Mindful Eating Weekend Retreat
With Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi
June 27 - 29, 2025
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 distraction?
Chozen Bays Roshi has been teaching mindful eating for decades. We eat to be nourished, body, heart and mind. With mindfulness practices and community support, we can learn together – the art of eating, and the joys of being nourished.
In this workshop we will discuss the various ways to reclaim the natural joy of food. Meditation, lecture, small group work and formal zen style meals will be part of the structure of the retreat.
About the Leader
Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi
Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi has studied and practiced Zen Buddhism since 1973. She received Jukai (lay precepts) in 1975 and Tokudo, Priest's Ordination, in 1979 from Taizan Maezumi, Roshi. From 1978 to 1983 she lived at Zen Center of Los Angeles, studying with Maezumi, Roshi and directing the Zen Center's non-profit Medical Clinic. She finished […]
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