Wilderness Backpacking Sesshin: a weeklong meditation retreat

With Danney Soten Lynch and Kosho Ault

September 10 - 17, 2023

Date and Time Details: Sunday 10, 2020 - 12:00 pm to Sunday, September 17, 2020 - 12:00 pm

Location: Mt. Hood Wilderness (Wy'east)

  • $380.00 – Program Price
  • $300.00 – ZCO dues-paying members

Space is limited, please contact Soten, at soten@zendust.org, to rsvp or to ask any questions.

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Previous meditation retreat and backpacking experience is highly recommended.

Immerse yourself in the silent wisdom of the forest, mountains, and sky. Allow these wild places to awaken within you and inform how you experience and embody this life. This retreat is an invitation to dive deep into the present moment experience, supported by the spacious clarity, enduring stability, and flowing life energy of the wilderness.

This is an intensive meditation retreat. We will set up a base camp and follow a structured daily schedule. Each day will consist of about seven hours of seated meditation, a period of meditative movement, and guided hiking (or optional trail running). One night hike and some solo meditation will also be incorporated into schedule.

Each person will be expected to carry their own gear, plus additional communal items. A required packing list will be provided and all food is included in the retreat fee.

Space is limited, please contact Soten Lynch, at 503-308-3139, to RSVP or email Soten@zendust.org to ask any questions. Cost: $380 ($300 members). Non-refundable deposit of $200.00 due by August 1st.

 

This is the first of two wilderness sesshins we are offering through ZCO in 2023. To see our other offerings click HERE

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About the Leaders

Danney Soten Lynch

Danney Soten Lynch is a Dharma Holder and ordained Zen priest. He was a monastic resident at Great Vow from 2010-2020 completing his novice training in 2018. During this time he contributed many songs to the Great Vow liturgy, and directed the monastery’s marimba band. He and his wife, Shinei, started leading backpacking Zen-style sesshin […]

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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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