One-day Zazen Retreats in Santa Monica 


  We hold One-day Zazen Retreats with instruction on one Saturday of every month at the Hill Street Center in Santa Monica from 10:00 to 15:30 (3:30 PM). Attendance is $15 for those who wish to eat the prepared lunch and sit all day and $10 for those who bring their own lunch OR who come in after lunch. Anyone interested is welcome. No experience is required. If you wish to eat the oryoki style vegetarian lunch advance registration is required. Please be aware that the traditional oryoki style lunch is actually a part of the all-day sitting, not just a snack we give you during a break in the middle of the practice. But if you wish to participate in this part of the practice, we need to know you're coming as we have to prepare the meals accordingly. Those who choose not to take lunch are not exempt from the cleaning practice afterwards. Please check the schedule available at the door so you can return at the proper time. Please send regsitration e-mail to yukster1999@yahoo.com.

 Next Dates:

April 19, 2008
May 24, 2008

June 28, 2008

July 26, 2008

August 23, 2008

September 20, 2008

October 25, 2008

November 22, 2008

December 20, 2008


  The timetable for the retreat is:

9:50 - 10:00   Instruction in Zazen

10:00 - 10:30   Zazen

10:30 - 10:40  Kinhin (slow walking)

10:40 - 11:10   Zazen

11:10 - 11:20   Kinhin

11:20 - 11:50   Zazen

12:00 - 13:15    Lunch Service and Clean Up

13:15 - 13:45    Zazen

13:45 - 13:55   Kinhin

13:55 - 14:25   Zazen

14:30 - 15:30    Talk and Discussion

You may enter at any time.  But if you come late please wait outside and enter after you hear the bell. If you wish to attend only the afternoon portion, please come in at 13:00 (1 PM).

Directions to the Hill Street Center from Mapquest. Mapquest's map places us across the street from where we actually are. But the map will get you there. It's a small green house. Parking is available on Hill Street across Main Street (towards the ocean, on Hill between Main and Neilson Way) in two metered lots.

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