Jan
23
7:00 PM19:00

Secrets of Zen; Singularity of Zazen

Please plan to join our intermediate / advanced workshop on Thursday evenings 7:00-8:30 PM. (This will not be your daddy's meditation.)

 

Format: 3 periods (25 min) sitting meditation (zazen); 2 intervals (5 min) walking meditation (kinhin):

 

Period #1: Detailed Demonstration / Explanation of Zen and Zazen Method:

• Yogic-Aerobic Zazen (stretching, breathing exercises)

• Physical aids (equipment, swaddling and bondage methods)

• Massage and Kyosaku techniques

 

Period #2: Silent Meditation

 

Period #3: Q&A Dialog

 

Some of these approaches are traditionally taught, others non-traditional. All are meant to help you find workarounds to the barriers of practice (physical, emotional and mental resistance, social conflicts, sleep, etc.).

 

There is no fixed fee for this program, but donations (dana) will be welcome. Your generosity constitutes a significant portion of Roshi's income, and is much appreciated.



No dana is expected, no dana is turned away

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Jan
30
7:00 PM19:00

Secrets of Zen; Singularity of Zazen

Please plan to join our intermediate / advanced workshop on Thursday evenings 7:00-8:30 PM. (This will not be your daddy's meditation.)

 

Format: 3 periods (25 min) sitting meditation (zazen); 2 intervals (5 min) walking meditation (kinhin):

 

Period #1: Detailed Demonstration / Explanation of Zen and Zazen Method:

• Yogic-Aerobic Zazen (stretching, breathing exercises)

• Physical aids (equipment, swaddling and bondage methods)

• Massage and Kyosaku techniques

 

Period #2: Silent Meditation

 

Period #3: Q&A Dialog

 

Some of these approaches are traditionally taught, others non-traditional. All are meant to help you find workarounds to the barriers of practice (physical, emotional and mental resistance, social conflicts, sleep, etc.).

 

There is no fixed fee for this program, but donations (dana) will be welcome. Your generosity constitutes a significant portion of Roshi's income, and is much appreciated.



No dana is expected, no dana is turned away

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Jan
16
7:00 PM19:00

Secrets of Zen; Singularity of Zazen

Please plan to join our intermediate / advanced workshop on Thursday evenings 7:00-8:30 PM. (This will not be your daddy's meditation.)

 

Format: 3 periods (25 min) sitting meditation (zazen); 2 intervals (5 min) walking meditation (kinhin):

 

Period #1: Detailed Demonstration / Explanation of Zen and Zazen Method:

• Yogic-Aerobic Zazen (stretching, breathing exercises)

• Physical aids (equipment, swaddling and bondage methods)

• Massage and Kyosaku techniques

 

Period #2: Silent Meditation

 

Period #3: Q&A Dialog

 

Some of these approaches are traditionally taught, others non-traditional. All are meant to help you find workarounds to the barriers of practice (physical, emotional and mental resistance, social conflicts, sleep, etc.).

 

There is no fixed fee for this program, but donations (dana) will be welcome. Your generosity constitutes a significant portion of Roshi's income, and is much appreciated.

 



No dana is expected, no dana is turned away

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Jan
11
12:00 PM12:00

Master Class

Elliston-roshi will offer a series of ten (10) Master Class intensives in 2025, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM each second Saturday of the month, in tandem with the Just Sit Saturday program 9:00 AM - Noon. This will enable you to engage in a daylong retreat once a month if you attend both.

1200-0100

Lunch

BYO or Takeout

0100-0130

Introduction

Connecting the Dots

0130-0300

LectureQ&A

“Foundations of Zen”

0300-0330

Meditation

Teisho on Zazen

0330-0400

ChalkTalk

“Internet of Buddhadharma”

0400-0430

DialogQ&A

Connection the Dots

0430-0500

Meditation

Silent Sitting



Fees:
The fees for this program support Roshi in his work and benefit ASZC. They may be paid per session at the door or online. Additional dana for theteacher is accepted and appreciated. Place cash or checks in the dana box provided or send via PayPal, Zelle, or Venmo totaiunmelliston@gmail.com. Contact Roshi for additional information.

Suggested Program price: The fee for the Master Class is $40 per session, or $350 in advance for all ten sessions.

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ASZC - Just Sit Saturday
Jan
11
9:00 AM09:00

ASZC - Just Sit Saturday

Just Sit Saturday is your opportunity to enhance your daily practice and prepare for extended meditation in upcoming retreats offered during the year. 

