One Day Retreats with Mondo
A Zen retreat can be a life-changing experience. At a retreat we pay mindful attention throughout the day to our meditation, our breath, chanting, silent work, and a silent meal. We slow down, but in the midst of discipline, our minds and bodies have a chance to catch up with each other.
♦ Feel free to join us for any part of the schedule.
♦ Registration is required for any in-person participation.
♦ If you are participating in the Cloud Zendo, registering is optional, but doing so may help you stay committed to the retreat container; you may want to use the text field in the registration form to describe how you will participate.
Retreat Schedule – Click Here for a Printable Copy
Full time attendance is a valuable practice, but you are welcome to arrive and leave at any point in the schedule.
CLOUD & DIRT ZENDO TOGETHER:
7:30am …….Zazen (seated meditation)
7:55 …………Posture Adjustment
7:20 …………Kinhin (slow walking meditation) – walk slowly, one half-footstep per breath, back and forth between two points.
8:30am …….Zazen
8:55 …………Posture Adjustment
9:20 …………Chanting Service (In the Cloud Zendo, chant along but keep yourself muted; it doesn’t work to chant together on Zoom. Click here for a copy of the chanting service.)
CLOUD & DIRT ZENDO SEPARATELY:
9:50 ……….Break – maintain silence and mindfulness
10:15 ……..Silent Work
In the Dirt Zendo: Please accept a work assignment, and work silently and mindfully. Work until the bell rings to end the work period.
In the Cloud Zendo: Choose something simple, physical, and restorative to do, like cleaning, sewing, gardening. Also take this time to prepare your lunch. Set a timer for yourself so you can work without looking at the clock. When the timer goes off, immediately stop your work and clean up.
11:15 ……….End Work/Break – give yourself time to wrap up/clean up your work and prepare yourself mentally and physically for zazen
CLOUD & DIRT ZENDO TOGETHER:
11:30 ……….Zazen
11:55 ……….Kinhin
12:05pm…….Zazen
12:30 ……….End Zazen/Meal Prep – go get your lunch, come back and sit down, wait in silence for meal chant to begin.
12:35 ……….Silent Formal Lunch Click here for a copy of our meal chant.
ALL PARTICIPANTS INDEPENDENTLY:
1:00 …………Rest period – spend this time doing something very quiet and relaxing – take a nap or a leisurely walk, read some Dharma material, or just sit in the sun (or listen to the rain).
CLOUD & DIRT ZENDO TOGETHER:
2:15 …………Afternoon Recitation Click here for a copy of the afternoon recitation.
2:30 …………Zazen
2:55 …………Kinhin
3:05 …………Zazen
3:30 …………Mondo Practice
4:30 …………Retreat Ends
Upcoming Retreats:
Retreat Cost:
Suggested contribution for a one-day retreat is $15-$25, but we will not turn anyone away for lack of funds, so please pay what you can (according to our Suggestion Contribution policy). If you only attend part of the day, donate as you feel is appropriate.
Attendance Options:
Join us in the Dirt Zendo
Click here to learn more about our Dirt Zendo. Please see our COVID updates page for more information.
♦ Registration is necessary for in-person participation, even if it is only part-time.
♦ Please maintain silence from the time you arrive for the retreat until the closing circle at 3:30pm, with the exception of brief, quiet exchanges as necessary to communicate what’s going on.
♦ Part-time participation is acceptable, just come and go as quietly as possible.
♦ If you will be joining us for lunch, bring your own food (vegetarian only please).
♦ Be prepared for a work assignment if you are staying for the work period. We have different kinds of tasks to accommodate different abilities.
Join Us in the Cloud Zendo
♦ For information about how to join us online through Zoom please click here.
♦ If you live alone or your family members/housemates are agreeable, consider maintaining silence throughout the retreat schedule. It is also highly recommended you take yourself “offline” for the duration – no computer use (except for the retreat Zoom), no social or mass media, and put your phone on airplane mode or turn it off.
Retreat Registration
Submit registration below. Registration is required for in-person participation, whether full or part time. Registration is optional for online participation.
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