EVENTS
Intro to Zazen (Online)
Are you new (or returning) to meditation and want to learn the fundamentals? This “crash course” will introduce you to our form of Rinzai Zen seated meditation and hara breathing.
Virtual Tea Gathering
In a physical dojo, we gather in the kitchen after training for tea and conversation. We're bringing this tradition to our online community to strengthen our practice and strengthen one another in this time.
Fresh Talks: Facing Suffering with Gordon Greene Roshi
Let’s talk together about what our Zen training has taught us when faced with the suffering of others.
Spring Sesshin
Spring Sesshin will be held at the Spring Green Dojo in Spring Green, WI. This is a formal 4-day intensive meditation training.
Hara Development Drop-in
In this Hara Development drop-in, Kenneth Setsuzan Kushner Roshi will continue his discussion of the hara and its role in Zen, based on issues that students raise. This drop-in occurs on the last Saturday morning of each month, after Daily Zazen.
Intro to Zazen (Online)
Are you new (or returning) to meditation and want to learn the fundamentals? This “crash course” will introduce you to our form of Rinzai Zen seated meditation and hara breathing.
Virtual Tea Gathering
In a physical dojo, we gather in the kitchen after training for tea and conversation. We're bringing this tradition to our online community to strengthen our practice and strengthen one another in this time.
Spring Sesshin (UK)
We are holding an intensive seven-day training called sesshin in the UK. We welcome beginners and long-term students to join.
Hara Development Drop-in
In this Hara Development drop-in, Kenneth Setsuzan Kushner Roshi will continue his discussion of the hara and its role in Zen, based on issues that students raise. This drop-in occurs on the last Saturday morning of each month, after Daily Zazen.
Fresh Talks: Resonate with Ginny Whitelaw Roshi
Ginny Whitelaw's book, Resonate, came out a few years ago to help people feel into how to master this principle of change and make their difference in what was then described as a "time of great noise, disruption and dysfunction." Join Whitelaw Roshi in exploring what's fresh about Resonate in our current time of chaos and collapse and how its practices, principles and purposeful use can serve us even more.
Summer Sesshin
Summer sesshin will be held at Daikozen-ji in Madison, WI. This is a formal 6-day intensive meditation training. Prior experience with meditation is strongly recommended.
Intensive Live In Period
This is one week that is set aside for an intensive live in period of training. For anyone who wishes to go deeper in their training.
Fall Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
Fresh Talks: One Arrow, One Life with Ken Kushner Roshi
One Arrow, One Life is a reflection on kyudo—“The Way of the Bow”—and its relationship to Zen training and daily life. It interweaves Zen concepts with Kushner Roshi's experiences as a live-in student early in his training. While the focus is on kyudo, the book applies to anyone studying Zen and martial arts.
Fall Sesshin
This is the annual sesshin when we encourage older students and beginning students to join in the training. Depending on the condition of the participants, we modify the format so that all can train hard.
Zazenkai (online)
This is a one-day intensive training lasting 7am-12pm CST (2-7pm CET in Europe) designed to prepare students to participate in keishin. It will be run by senior students. Students will train separately at home, tethered together through the Zoom. It’s a great opportunity for boosting your training.
Winter Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
Hara Development Drop-in
In this Hara Development drop-in, Kenneth Setsuzan Kushner Roshi will continue his discussion of the hara and its role in Zen, based on issues that students raise. This drop-in occurs on the last Saturday morning of each month, after Daily Zazen.
Breakfast from a Zen Monastery
Experience a traditional Zen Monastery breakfast with Savor in Spring Green, WI. The meal, which centers around oatmeal and tea, will introduce participants to a monastic approach to serving and eating.
Spring Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
Virtual Tea Gathering
In a physical dojo, we gather in the kitchen after training for tea and conversation. We're bringing this tradition to our online community to strengthen our practice and strengthen one another in this time.
Intro to Zazen (Online)
Are you new (or returning) to meditation and want to learn the fundamentals? This “crash course” will introduce you to our form of Rinzai Zen seated meditation and hara breathing.
Virtual Tea Gathering
In a physical dojo, we gather in the kitchen after training for tea and conversation. We're bringing this tradition to our online community to strengthen our practice and strengthen one another in this time.
Hara Development Drop-in
In this Hara Development drop-in, Kenneth Setsuzan Kushner Roshi will continue his discussion of the hara and its role in Zen, based on issues that students raise. This drop-in occurs on the last Saturday morning of each month, after Daily Zazen.
