Dear all,
I'd like to announce that I will be hosting a Treeleaf retreat in Maine August 6-9 2015. This will be the inaugural event of Blue Pine Zendo, a Tree Leaf affiliate. You are all welcome and invited to attend!
Our retreat will be a mix of traditional zazen and outdoor practice/exploration. We will be hosting the retreat in the Camden, Maine area, where the mountains meet the sea. We will have access to a traditional New England barn for zazenkai and service, and most likely will camp out in the Camden Hills area. There is a marvelous state park there which runs right up to the ocean and a small mountain overlooking all with a trail system as well. I'd like the theme of this practice period to be "mountains and rivers walking."
Depending on attendance and participation, we can organize various activities and if there is an interest, I would not be opposed to leading some Martial arts practice (no experience necessary). Blue Pine Zendo will be a place of zen and martial arts practice - after all, the fist and zen are one (ken zen ichi nyo). Practicing outdoors will be invigorating and not unlike the practice environment of many monastics in Japan and China...
The nearest major airport is Portland, Maine (PWM) and Amtrak is an option to Portland or Brunswick, Maine.
Please indicate in this thread if you are interested in attending - I will post further details in coming weeks. I hope we can practice together!
Deep bows
Yugen
I'd like to announce that I will be hosting a Treeleaf retreat in Maine August 6-9 2015. This will be the inaugural event of Blue Pine Zendo, a Tree Leaf affiliate. You are all welcome and invited to attend!
Our retreat will be a mix of traditional zazen and outdoor practice/exploration. We will be hosting the retreat in the Camden, Maine area, where the mountains meet the sea. We will have access to a traditional New England barn for zazenkai and service, and most likely will camp out in the Camden Hills area. There is a marvelous state park there which runs right up to the ocean and a small mountain overlooking all with a trail system as well. I'd like the theme of this practice period to be "mountains and rivers walking."
Depending on attendance and participation, we can organize various activities and if there is an interest, I would not be opposed to leading some Martial arts practice (no experience necessary). Blue Pine Zendo will be a place of zen and martial arts practice - after all, the fist and zen are one (ken zen ichi nyo). Practicing outdoors will be invigorating and not unlike the practice environment of many monastics in Japan and China...
The nearest major airport is Portland, Maine (PWM) and Amtrak is an option to Portland or Brunswick, Maine.
Please indicate in this thread if you are interested in attending - I will post further details in coming weeks. I hope we can practice together!
Deep bows
Yugen
That is truly exciting, I'm looking forward to hearing more about this as it develops. I would love to attend the retreat if I can get away, but cannot commit at this time.
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