The sesshin will be run on COVID-safe principles. If we have to limit numbers, preference will be given to full-time participants. We will practise social distancing, taking great care preparing food, washing and sanitising hands, and wearing face masks as required. There will be limited indoor accommodation, so participants are expected to bring tents.
We will be practising sitting meditation for seven or eight hours a day, so sesshin is not suitable for people without previous meditation experience.

Sesshin affords a unique opportunity to deepen and broaden practice. It’s an adventure too! Who ever knows what will manifest in the Dharma realms? Having said that, we can know that there’ll be lots of zazen (“the dharma gate of great ease and joy” as memorably described by Dogen), that feet will walk inside and outside the dojo, that meals will be savoured with focussed attention, that regular interviews and teisho will be on offer, that the beauty and power of Kodoji will hold and inspire us all.

Please plan to arrive at Kodoji by 2pm, or earlier! There’s plenty to be done in the way of setting up, putting food away, preparing for supper and organising one’s own tent or sleeping situation.

Contact: Diana Levy diana.r.levy@gmail.com