Occasional Services

Day-Long Meditation

The day retreat is designed to help deepen your practice through 7 hours of seated and walking meditation. If you need to arrive late or leave early, please do so only during the periods of walking meditation or during lunch.

Schedule

8:30-8:35 Heart Sutra chant

8:35–8:55 Zazen – sitting meditation

8:55-9:00 Kinhin – walking meditation

9:00-9:25 Zazen 

9:25-9:30 Kinhin 

9:30-9:55 Zazen 

9:55-10:00 Four Vows chant

10:00-11:00 Dharma discussion

11:15-11:30 Open time to prepare lunch (talking allowed)

11:30-12:15 Lunch (talking allowed)

12:15-12:30 Cleanup and break (talking allowed)

12:30-12:55 Zazen

12:55-2:00 Outdoor silent walking meditation

2:00-2:25 Zazen

2:25-2:40 Yoga

2:40-3:05 Zazen

3:05-3:10 Heart Sutra chant

3:10-3:30 Clean Up

Clothing and Equipment

Zazen will be inside, so wear your usual comfortable meditation clothes.  The silent walking meditation from 12:55-2:00pm will be done outside on a short trail through the woods. Please bring good shoes and a raincoat in case of rain. Anyone not interested in taking the longer silent hike can walk a short, flat loop through a field or remain in meditation inside.

We encourage those with zafus and zabutons to bring them to the retreat. Please let us know your plans when you RSVP so that we can bring cushions from Center City Ballet for those needing them.

Suggested donation:  $10  

Potluck Lunch

We ask participants to bring a vegetarian dish to share for a potluck lunch. There is a full kitchen (fridge, microwave, stove, and oven) available.

Meditation at the Zendo

For meditators unable to attend or uninterested in attending the off-site retreat, meditation will still be offered at the zendo from 8:30–10am.