Buddha Body, Buddha Mind: Six-Day Sesshin

This is a traditional Soto Zen sesshin: six days of concentrated practice in the zendo with sitting and walking meditation, formal meals, Dharma talks, and private meetings with teachers. The structure follows the standard sesshin format, though the center explicitly accommodates practitioners who find extended sitting periods physically or emotionally difficult by allowing substitutions of zazen with kinhin (walking meditation) or light work tasks.

The retreat is held at San Francisco Zen Center's City Center location. Oryoki — the formal meal practice that is central to sesshin — is part of the schedule. Dokusan, private meetings with senior teachers, are included. The center has not yet published the daily schedule, wake time, number of sitting periods, or detailed lodging information.