Day of Practice, June
with Ted O'Toole
Saturday, June 27, 8 am – 5 pm
Offered in person only
Settle into a day of the stillness and quiet of Zen. This restorative retreat offering will include a broad range of Soto Zen and MZMC activities, including a focus on creative writing as a path to mindfulness and self-awareness. The day will include zazen, kinhin, a dharma talk, work practice, and two outdoor walks followed by creative writing sessions guided by prompts. Participants will have the opportunity to share brief excerpts from their writing with the group but will not be required to do so.
This retreat will be less meditation intensive and physically rigorous than other MZMC retreats. It will be an opportunity for silent retreat, and an open door to total engagement with the present moment.
A vegetarian lunch is served.
Suggested donation: $70
A Note About Donation-only Programming
Following the Buddhist tradition of dana, or giving, MZMC offers all of our programs on a donation basis. We offer a suggested donation amount to help people understand the average amount we hope to receive to continue to make these offerings. We encourage those with more capacity for giving to make a donation above the suggested amount to support those who need to give a smaller amount.
