Sesshin is a retreat in Zen tradition. The main activity (or non-activity) during a sesshin is zazen, zen meditation. Other activities include dokusan and dharma talks, silent meals and rest periods.

This sesshin begins on Thursday evening 25.4. with an info meeting. It’s good to arrive latest at 5pm on Thursday. Or earlier, if you want to help with organizing. Sesshin ends on Sunday 28.4. with a lunch at about 1pm. After that we will clean up and organize the place before leaving.

There will be silence during the sesshin. This includes not communicating with talking or gestures. Eye contact is to be avoided. If something needs to be communicated, there is the jikido and teacher for that. Work periods, which are about an hour a day, are also as silent as possible, and work instructions are in written form. The food is vegetarian food.

During a sesshin the use of a cell phone or other means of electronic communication are not allowed.

Full-time participation is recommended, but it’s also possible to participate part-time. The fee for the full sesshin is 125€/142€ (OMZ Members/non-members)

The registration can be found here

If you have any questions about the sesshin, please get in touch with Timo:
timo.teravainen at gmail dot com

Example from last year’s schedule. Small changes are possible this year.

06:00 Wake up
06:30 Zazen 2x30 min
07:40 Break
8:00 Breakfast
09:00 Work period
10:00 Break
10:15 Zazen 2x30min and Dharma talk
12:00 Break
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Dogen's Way (zazen)
16:00 Resitation
16:20 Yoga / Qigong
16:50 Break
17:30 Dinner
19:00 Zazen 2x30
20:30 Light evening snack
21:00 Sauna (Fri & Sat)

Sesshin is an intensive Zen retreat. The sesshin will be carried out mainly in silence. All participants should avoid needless communication between each other. Sesshin is an opportunity to settle into silence and meet oneself without distraction.  

A formal sitting block usually consists of three 30-minute zazen periods which are separated by 10-minute walking meditation (kinhin) periods. Each 3x30 minutes sitting period is followed by breakfast/lunch/dinner/work practice/rest periods depending on the time of the day. All periods outside of formal zazen are also considered as practice, be it eating, sleeping, working or resting. 

Different sutras and other Buddhist texts are chanted twice a day, and a dharma talk is given by the teacher once a day.

Private student-teacher interview (dokusan) is available once a day for each participant, usually during formal zazen periods. Dokusan is an opportunity to ask questions concerning ones Zen practice.

During work periods all participants are appointed to a task, usually in cleaning or kitchen work. Housework is led by the work master and kitchen by the head cook (tenzo). 

Zendo instructor (jikido) guides and oversees the mediation hall (zendo) during sitting periods and attends to general matters concerning running the daily schedule.

The sesshin ends with public dokusan, where one is encouraged to publicly share their experience and practice with the teacher and other participants. After public dokusan there is an informal communal lunch.

Prices for four days
Members of Tavallinen Mieli Zendo 166€
Non members 189€

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

If you have any questions about the sesshin please get in touch with Lauri, the jikido:
lauri.korvenmaa at gmail.com

Welcome to a 5-day zen retreat (sesshin) at Skatboet, Värmdö, Stockholm. Everyone is warmly welcome, no previous experience with meditation is required. Full participation (all five days) is recommended but partial participation is possible.

Registration link and more info can be found here

The Ordinary Mind Zendo organizes again an Everyday Practice Online Sesshin that takes place 27.1-3.2.2024.

This is online sesshin via Zoom, you can take part from anywhere in the world (sesshin timezone will be UTC+2)! This sesshin form is flexible so you can participate even if you're working or studying or taking care of family etc. During the sesshin you are encouraged to bring your practice into everyday life - or to see everyday life as practice...

Our online zendo will open at early morning and closes late evening. Daily schedule is divided into four blocks: morning, noon, afternoon and evening - you can sit as much of the blocks that is reasonable with your life.

We will start 18.00pm on Saturday with organizational meeting.

Teacher Karen Terzano and Magnus Nóren.

The registration can be found here
Participation fee: 80€ for members, 100€ for non-members.

More info can be inquired from 
eveliinahogerman at hotmail.com

Sesshin is an intensive Zen retreat with about 8 hours of zazen (sitting meditation) every day. The word “sesshin” is Japanese and means “touching the heart-mind”. 

Rohatsu is the most rigorous sesshin of the year. As such, we will make an extra effort to pay attention to the form. Rohatsu is an annual sesshin that commemorates Buddha’ struggle and enlightenment under the bodhi tree and it takes place at the same time at zen centres around the globe. 

