Painting Spring Zazenkai

Zazenkai—a one-day sitting day—sits between casual practice and a formal multi-day sesshin. This one packs the elements of sesshin into a single day: zazen periods, chanting, a formal meal (oryoki), and dokusan (a private meeting with the teacher). The schedule is compressed but structured the same way.

The center describes this as a preparation opportunity for newer students, which suggests it's more accessible than a five- or seven-day sesshin while still introducing the sesshin format. Experienced students use it as a focused practice day. The center has not yet published the schedule, the teacher leading the retreat, or specific details about what time to arrive or how the day unfolds. Contact the center directly for those details.