Boundless Space: A Deep Listening Retreat
Greetings, Practitioners!
Doing a retreat at home can be empowering, take up the practice in your own home and know the peace and clarity of mind in your own dwelling place! To support doing home retreat we recommend doing the following:
1. Reflect on your intention
2. Create a sacred space with a simple altar and meditation supports in a clean room that allows for calm/peace of mind
3. Commit to a schedule, we have a schedule posted below. We ask that you commit to at least 4 hours of meditation a day. Part-time attendance is welcome. Join for a day, the weekend or the whole week. Please let us know the dates you plan to attend.
4. Give up or reduce media, phone and extra computer use for the duration of the retreat
5. Keep the practice going during the “breaks” by engaging with Mindful Eating during meals and choosing simple work (gardening, cleaning, etc.), body practice/exercise (walking, yoga, qi gong) or creative projects that support your meditation practice/intention.
6. Consider being in silence for the whole retreat or practicing silence for specific periods during the day.
7. If you live with others, communicate with them what your intention is for this week of practice and ask them to support you
Please email Shokan (shokan@zendust.org) if you have any questions.
The orientation and introductions session begins Monday February 17th at 7:30PM PT. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!
Sending you blessings for a fruitful sesshin
Hogen Bays, Roshi
Retreat Leader
hogen@zendust.org

Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
Retreat Leader
kisei@zendust.org

Shokan Martin
Retreat Co-ordinator
shokan@zendust.org