It is the perfect opportunity to come together with the rest of the sangha at the end of the year and reground zen practice in our life.

Prices:
7 Days non members 330€
7 Days members 290€

Both prices include a reservation fee of 70€ (not a separate cost)

In case of economic hardship a reduced price or prolonged credit can be issued. If you wish to attend but need support, please get in touch (email address below).

If you have any questions about the sesshin :
anderson.tania.louise at gmail.com

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Welcome to Jukai Sesshin 2023!

Jukai is a time for us to remind ourselves of the Bodhisattva precepts.
If you're thinking of coming, please sign up as soon as possible. Please note - Priority will be given to those who are able to come for the full 4-day sesshin.

Prices:
4 Days non members 189€
4 Days members 166€
Both prices include a reservation fee of 40€ (not a separate cost)
In case of economic hardship a reduced price or prolonged credit can be issued. If you wish to attend but need support, please get in touch (email address below).

If you have any questions about the sesshin :
ordinarymind.info@gmail.com

THE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Welcome to a seven day sesshin with zen master Karen Terzano 9th-16th September 2023. The sesshin will be held at Lyckebo Sommargård, 25 km from Umeå.

Our sesshin is an intensive silent meditation retreat in zen buddhist style with several hours of seated meditation per day, and one individual interview with the teacher a day.

You can find the registration and more information here

The Ordinary Mind Zendo organizes again an Online Working Person Sesshin that takes place August 19.–26. 2023

This is online sesshin via Zoom, you can take part from your own home. This sesshin form is flexible so you can participate even if you're working. During the sesshin you are asked to practice by integrating your working life into sesshin.

Every day of the sesshin, our online zendo will open at early morning and closes late evening. You can sit as much of the blocks that is reasonable with your life.

We will start 18.30pm on Saturday with organizational meeting.

Teacher Karen Terzano.

The registration can be found here

this time sesshin fee is graded: full-time (6-7 days) 100e, half-time (3-5 days) 50e and part-time 20e (1-2 days). If you are not sure which grade you belong, take contact to Eveliina the jikido.

More info can be inquired from
eveliinahogerman@hotmail.com

Welcome to an Ordinary Mind Sesshin with Karen Terzano at Stora Lugnet in Järbo that mixes everyday life activities with a traditional style Sesshin. This Sesshin provides an opportunity to practice together while tending to the garden, cooking food, chopping wood, and building on the house - our everyday activities show us how we live our lives. 

Still, Sesshin is an intensive silent meditation retreat in zen buddhist style with several hours of seated meditation per day, vegetarian food, and one individual interview with the teachers a day. We welcome both experienced practitioners as well as beginners but suggest beginners and practitioners from other traditions contact us for an introduction and a chance to get some meditation experience before the retreat. We will prioritize full-time participants before part-time participants.

Stora Lugnet is located 200 km north of Stockholm.  The closest train station is Sandviken and from there you can take a bus to Järbo. 

The price for the sesshin is 3300 SEK for full-time participation and 2300 SEK for part-time participation. An application fee of 500 SEK, included in the Sesshin fee, will not be returned upon a late cancellation. If you come part-time, please specify when you can be there.  

The sesshin starts at 18:00 on Saturday the 12th of August and ends after lunch on Saturday the 19th of August. A light dinner will be served at 17:00 on the 12th before the Sesshin starts. Please come in good time before 17:00 so you have time to install yourself in your room etc.

You are warmly welcome to come earlier and help set things up for the Sesshin.

Contact Joakim Rzepka 076 094 94 75 or joakrzep@gmail.com for questions. 

More information will come closer to the sesshin once you have applied. 

Link to the application form: here

Movie sesshins use a selected film which deals with important life issues and questions. The hope is that this approach will help students take Zen out of the realm of the special and “religious” and connect their practice to ordinary life itself. Viewing the film itself, discussion groups and work on a koan developed from the film are supported by zazen and the deep silence of sesshin.

Full time participation is recommended.

Prices:
7 Days non members 330€
7 Days members 290€

Both prices include a reservation fee of 70€ (not a separate cost)

In case of economic hardship a reduced price or prolonged credit can be issued. If you wish to attend but need support, please get in touch with Juha:
juhamala@gmail.com

Registration is now closed

Welcome to our yearly Work Sesshin on June 7th - June 11th at Lammi Retreat Center.

