Louisville Zen Center
Louisville Zen Center offers Zen retreats and other extended sittings - both in-person and online. Those who have completed the Introduction to Zen Meditation or equivalent are welcome to attend. For retreats at Heart of Perfect Wisdom Zendo, here is how to join us in-person. When attending virtually, click here for how to join us online.
Heart of Perfect Wisdom Zendo will host this all-day sitting in-person. To attend online, you must sign on to RZC Zoom. During block 3, our group leader will offer private instruction to those in-person at HPWZ as well as to those on RZC Zoom. Email louisvillezen@gmail.com for Zoom access, questions about private instruction, or to reserve a seat at HPWZ. Part-time participation is ok, too.
Donation. We suggest non-members give $5 via PayPal for each block you attend, but any contribution, large or small, will be much appreciated. To make an ongoing commitment while supporting the mission of the Center, please consider membership.
Dates | Length | Location | Led by | Application Deadline |
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April 13-20, 2024 | 7 days | Chapin Mill/Zoom | Sensei John Pulleyn | March 28 |
June 1-8, 2024 | 7 days | Chapin Mill/Zoom | Sensei Dhara Kowal | May 16 |
July 13-20, 2024 | 7 days | Chapin Mill/Zoom | Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede | June 27 |
September 6-8, 2024 | 2 days | Chapin Mill/Zoom | Ven. Trueman Taylor | August 22 |
Sep. 28 - Oct. 5, 2024 | 7 days | Chapin Mill/Zoom | Sensei Dhara Kowal | September 12 |
Oct. 26 - Nov. 2, 2024 | 7 days | Chapin Mill/Zoom | Sensei John Pulleyn | October 10 |
December 13-15, 2024 | 2 days | Chapin Mill/Zoom | Eryl Kubicka | December 5 |
January 11-18, 2025 | 7 days | Chapin Mill/Zoom | to be determined | December 26 |
You are also invited to participate in sesshin (intensive Zen meditation retreats) and other events led by our mother temple, Rochester Zen Center. Sesshin is offered about once a month at Rochester Zen Center, and vary in length from two to seven days with about 10 hours of zazen scheduled each day. One-to-one instruction is offered about three times daily.
You may formally join by applying to attend in-person at RZC's Chapin Mill Retreat Center or online via RZC Zoom. Part-time online participation is available, but to receive one-to-one instruction, you must attend at least two of the four blocks of sitting including one in which one-to-one is offered. You may also attend sittings informally (though without one-to-one instruction) simply by signing on to RZC Zoom before sittings begin. Here is the daily sesshin schedule.
Below is a list of upcoming Rochester Zen Center sesshins. Louisville Zen Center members receive discounted rates for sesshin and other events hosted by Rochester Zen Center. Click here for more information.