Weekend Retreat

Solstice Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation Retreat

With Larry Fuho Trussell

June 21, 2025
Heart Of Wisdom Zen Temple
This is a silent day of Zen Buddhist meditation practice together, seated and active. The schedule includes meditation (zazen), chanting, caring for the garden and grounds, and Dharma talk.

Mindful Eating Weekend Retreat

With Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi

June 27 - 29, 2025
Great Vow Zen Monastery

It can be so easy to lose touch with the basic joys of our life.  With eating, the simple exploration of texture, smell, taste and touch, can bring us into deep presence and ease. What is it like to truly taste a raisin? How often do we just eat, without a cellphone or radio, without […]

Beginner's Mind Weekend Meditation Retreat

With Laura Jomon Martin and Myoyu Haley Voekel

July 11 - 13, 2025
Great Vow Zen Monastery

The teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism empower us to live our lives wholeheartedly with openness, insight and compassion. During this weekend retreat we follow a silent retreat schedule, which allows us to temporarily put aside outside concerns and go deeply into inner work. The silent retreat schedule includes about seven hours of sitting meditation […]

Summer Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation Retreat

With Darah Shonin Ashton

July 19, 2025
Heart Of Wisdom Zen Temple
This is a silent day of Zen Buddhist meditation practice together, seated and active. The schedule includes meditation (zazen), chanting, caring for the garden and grounds, and Dharma talk.

City Refuge Retreat

With Kodo Conover

July 24 - 26, 2025
Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple

Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple will be offering an extended opportunity for retreat practice in the city. This three-day non-residential retreat will include many of the elements you’ll find in sesshin.

Oceans of Compassion: A Retreat In Service To The Earth

With Kodo Conover and Laura Jomon Martin

September 18 - 21, 2025
Offsite: Beverly Beach State Park
In conjunction with SOLVE’s Oregon Beach Cleanup activities, you’re invited to join the Zen Community of Oregon for a weekend CAMPING/MEDITATION retreat at BEVERLY BEACH STATE PARK. Take a weekend on the coast to connect with the Sangha. With a relaxed schedule and opportunity for socializing, there will be sitting times, Dharma talks, and practices to take with you into the clean-up.