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Agency, Interdependence and Compassion: Exploring Themes to Inform Our Most Senior Years, ZMC 5/26–5/31 – Waitlist Only

This five-day retreat explores the question of agency in the context of aging through the lens of Buddhist practice. How do we stay awake, responsive, and connected as our capacities and roles change? Participants will engage in zazen, mindful discussion, experiential exercises, and contemplative inquiry to deepen awareness of interdependence and self-compassion. Aging invites us ...

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Joyful Ease, Your Own True Body, ZMC 5/26–5/31 – Waitlist Only

Awaken a sense of fully embodied joy and ease through yoga asana, breath, and Zen meditation. The true Dharma teachings are conveyed and brought forth within the practices of posture, zazen meditation, and yoga, with this very body-mind. Linda's and Patricia's combined teaching, a seamless interweaving of Zen and Yoga, leads us to grow down ...

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Radiant Awareness: Backpacking Journey to Tassajara, ZMC 5/30–6/4

The trek to Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is a beloved and time-honored journey. Rather than driving in—careening through the expansive Ventana Wilderness at a pace that inhibits meaningful contact—let us take days to walk to the monastery on foot, arriving enriched through immersion in the wild. What does this wilderness immersion open or allow? Steeped ...

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EIJI HAPPO: The Eight Sacred Strokes of Calligraphy, GGF 5/31

In this workshop, we explore the ancient practice of EIJI HAPPO—the Eight Principles of the character for “Eternity” (永). Each stroke embodies a fundamental movement found in all of Japanese calligraphy, but also reflects a deeper rhythm within ourselves. Through brush, breath, and presence, we will slow down and enter a meditative space where writing ...

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