We will focus on just sitting zazen.
MORNING SESSIONS: 9 AM - NOON
(6) SESSIONS- 25 min sitting + 5 min walking

Suggested Program price: $25 or pay what you can afford.

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Jan
9
7:00 PM19:00

Secrets of Zen; Singularity of Zazen

Please plan to join our intermediate / advanced workshop on Thursday evenings 7:00-8:30 PM. (This will not be your daddy's meditation.)

 

Format: 3 periods (25 min) sitting meditation (zazen); 2 intervals (5 min) walking meditation (kinhin):

 

Period #1: Detailed Demonstration / Explanation of Zen and Zazen Method:

• Yogic-Aerobic Zazen (stretching, breathing exercises)

• Physical aids (equipment, swaddling and bondage methods)

• Massage and Kyosaku techniques

 

Period #2: Silent Meditation

 

Period #3: Q&A Dialog

 

Some of these approaches are traditionally taught, others non-traditional. All are meant to help you find workarounds to the barriers of practice (physical, emotional and mental resistance, social conflicts, sleep, etc.).

 

There is no fixed fee for this program, but donations (dana) will be welcome. Your generosity constitutes a significant portion of Roshi's income, and is much appreciated.

 



No dana is expected, no dana is turned away

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Guest Speaker -- Soto Zen Sunday Service
Jan
5
10:30 AM10:30

Guest Speaker -- Soto Zen Sunday Service

9:00-10:30 Zazen (Three twenty-five minutes sitting sessions with 5 minutes of kinhin after each sit)

Traditional Soto Zen Service 10:30 AM

Dharma Talk: On the Delights of Aging, with a Backward Glance at the Teachings of Tofu Roshi

Guest Speaker: Susan Moon

SUSAN MOON is a writer and lay Zen teacher in the Soto lineage of Suzuki Roshi. Her books include the memoir This Is Getting Old; the groundbreaking collection, The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, with Flor­ence Caplow; and most recently, Alive Until You’re Dead: Notes on the Home Stretch. She lives in Berkeley, California, and practices at the Berkeley Zen Center and with the Everyday Zen Sangha. Norman Fischer entrusted her as a lay teacher in 2005. For many years she has taught and led Zen and writing retreats in the Bay Area, around the country, and internationally.


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Jan
2
7:00 PM19:00

Thursday Evening Workshop -- Secrets of Zen = Singularity of Zazen

Thursday evenings 7:00-8:30 PM.

Intermediate / advanced workshop. 

 

Each Thursday of the month we will take up one of three disposition of Zen's meditation method:

 

1st Thursdays: Posture; Finding the Center

2nd Thursdays: Breath; Following the Body

3rd Thursdays: Mind; Paying full Attention

4th Thursdays: Walking Meditation; Experiencing Stillness in Motion

5th Thursdays: Correcting Posture and Applying the Stick (kyosaku) 

 

Format: 3 periods (25 min) sitting meditation (zazen); 2 intervals (5 min) walking meditation (kinhin):

 

Period #1: Demonstration and Explanation of methods to find workarounds to barriers of practice (physical, emotional and mental resistance, social conflicts, etc.): 

• Yogic-Aerobic Zazen (Stretching / Breathing)

• Physical Aids (Equipment, physical Support)

• Massage (Pain management)

• Sleep Work (Hypnagogic / Hypnopompic) 

Period #2: Silent Meditation

Period #3: Q&A Dialog

Fees: The suggested fee is $10 per session.  

The fees for this program support Roshi in his work and benefit ASZC. Additional dana for theteacher is accepted and appreciated. Place cash or checks in the dana box provided or send via PayPal, Zelle, or Venmo to taiunmelliston@gmail.com. Contact Roshi for additional information.

No dana is expected, no dana is turned away

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New Year Eve Sit
Dec
31
to Jan 1

New Year Eve Sit

Please join us as we ring in the New Year. Ringing the big bell 108 times until the stroke of Midnight while chanting one stanza per minute from Master Dogen’s “108 Dharma Gates of Illumination”

Burn your memories and wishes for the year in the ritual fire, and party at midnight!

You are invited to join any or all:

07:30-09:00P Sitting Meditation

09:00-09:30P Udon Noodles Supper

10:00-12:00A Sitting Meditation with

“108 Gates” with Big Bell

12:00-01:00A BYO Party (no hard liquor)

Fire Ceremony


The safest way to sit out the old, and ring in the New Year!

No donation required. No donation refused.

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