Past retreats
“Which is the True Qian? ” an Integrative Retreat with Sarah Bender, Sensei A very old Chinese story starts like this: “There lived in Han-yang a man called Chang-Kien, whose daughter, Qian (pron: Chen) was of peerless beauty….” As our story…
with David Weinstein, Roshi Springs Mountain Sangha | December 4-8, 2013 The Abbey at Cañon City Reaching for the Light * Explorations in Awakening Someone asked an old teacher: ‘What is reaching for the light?’ The old teacher replied: ‘Forget about…
Join us for a July Meditative Retreat “The Great Matter in Midsummer” with Andrew Palmer, Sensei, July 19-20 at the Woman’s Club at Colorado College. Cost: $75 with scholarship available. Registration is requested by July 12th. Please contact Steve Milligan…
Spring Meditation Retreat with Sarah Bender, Sensei Springs Mountain Sangha | April 1-7, 2013 | The Abbey at Cañon City Springs Mountain Sangha invites you to join in a seven-day meditation retreat at the Abbey, in Cañon City. Immerse yourself in…
Inherent Freedom: An Exploration of Zen Practice Zen is a path of freedom, of connecting with the awakening that is inherently ours, now and always. It’s not about importing something or becoming someone else, but about being fully who we…
For many who practice Zen, every aspect of practice is refuge. Awakening, the Way and our Companions are present in every moment, to be touched, to be relied upon. We come home to them in our solitary meditation, in our…