The schedule has equal amounts of zazen and work (house repairing, cleaning, gardening, cooking, making cushions etc.), and the emphasis on this sesshin is integrating the practice with everyday activities.

We'll begin the sesshin on Wednesday (7th) at 18.00, and end the sesshin on Sunday (11th) at latest around 14.00.

Full-time participation is recommended.

Prices:
4 Days non members 189€
4 Days members 166€
Both prices include a reservation fee of 40€ (not a separate cost)
In case of economic hardship a reduced price or prolonged credit can be issued. If you wish to attend but need support, please get in touch with Jani:
jani_kristian@hotmail.com

REGISTRATION CLOSED

The Ordinary Mind Zendo summer sesshin in Ireland with Karen Terzano will start on 2nd of June and last until the 5th of June .

The Sesshin will begin on Friday 2nd June, with a welcome meal at 18:00 pm followed by an introduction to the sesshin and ends on Monday 5th June at 3 pm, with a celebration meal.

The sesshin costs €225 for everyone joining, this costs cover only accommodation and food, snacks during your stay. Car rides are charged €10 per person for both trips if collected in Gort ( 10 km away from the centre), this is if you wish to join us using public transport which we strongly recommend - if few people travelling together then €5.

Full-time participation is recommended. If you’re planning on coming for part time, contact the jikido for more details.

In case of any questions, more information or concerns, do not hesitate to contact (Jikido) at: irelandordinarymind@gmail.com

There will be a Dana Box for your contribution to the Teacher ( Karen Terzano ) which you can access during or after the sesshin.

As part of Karen Terzano visit to Ireland this year there will be an open introductory day to Ordinary Mind Zen on Tuesday 30th May at 6 pm in Galway City. Venue to be confirmed.

Contact ( Jikido ) to book your place for this introductory day on Zen Ordinary Mind: irelandordinarymind@gmail.com

We will arrange a sesshin in beautiful Lindsberg a few kilometers outside of Falun. Karen and Magnus will share the teaching and we invite everyone to come join us for an Ordinary Mind sesshin in Falun once again.

Lindsberg is a commune and a conference center centered on courses in nature preservation and ecologial farming. The course wing of the house that we will rent has a big old "church hall" that will be our zendo and various sized rooms with built in bunk beds in the multi-person rooms. Lindsberg is situated in the middle of the Swedish pastoral landscape and the castlelike house is shaded by a big oak. The house is privately situated at the end of a road in the tiny village at the border of the forest. there are several walkways into the forest and fields.

Our sesshin is an intensive silent meditation retreat in zen buddhist style with several hours of seated meditation per day, vegetarian food and one individual interview with one of the teachers a day. We welcome both experienced practitioners as well as beginners but suggest beginners to contact us for an introduction and a chance to get some meditation experinece before the retreat.

The price for the sesshin is 3000kr.

Contact us at
larsmagnusnoren@gmail.com or
lottacarter@icloud.com for questions.

Registration can be found here

Sesshin is a retreat in Zen tradition. The main activity (or non-activity) during a sesshin is zazen, zen meditation. Other activities include dokusan and dharma talks, silent meals and rest periods.

This sesshin begins on Wednesday night 3.5 with an info meeting. It’s good to arrive latest at 17 on Wed. Or earlier, if you want to help with organizing. Sesshin ends on Sunday 7.5 with a lunch at about 13. After that we will clean up and organize the place before leaving.

There will be silence during the sesshin. This includes not communicating with talking or gestures. Eye contact is to be avoided. If something needs to be communicated, there is the jikido and teacher for that. Work periods, which are about an hour a day, are also as silent as possible, and work instructions are in written form. The food is vegetarian food.

May sesshin schedule is somewhat different from other sesshin schedules, see the example below.

During a sesshin the use of a cell phone or other means of electronic communication are not allowed.

Full-time participation is recommended, but it’s also possible to participate part-time. The fee for the full sesshin is 160€/190€ (OMZ Members/non-members)

The registration is closed

Example from last year’s schedule. Small changes are possible this year.

