Day-long Retreat with Yong Song Soen-sa

6015 Vine Street,Cincinnati OH 45216

03 December, 2022

Description

The retreat includes sitting and walking meditation, a Dharma talk, and interviews. Participants are expected to sit the entirety of the day to maintain consistency of the retreat experience. A mid-morning snack, light vegetarian lunch, and dinner will be served. Previous experience sitting with the CZC or Furnace Mountain Sangha is recommended, or equivalent experience. Guest Teacher Yong Song Soen-sa (Halcyon Learned) began practicing Zen in college with Phillip Kapleau, and after graduation moved to Rochester NY in 1971 where she studied at the Rochester Zen Center for several years. After moving to Houston TX, she continued practicing with the Houston Southwest Zen Academy meditation group that Craig Learned co-founded in 1988 and led until their move to the North Carolina mountains outside Asheville in 2016. ​Halcyon began studying with Zen Master Dae Gak in 2006 and received Inka (permission to teach) in 2016. Suggested donation is $90. If this donation presents a hardship, please email us—we have scholarships available. If you attempt to register and find the retreat is full, you will have the option of joining a waitlist. We will notify you if spaces become available.