EVENTS
Fall Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
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.”
Spring Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
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.
Fall Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
Teisho
A teisho is a talk given by a Zen Master during intensive training. Rebecca Ryan Roshi will give online teishos that are open to attendees of Daily Zazen every afternoon during Spring Keishin, March 21-24.
Spring Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
Zazenkai (online intensive training)
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.
Zazenkai (online intensive training)
This is a one-day intensive training lasting 7am-7pm CST (1pm-1am 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.
Connection: 49-Day Training
During the Connection: 49-Day Zen Training Period, we invite you to commit to daily zazen (Zen meditation) and working with another practice or relationship (person, community, or process) to explore how we shift focus towards “relationship over transaction” and "practice (or process) over reaching a goal.”
Rohatsu Zazenkai (online)
This is a one-day online intensive training lasting 1pm-1am CT (7pm-7am UK/ 8pm-8am CET in Europe) on the occasion of Rohatsu (Buddha’s enlightenment). The student-led training is designed to prepare students to participate in keishin.
Teisho
A teisho is a talk given by a Zen Master during intensive training. Heather Scobie Roshi will give online teishos that are open to attendees of Daily Zazen every afternoon during Fall Keishin, November 9-12.
Fall Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
Zazenkai (online)
This is a one-day intensive training lasting 7am-7pm CST (1pm-1am 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.
Zazenkai (online)
This is a one-day intensive training lasting 7am-7pm CST (1pm-1am 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.
Teisho
A teisho is a talk given by a Zen Master during intensive training. Gordon Greene Roshi will give online teishos that are open to attendees of Daily Zazen every afternoon during Spring Keishin, March 23-25.
Spring Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
Teisho
A teisho is a talk given by a Zen Master during intensive training. Heather Meikyo Scobie Roshi will give online teishos that are open to attendees of Daily Zazen every evening during Fall Keishin, November 10-12 at 7:30-8:15 CST.
Fall Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
October Zazenkai (online)
This is a one-day intensive training lasting 7am-7:45pm CST (2pm-2:45am 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 video conferencing platform. It’s a great opportunity for boosting your training.
September Zazenkai (online)
This is a one-day intensive training lasting 7am-7:45pm CST (2pm-2:45am 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 video conferencing platform. It’s a great opportunity for boosting your training.
The Truth About Online Zen Training
Heather Meikyo Scobie Roshi will discuss what we know and don’t know about online Zen training and provide an overview of the training path for Chosei Zen students, including the role of online and in-person training.
Teisho
A teisho is a talk given by a Zen Master during intensive training. Rebecca Yakumei Ryan Roshi will give online teishos that are open to attendees of Daily Zazen every evening during Spring Keishin, April 28-30 at 7:30-8:15 CDT.
Spring Keishin
Four times per year, we hold intensive periods of Zen training called sesshin (接心), which literally means “to gather the mind” in Japanese. Because of social distancing and travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve taken the training online through a training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
March Zazenkai (online)
This is a one-day intensive training lasting 7am-7:45pm CST (1pm-1:45am 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.
February Zazenkai (online)
This is a one-day intensive training lasting 7am-7:45pm CST (1pm-1:45am 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.
Teisho
A teisho is a talk given by a Zen Master during intensive training. Ginny Jiko Whitelaw Roshi will give online teishos that are open to attendees of Daily Zazen every evening during Fall Keishin, November 11-13 7:30-8:30 CST.
Fall Keishin
This is a 4-day online intensive training format we call keishin (繋心 pronounced “kay-shin”) or “to connect the mind.”
From Keishin to Sesshin: What's different about training in person?
An opportunity for in-person sesshin is likely to land in the fall. What's the difference from keishin and the training in the Virtual Dojo you've been used to? Join in a discussion with teachers who are big fans of training in both worlds to better understand what's unique about in-person training and whether it calls you.
Summer Work Keishin
At spring keishin, Kushner Roshi posed the question of how our day-to-day work could be undertaken in the spirit of Zen training. We're dedicating the 7-day summer intensive training as a “work keishin” to help you explore the answer.
Yin Only Zazenkai (UK)
The Yin Only Zazenkai will provide a balance to our Western yang lifestyles and training methods. We will use various practices, including Yin Yoga and SATYA (Sensory Awareness Training for Yoga Attunement), Zazen and vocal work to help tune the human antenna.
Yin Only Zazenkai (US)
The Yin Only Zazenkai will provide a balance to our Western yang lifestyles and training methods. We will use various practices, including Yin Yoga and SATYA (Sensory Awareness Training for Yoga Attunement), Zazen and vocal work to help tune the human antenna.