One Continuous Thread: Home Practice Intensive—May

This retreat adapts the structure of a traditional sesshin—Zen Mountain Monastery's full schedule—into a format that works for people whose lives don't accommodate residential retreat. You sit at home, but you're not alone: the livestreamed schedule anchors the week, and optional Zoom meetings with teachers offer real-time connection.

The design acknowledges that home practice is harder to sustain than a silent monastery week. You can follow ZMM's sesshin timing exactly, treating it as a parallel residential experience from your own space, or you can dial the intensity to fit your schedule and responsibilities. Either way, you're working with the same lineage container.

The $10 suggested dana (gift-based) contribution makes this accessible. Contact the center if you need more details on what the livestream includes, how the Zoom meetings work, or what online participants should have ready at home.