Just Summer Sesshin
A 6-day meditation retreat
(Zoom & In-person)
Sunday, July 19 (eve.) – Saturday, July 25
(REGISTER BELOW)
Led by Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffth & Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld
RETREAT INFO
This Sesshin is a six daylong retreat devoted to samadhi practice, offered both in-person at ZCLA and via Zoom. With Great Silence observed throughout, it is an opportunity to intensify and deepen your practice through the experience of periods of uninterrupted meditation (zazen), walking meditation (kinhin), dharma talks, service, face-to-face meetings with Sensei Senshin & Sensei Myoho, as well as time for mindful work practice (samu) and meals.
Click here to view tentative schedule.
*Non-members and new members: Attending an in-person “Introduction to Zen Meditation Class” is a prerequisite for attending all onsite activities.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER
In-person participants:
DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS SUNDAY, JULY 12.
In-person participation is limited. Please register early to guarantee a seat in the Zendo.
Zoom Participants:
DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS SUNDAY, JULY 19 @ 9 a.m.
$25 fee will be charged for dropping out or registering past posted deadlines.
Members: $40/Day; $240/Fulltime
Non-Members: $60/Day; $360/Fulltime
EMAIL TO ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL GO OUT THE MORNING OF SUNDAY, JULY 19.
REATREAT LEADERS
Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith started studying Zen in the Rinzai tradition at New York Zendo Shobo-Ji in Manhattan in 1987. At Dai Bosatsu Zendo, she received Jukai in 1994 from Eido Shimano Roshi, with whom she studied until 2000 when she moved to Los Angeles. She became a member of ZCLA in 2001 and began her studies with Roshi Egyoku. During her time in New York, Sensei Senshin also studied with various Tibetan teachers and at Fire Lotus Zendo. She was the ZCLA Program Steward from 2010 to 2022. On the Teacher’s Circle since 2016, Sensei Senshin was empowered as Dharma Holder in 2018 and as an independent Zen Teacher and Preceptor in 2019. She is a member of the Lay Zen Teachers Association (LZTA), the American Zen Teachers Association (AZTA), the White Plum Asanga (WPA) and the Zen Peacemaker’s Order of Disorder. She was installed as Head Teacher in April 2022.
Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld is a Zen Buddhist priest and Temple Development Steward at the Zen Center of Los Angeles. She began her practice at the Zen Studies Society in New York in 1996 and in 1997 began practicing at the Fire Lotus Zendo in New York. While in New York she was a political organizer and then spent 9 years as a Research Associate for the Auburn Seminary Center for the Study of Theological Education. She began her practice at ZCLA in 2001. She was the Development Director and then the Executive Director of Coalition LA, a poor people’s organization for 8 years. She earned a M.Div and STM from Union Theological Seminary in New York from 1981-1985. She has a Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Religion from Drew University, Madison, NJ and taught at El Camino College in Torrance, CA for 20 years.
The food served will be vegetarian, but may contain eggs and dairy products. The kitchen can offer vegan and gluten free alternatives if requested. We cannot accommodate alternatives beyond vegan and gluten free. The Zen Center policy is to turn no one away for lack of funds. If you have concerns about payments click here to request Dharma Training Fund. If you have any other questions, please contact Myoki at programsteward@zcla.org.