2012
February 10-12
Shuso Hossen weekend retreat for Shuso Linda Hoju Strauss
April 20-27
Spring Residential Retreat at the Grail
303 Duncan Avenue
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, NY
Friday evening, April 20 through Friday morning, April 27
Heart Circle Sangha offers an opportunity to deepen your practice with our fall sesshin. Sesshin is a retreat that provides an intensive meditation experience in the company and support of experienced Zen practitioners. If this is your first retreat, we will guide and support you through it.
Spring at the Grail is a beautiful time of year. We have kinhin (walking meditation) outside as the weather allows, and breathe in the energizing springl air while we walk along roads in glorious spring bloom.
We prepare and share delicious vegetarian meals together, oriyoki style. Afternoons we experience the Practice of Immediacy with art practice or meditation. There are many opportunities for personal interviews with Sensei and daily teishos to offer words of encouragement. We also have Council practice during which we share our retreat experience.
Since the retreat will be oriyoki style, please bring your bowls. We have bowls available for rental ($20) or purchase ($40). Click here for a video about oriyoki.
If you are curious about the Practice of Immediacy, check out the web page of Jikyo Roshi who created this practice: www.practiceofimmediacy.com. This practice helps one go beyond self imposed limitations and develops openness, inclusiveness, exploration, following a creative flow. It's also fun! Please join us for all or part of this sesshin.
October 19-25
Fall Residential Retreat at the Grail
