January Sesshin: New Year's Sesshin
With Amy Kisei, Sensei and Myoyu Haley Voekel
January 5 - 8, 2023
A student asked Joshu, “what is meditation?”
Joshu replied, “It’s not meditation.”
“Why isn’t it meditation?”
“It’s alive, it’s alive!”
The most beautiful thing about dharma practice is it’s always, only– right here. We can return to it. We can rediscover it.
As a New Year begins. Let’s return to the dharma.
The dharma is life-giving. It is restorative. It opens us up to deep intimacy and truth.
Seal your new year resolutions with a sesshin. Soften your heart and clarify your mind.
For this life, can’t be captured in words or labels–It’s alive, it’s alive!
Sesshin is a rigorous and, at times, challenging silent meditation retreat that is not recommended for beginners. For more information about what to expect when attending a sesshin, click here.
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About the Leaders
Amy Kisei, Sensei
Amy Kisei, Sensei is an authorized Zen teacher, zen priest, spiritual counselor and mindfulness instructor. She has been practicing meditation for almost 20 years. Kisei has 12 years of monastic training and teaching experience from Great Vow Zen Monastery, and holds a BS in Earth Science and Gender Studies. She is trained in Mindful Eating […]
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Myoyu Haley Voekel
Myoyu went to he first meditation retreat in 2006 with Shinzen Young. She has practiced with ZCO since 2013. She ordained in 2019 as a novice priest, following her vow to serve ZCO and to deepen her own practice. She is currently the Training Director at the Monastery. Before coming to the monastery, Myoyu taught […]
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