All Day Sits
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Upcoming Open Source Mahasangha All Day Sit on Zoom
One Day Open Source Online Retreat Sunday April 5 9 AM-5 PM (PDT); 10 AM-6 PM (MDT) Sarah Bender, Roshi; Andrew Palmer, Sensei; Tenney Nathanson, Sensei; Megan Rundel, Sensei Sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks and conversation, koan salon, optional work in the room after the retreat. To receive the schedule for the day ahead of time, contact Sarah at sembender@gmail.com Link: https://zoom.us/j/394635639 check back soon for more details. March 14 announcement: Desert Rain Zen will be shifting to an online format for our upcoming events because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you'd like to join us but haven't received email instructions from us, please email us at desertrainzen@gmail.com or nathanso@email.arizona.edunathanso@email.arizona.edu please check back for up to date information about our All Day Sits. here's a description of our regular program, currently on hold: Desert Rain Zen holds an All Day Sit roughly one Saturday every month or two at Little Chapel. Next All Day Sit: April 25 more 2020 All Day Sit dates: May 30, June 27, July 25. No All Day sit in March 2020. August-December 2020: please stay tuned. Our typical schedule: We start at 8 and end at 4. Part time attendance is fine, though joining us for the whole day is great. Our morning block goes from 8-11:30. We have a silent potluck vegetarian lunch and rest period from 11:30-12:30. The afternoon block goes from 12:30-4:00. We alternate 25 minute sits with 5 minute walking meditations. It’s fine to sit in a chair, or switch between chair and cushion. In the morning, a long outdoor walk (weather permitting) replaces one of the sits. In the afternoon, yoga or qi gong replaces a sit. In the morning, there’s also a Sutra Service in place of one sitting period. In the afternoon, we close with a 45 minute Koan Seminar. Optional Work in the Room (individual meeting with our teacher Tenney Nathanson) is available during the afternoon block. If you have any questions, please just email us: drz@desertrainzen.org Here’s a sample schedule: All Day Sit 8-4 there are walking meditations between sits 7:30 set up (all help is welcome) 8:00 tea in the hall; sit; morning greeting 8:30 sit 9:00 Sutra Service 9:30 sit 10:00 long walk outside (weather permitting; optional) 10:30 sit 11:00 sit 11:30 silent potluck vegetarian lunch 12:30 sit (optional Work in the Room begins) 1:00 sit (optional Work in the Room) 1:30 yoga or qi gong (optional) 2:00 sit (optional Work in the Room) 2:30 sit (optional Work in the Room) 3:00 Koan Seminar & closing 4:00 clean up (all help is welcome) |
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this page last modified March 27, 2020
this page last modified March 27, 2020