Our 2016 sesshin has ended. Please check back in mid-June 2017 for dates for our sesshin in August 2017.

Jikoji is a Soto Zen temple and retreat center located at 12100 Skyline Blvd, Los Gatos, CA 95033, approximately one hour south of San Francisco, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Jikoji offers an opportunity to practice in a scenic rural setting.

The schedule is available as a PDF at this link.
Angie Enji Boissevain has been a student of Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi for 40 years and was one of his students who, with Kobun, created and founded Jikoji, where she was director during its first twelve years. For a long time she was a visiting teacher to a number of distant sanghas, as well as guiding teacher for Floating Zendo in San Jose. Floating Zendo is now her primary focus, and she also offers occasional writing workshops in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sesshin begins on Friday, August 12. Attendees are welcome to arrive beginning at 4:00 pm. Oryoki instruction will begin at 5:00 followed by a social dinner at 6:00. Sesshin ends on Friday, August 19 at 1 pm. On the last morning there will be a clean-up period and a Shosan Ceremony (greeting the teacher with questions) followed by a social brunch. (Read more about sesshins here.)

Simple vegetarian food will be served. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served Oryoki-style in the Dining Room. Those with dietary restrictions are responsible for managing their special food needs.

Retreat and accommodation fees:
• $430 for the week (7 nights)
• $65 for day + night stay (includes car and tent campers)
• $40 for the day

Jikoji’s dorms and double rooms feature comfortable bunk beds. Some rooms have an adjoining bathroom and shower. Couples are guaranteed a private room. An ADA bathroom is available.

Please note

•  Teacher dana is not included in rates: Suggested dana is $10 to $20 per day
• Some scholarships are available up to 50% of full rate. However, the deadline for scholarship applications, July 1, has passed.
• Early registration is encouraged. This helps with our overall planning. Shika can arrange for transportation pick-ups
• Sesshin schedule will be posted on the Floating Zendo website in late July

To register before Friday August 12 please contact Marie Bienkowski, Sesshin Shika, via email: [email protected]

This is an open sesshin and you may attend for all or part, or just daily. We appreciate advance notice, but it’s not required. You can pay ahead with checks payable to “Floating Zendo” and mail to P.O. Box 5015, San Jose CA 95150. To pay online via PayPal, go to www.floatingzendo.org/dana/ and click the “Donate” button at the bottom of the page.