Our autumn urban retreat offers a chance to deepen your practice under the guidance of a teacher, with a daily schedule that’s suitable for beginners (and others who might find sesshin too demanding). 

This is a hybrid retreat: you can attend in person or join via Mixlr. We’ll also run Zoom in the 8:30 - 10:30am block. The Zoom view will show a long shot of the zendo, available to online participants only.

Opens Friday evening, finishes Sunday afternoon. You may attend part-time or full time.

BYO food. 

To help us with planning please sign up by noon on Friday 25 March, either manually at the Centre or using this online form.

Day One: Friday Night

7:00 Tea ceremony / opening talk followed by zazen

9:00 Four Vows

Day Two: Saturday

8:30 a.m. zazen with teisho

10:30 silent tea break

11:00 zazen / kinhin (remote dokusan)

12:30 lunch and rest (BYO food)

1:30 zazen with dokusan (in-person only)

3:30 walk or group exercise

4:00 silent tea break

4:25 zazen

5:00 dinner break

6:00 zazen / kinhin

8:00 Four Vows

Day Three: Sunday

8:30 a.m. zazen/ kinhin and teisho

10:30 morning tea

11:00 zazen / kinhin (remote dokusan)

12:30 lunch (BYO food) and rest

1:30 zazen with dokusan (in-person only)

3:30 Four Vows