Drop of Stillness - 1/2 day retreat

With Kosho Ault, Linda Chōon Frischmeyer and Onkatsu Doug Kagel

May 31, 2025

Date and Time Details: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple

Address: 6401 NE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97211, USA

Prices

$20.00 Minimum – By donation; no one turned away for lack of funds

Touch into the still point at the center amidst our busy schedules. This silent retreat will include seated and walking meditation, chanting service, and movement practice. Join us for a half-day of simply sitting.

Tentative Schedule

8 – 8:50 am Zazen meditation

8:50 am Kinhin walking meditation

9:00 am Zazen

9:50 am Chanting service

10:00 am Break

10:15 am Movement practice

10:45 am Zazen

11:20 am Kinhin

11:30 am Zazen

12 pm end

Please consider the option to bring a bag lunch and stay after to eat together.

Led by Community Zen Leaders Onkatsu, Chōon, and Kosho

About the Leaders

Kosho Ault

Kosho Janet Ault lives in Portland and holds the roles of Assistant Temple Manager at Heart of Wisdom and Manager of Trillium Zen practice house. She previously lived and trained at Great Vow Zen Monastery for six years, including two years of postulancy. She is a co-chair of the Engaged Buddhism Committee and believes deeply […]

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Linda Chōon Frischmeyer

Linda Chōon Frischmeyer has practiced with the Zen Community of Oregon since 2004, took jukai in 2014, and became a Community Zen Leader in 2023. She did embodied mindfulness work through M.E.T.A.(Mindful Experiential Therapeutic Approaches) in 2011 and attended The School for The Work of Byron Katie in 2018. Chōon facilitates drop-ins to do The […]

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Onkatsu Doug Kagel

Onkatsu Doug Kagel lives in S.E. Portland and has 2 grown children and 2 grandkids. He has been studying Zen with ZCO for 16 years. He has been on the board, is currently membership chair, has held numerous service positions and helped with the post-purchase remodel of Heart of Wisdom. Onkatsu became a Community Zen Leader in […]

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