Year-End Zazenkai 2024

A Daylong Meditation Retreat

(Zoom & In-person)

Led by Reverend Jitsujo Gauthier

Sunday, December 29–Monday, December 30

The focus of this zazenkai that comes just before the western New Year is enlivening our practice. The Chinese New Year begins on January 29th.  2025 is the year of the Wood Snake, representing wisdom, charm and elegance. The schedule is spare: Just Zazen, Just Walking, Just Eating, Just Working, Just Resting – breath by breath, step by step, bite by bite, moment by moment. We will look directly at the conditioned mind and taste the freedom of forgetting the self. A wonderful opportunity to empty out and go deep as we end the year.

 

View tentative schedule.

In-person Participants:
DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22
$25 fee will be charged for dropping out or registering past posted deadlines.

Housing is not guaranteed and is on a first come basis.

In-person participation is limited. Please register early to guarantee a seat in the Zendo.

ZCLA does NOT have my personal/emergency/medical information on file: Click here to fill out program application.

 

Zoom Participants:
DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 @ 9 a.m.

$25 fee will be charged for dropping out or registering past posted deadlines.

Members: $40/Day; $40 Fulltime

Non-Members: $60/Day; $60 Fulltime

EMAIL TO ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL GO OUT THE MORNING OF SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29.

 

Oryoki intruction will be offered in-person only on the first night.

 

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.

 

*Non-members and new members: Attending an in-person “Introduction to Zen Meditation Class” is a prerequisite for attending all onsite activities.

Check off your days:

Please add the cost of your add-on to your program fee at check-out.

Enter any additional notes regarding your sesshin registration including food allergies, expected arrival/departure times, and method of payment if applicable:

Jitsujo T. Gauthier is a Zen priest, preceptor and Dharma Holder at the Zen Center of Los Angeles, as well as a member of the Zen Peacemakers International. She is also an Assistant Professor and current Chair of the Buddhist Chaplaincy department at University of the West in Los Angeles county. She explores and practices of the Three Tenets in the classroom, chaplaincy work, as well as within seated meditation.