In this year’s five-week Intensive Practice Period we will focus our practice on the body and and body awareness. Weeks 1 through 4 will highlight: posture and breathing, body awareness, sitting with pain, and sitting with emotions. Sunday dharma teachers will speak on each week’s focus; as well as the four Wednesday night services, when we will have short workshops with qualified instructors. Readings on the various topics will be available.
Dive deep at our five-day Spring sesshin at beautiful Camp Sealth. This will be a formal residential retreat in the Rinzai tradition: seated and walking meditation, chanting, dharma talks, silent walks through the woods. Our teachers will be our Abbot, Koshin Chris Cain, and Eko Jeff Kelley, an Osho in the Soto tradition, who will offer optional interviews daily. Their teachings will focus on bodily practice, through the instructions and commentaries of masters.
Thinking about starting or re-booting a meditation practice? All are welcome at our informal monthly one-hour Introduction to Zen. First Saturday of each month. There is a brief introduction to Zen Buddhism as it is practiced at PSZC. A few key points including how to sit in zazen (Zen meditation) and what to expect at a PSZC service are discussed. Plenty of time for questions! All are welcome. FREE.