Weekend Zen retreat schedule
The schedule presented below is not set in stone. We will be responsive to the needs of who attends the retreat and will allow everyone to take breaks as needed. All times are Mountain Times.
| Time | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4:30 (optional) | Seated meditation (optional) | Seated meditation (optional) | |
| 5:45 | Wake Up | Wake Up | |
| 6:10 | Morning Chanting | Morning Chanting | |
| 6:50 | Personal tea & break | Personal tea & break | |
| 7:00 | Seated meditation (Zazen) | Zazen | |
| 8:30 | Prep + Breakfast | Prep + Breakfast | |
| 9:30 | Mindful Chores | Mindful Chores | |
| 10:00 | Zazen | Zazen | |
| 11:00 | Talk and Q+A | Talk and Q+A | |
| 12:00 | Meal prep | Break | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 1:00 | Mindful Chores (Samu) | Mindful Chores (Samu) | |
| 1:30 | Mindful walking (Kinhin) | Mindful walking (Kinhin) | |
| 2:30 | Zazen & private interviews | Zazen & private interviews | |
| 3:30 | Prepare Zendo/rooms | Showers/Break | Afternoon sutras |
| 4:00 | Afternoon sutras | Zazen | |
| 4:30 | Prepare dining space | Sharing circle | Zazen + Sharing circle |
| 6:00 | Meal prep | Meal prep | |
| 6:30 | Informal Oryoki Dinner | Dinner | Closing |
| 7:00 | Clean up | ||
| 8:00 | Zazen | Zazen | |
| 9:00 | Zazen + Orientation + Closing song/chant | Zazen/Council + Closing song/chant | |
| 10:00 | Yaza | Yaza |