Sesshin/Retreats
General Sesshin/Retreats at Floating Zendo: Floating Zendo (centered in San Jose, CA) holds, or participates in, multiple sesshin (meditation retreats) during each year:
- Rohatsu (Buddha’s enlightenment)
- Winter
- Summer
Floating Zendo holds one major sesshin of its own each year, typically in August, in the San Jose/Silicon Valley/Bay Area. We have located these sesshin at affiliated zendos, such as Jikoji in Los Gatos, CA, and at other contemplative environments, such as the Villa Angelica Catholic retreat in Carmel, CA.
Members also attend sesshin held at further afield locations. These retreats are affiliated with sister zendos in the Floating Zendo community surrounding Angie, our teacher, with other Soto communities in the San Francisco Bay Area (such as Green Gulch), or with communities more loosely related to Floating Zendo such as Insight Meditation Center.
Information about specific sesshin are “posted” to the blog on the front page, so details are provided in a timely manner. We typically post the daily schedule (consisting mostly of zazen/sitting, kinhin/walking, and oryoki/eating), and map/location information for those who wish to join us.
We plan for sesshin dates and locations often a year in advance. If you are interested in joining us for the Floating Zendo hosted retreat, or any others, please contact us.
