Zazenkai (All Day Retreat)

Zazenkai means “sitting together.” Regular, prolonged periods of zazen are central to Zen practice, and sitting together builds Sangha.

Please join us for this all-day Zazenkai, which will include lots of zazen as well as chanting, formal meals, silent work practice, sanzen (optional private interview with the teacher), rest, and formal tea. Click below for schedules:

Dirt Zendo Zazenkai Schedule (Pacfic Time Zone)
Cloud Zendo Zazenkai Schedule (8 Time Zones) – June 29th 2024 Zazenkai will begin with Cloud-only Zazen at 5:30am Eastern for those in later time zones
Cloud Zendo 8 Time Zone Schedule PDF

Full-time participation is encouraged; it can be difficult to carve out time from a busy modern life for spaciousness and silence, but that’s exactly the point! Part-time participation is also welcome.

Upcoming Zazenkais
June 29, 2024 – 5:30am – 8:30pm

DIRT ZENDO REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED, BUT YOU CAN JOIN US VIA THE CLOUD ZENDO!
Just request the password to Zoom #2 and consult the Zazenkai schedule for when to join us:

Attendance Options:

Join us in the Dirt Zendo if you can or the Cloud Zendo.

Cloud Zendo Participants:
If you are sitting the retreat at home, we have recommendations for how to make more of retreat container in your own space. 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.