Intro to Zazen (Spring Green)
Are you new or returning to meditation? Are you looking to reconnect with a meditation practice community? Join us for weekly class where you will receive instruction on the fundamentals of zazen.
Virtual Tea Gathering
In a physical dojo, we gather in the kitchen after training for tea and conversation. We're bringing this tradition to our online community to strengthen our practice and strengthen one another in this time.
Zazenkai (online)
This is a one-day intensive training lasting 7am-12pm CST (2-7pm CET in Europe) designed to prepare students to participate in keishin. It will be run by senior students. Students will train separately at home, tethered together through the Zoom. It’s a great opportunity for boosting your training.
Winter Zazenkai (RI Dojo)
Winter Zazenkai is an overnight retreat held at Zenshinkan Dojo in Worcester, MA. This 12-hour training is an excellent opportunity for students to deepen their meditation practice and experience intensive yet transformative Zen training.
Intro to Zazen (Spring Green)
Are you new or returning to meditation? Are you looking to reconnect with a meditation practice community? Join us for weekly class where you will receive instruction on the fundamentals of zazen.
Intro to Zazen (Online)
Are you new (or returning) to meditation and want to learn the fundamentals? This “crash course” will introduce you to our form of Rinzai Zen seated meditation and hara breathing.
Intro to Zazen (RI Dojo)
Are you new (or returning) to meditation and want to learn the fundamentals? This “crash course” will introduce you to our form of Rinzai Zen seated meditation and hara breathing.
Jiki/Level 1 Instructor Training (online)
Chosei Zen Virtual Dojo is holding Level 1 Jiki/Instructor Training on how to run a sitting group or be a jiki in the Virtual dojo or IZL programs. This is an opportunity to hone your skills in leading Zen meditation.
Hara Development Drop-in
In this Hara Development drop-in, Kenneth Setsuzan Kushner Roshi will continue his discussion of the hara and its role in Zen, based on issues that students raise. This drop-in occurs on the last Saturday morning of each month, after Daily Zazen.
Winter Sesshin
Winter Sesshin will be held at the Spring Green Dojo in Spring Green, WI. This is a formal 6-day intensive meditation training. Prior experience with meditation is strongly recommended.
15 Minutes Zen Meditation x 12 Days
In the new year, Chosei Zen invites new students and newly returning students to join 15 minutes of online Zen meditation at 7pm CST over 12 days during January 2-17, 2025.
New Year Greeting
Spring Green Dojo will host an online greeting for the New Year on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 1 pm U.S. Central Time (8 pm CET). All are welcome to join by Zoom.
Hara Development Drop-in
In this Hara Development drop-in, Kenneth Setsuzan Kushner Roshi will continue his discussion of the hara and its role in Zen, based on issues that students raise. This drop-in occurs on the last Saturday morning of each month, after Daily Zazen.
Fresh Talks: Fierce Spirit to Face Uncertainty
In December, Heather Scobie Roshi and Rebecca Ryan Roshi will share perspectives and exercises to help you cultivate the spirit of Nio, fierce guardians of wisdom.
When No Thing Works: Virtual reading & conversation with Norma Wong Roshi
When No Thing Works is a new book by Norma Kaweloku Wong Roshi. This is a virtual reading of the book and conversation with the author.
Intro to Zazen (Online)
Are you new (or returning) to meditation and want to learn the fundamentals? This “crash course” will introduce you to our form of Rinzai Zen seated meditation and hara breathing.
Fall Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
Intro to Zazen (Online)
Are you new (or returning) to meditation and want to learn the fundamentals? This “crash course” will introduce you to our form of Rinzai Zen seated meditation and hara breathing.
Hara Development Drop-in
In this Hara Development drop-in, Kenneth Setsuzan Kushner Roshi will continue his discussion of the hara and its role in Zen, based on issues that students raise. This drop-in occurs on the last Saturday morning of each month, after Daily Zazen.
Fall Sesshin
This is the annual sesshin when we encourage older students and beginning students to join in the training. Depending on the condition of the participants, we modify the format so that all can train hard.
Intro to Zazen (Online)
Are you new (or returning) to meditation and want to learn the fundamentals? This “crash course” will introduce you to our form of Rinzai Zen seated meditation and hara breathing.
Hara Development Drop-in
In this Hara Development drop-in, Kenneth Setsuzan Kushner Roshi will continue his discussion of the hara and its role in Zen, based on issues that students raise. This drop-in occurs on the last Saturday morning of each month, after Daily Zazen.
Fall Sesshin (UK)
We are holding an intensive three-night training called sesshin in the UK. We welcome beginners and long-term students to join.