The Whole Earth is Medicine: A Weekend Meditation Retreat Focusing On Our Connection To The Earth And The More Than Human Community
With Amy Kisei, Sensei, Kosho Ault and Myoyu Haley Voekel
July 30 - August 1, 2021
A Zen teacher once said, medicine and disease heal each other. The whole earth is medicine. What is the self?
This weekend retreat is designed to encourage us to directly face the Climate Catastrophe. This retreat is for those who may be on the front lines of climate activism to those who are empathetic yet unsure what to do and everyone in between.
This retreat will take place out-of-doors on the spacious monastery grounds, which includes a temperate rainforest, large garden, open meadows and a big sky. Meditating with the natural world, we allow ourselves to be graced by the wisdom of the more than human world AND we allow ourselves to open to the feelings and emotions we may be experiencing in regards to the climate crisis.
In addition to meditation, this retreat will include body practice, mindfulness practices, forest walking, earth-sitting, song, and a grief ritual. We will come together to harness our collective wisdom while facing the changing climate, perhaps discovering together the medicine of this time and place.
There are options to donate to our scholarship fund, which allows those on a low or fixed income to have the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of retreat and Dharma practice, please make a donation if you are able. A $50 deposit is required to hold your spot.
In-door sleeping and camping options are available. If the weather is inclement we will make use of the indoor facilities as well.
Since we will be meditating out-of-doors please consider bringing a sun hat, mosquito netting, sun-screen, bug spray, a warm-hat and warm clothes for night sitting. If you have a wool blanket or outdoor blanket, you might appreciate having this as well.
The monastery has some extra sun hats, sunscreen, bug spray and warm clothes you can use or borrow while you are here.
This retreat is in-person only.
Schedule
Friday Night
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 […]
Learn more about Amy Kisei, SenseiKosho 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 […]
Learn more about Kosho AultMyoyu 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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