This year, June 19-28, 2026 was an 10 day Summer mini-practice period with the opportunity to join a monastic-like schedule for all or part of the time. The first seven days included 5 periods of zazen (meditation), formal meals, chanting services three times a day, and blocks of work practice. Participants engaged in a variety of work practice including: sewing, cooking, weeding, and painting.
The final four days was a meditation retreat (sesshin) and closed with an informal lunch.
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| Sewing Wagesa envelopes |
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| Outdoor bowing for the Summer Solstice Ceremony |
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| Food offering walk in the rain |
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| Vegetable garden weeding |
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| Umpan - signalling meal time |
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| Making breakfast gomasio(sesame salt) |
