitting).

Please plan to be at the yurt by 9:45 am so that the day will begin on time. Tea will be served and sitting cushions and chairs will be provided.

For further information, contact Chris by email or 707.527.8106; Lane by email or 707.793.7978.

Fees: The cost of the retreat is $45. Lunch in the dining room is included. There is a separate donation or dana (a Pali word for gratitude) for the teachers. *Add $15 administration fee for CEU’s, to be paid at the time of registration.

To Register: Use the table ticket below. Or call our toll free number 888.743.9362 or our local number 415.475.9362.

Space is limited so please register at least a week ahead.
*5 CEUs available for MFTs, LCSWs, psychologists and nurses. The $15 fee can be paid at the time of registration. San Francisco Zen Center and the Spiritual Competency Resource Center team together to offer CE credit to MFTs, LCSWs, psychologists and nurses. SCRC offers CE credit to MFTs and LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (provider #PCE1851). SCRC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education activities for psychologists. SCRC maintains responsibility for these programs and their content. SCRC also offers CE credit to nurses (California Board of Registered Nursing Provider #CEP11909). For complete information visit spiritualcompetency.com or contact David Lukoff, Ph.D. at 707-763-3576. For more information, please contact our Programming Department.

Related Bio(s):

Chris Fortin
Chris Fortin is a Zen priest who has received Dharma transmission from Zoketsu Norman Fischer. She is a teacher in the Everyday Zen sangha, a MFT psychotherapist and Spiritual Counselor. She is co-founder of Honoring the Path of the Warrior and leads the women's Lotus Sangha in Sebastopol.

Lane Olson
Lane Olson, M.A, has worked in higher education for over 20 years as both an academic advisor and an instructor. With research interests in feminist spirituality, her university courses include Female Images of the Divine and Women in Theology and her Master’s thesis focused on the work of artist Mayumi Oda. She was a graphic artist in San Francisco for over 20 years and has had a meditation practice since 1975.