06:00 wake up

06:30 zazen 2x30 min (with bell in between rounds)

07:30 pause, breakfast klo 8:15

09:00 work period

10:00 break

10:15 zazen 2x30min and dharma talk

12:00 break, lunch klo 13

14:00 Dogen's Way (zazen)

16:00 pause, dinner about 17

19:00 zazen 2x30

20:10 free time, sauna

20:30 light yaza snack

Sesshin is an intensive Zen retreat with about 8 hours of zazen (sitting meditation) every day. The word ‘sesshin’ is Japanese and means ’touching the heart-mind’. 

The March sesshin begins 29.3. at 18.00 on Wednesday evening with the info-meeting, followed by starting ceremony and first zazen at 19. Please arrive before 17. 

From Wednesday to Sunday the sesshin program starts at 4.20 and ends at 21.30 (except for Sunday). There will be silence during the sesshin. A sitting block usually consists of three 30-minute zazen periods which are separated by 10-minute walking meditation (kinhin) periods. Each 3x30 minutes sitting period is followed by breakfast/lunch/dinner/work practice/rest periods depending on the time of the day. 

All periods outside of formal zazen are also considered as practice on a sesshin, be it eating, sleeping, working or resting. Transitions from one period to another are announced by bells or by the wooden block. There is a possibility for dokusan several times during the sesshin. Dokusan is a private meeting with a teacher, a possibility to discuss about one's practice. There is also a yoga/body practice period once during the day. 

There are two chanting services a day. Dharma talk is given by the teacher once a day. During work periods all participants are appointed to a task, usually in cleaning or kitchen work. Housework is led by the work master and kitchen work by the head cook (tenzo).
Vegetarian food is served during sesshin, no need to bring your own food. 

The Zendo instructor (Jikido) guides and oversees the mediation hall (zendo) during sitting periods and attends to general matters concerning running the daily schedule.

The sesshin ends on Sunday at about 13-14, after which the silence ends and there will be communal lunch and cleaning of the house. 

Whole time participation is recommended. Those who are staying for the whole sesshin from start to finish are first on the list, in case the sesshin gets fully booked. The sesshin costs 189€ for non members and 166€ for OMZ members. If you have a not so good financial situation and need a discount or any other questions please don't hesitate to contact the jikido. 

Registration can be found here

For more information, please contact jikido Tapio Ukkola:
tapio.ukkola(at)gmail.com 

Welcome to a 5-day zen retreat (sesshin) at Skatboet, Värmdö, (Stockholm).

Everyone is warmly welcome, no previous experience with meditation is required. We will start on Wednesday evening (March 1st, 2023) and end on Sunday afternoon (March 5th). Full participation (all five days) is recommended but partial participation is possible.

The silent retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks, work practice, and rest. Simple vegetarian food will be served. There will be a fee that covers the costs to organize the retreat.

More information will follow below in English and Swedish.

Sesshin is a Zen retreat in silence. Sesshin includes several hours of formal mediation (zazen), talks by the teachers, private teacher-student meetings, chanting, work periods, rest, and meals.

The culture of Ordinary Mind Stockholm is kind and welcoming for beginners. Everyone is welcome regardless of belief system.

Each day of a sesshin contains four blocks of meditation, which in itself contain about three sessions of sitting meditation of 30 minutes with walking meditation in between. There is the option of sitting in several different meditation positions, sitting on a chair and even standing meditation if the pain of sitting becomes unbearable. However, some experience with sitting meditation is helpful, although total beginners are welcome. If you have never meditated or been on a retreat before, please get in touch for tips on how to prepare yourself.

In addition to meditation, we chant sutras, go for a morning walk, Karen or Magnus gives a lecture (teisho). Every day, we cook, eat, and take care of the space together. A day contains approximately one hour of housework.

Every day there is an opportunity for a private separate meeting with Karen and Magnus in the so-called dokusan. It is an opportunity to ask the teacher questions about the practice or talk about what comes up during the sesshin.

Being able to experience our lives moment by moment exactly as they are is an exercise in awareness and compassion for oneself which is a central practice to our tradition. We practice just being - not trying to impress anyone or change oneself. Karen's teacher Barry Magid has compared meditation to looking in the mirror – there's no wrong way to do it! This is our practice in sitting and walking meditation as well as when we cook and clean together. In our daily life where achievement and comparison with others are the prevailing norm, taking an extended weekend to just experience oneself in the awake and intense rest we call Zen Buddhist practice is a rare opportunity.

We cannot fail to look in the mirror, but we can look away, as we all often do.

This weekend is dedicated to finding life by letting go of everything and with a kind hand seeing and embodying ourselves just as we are.

More info & registration can be found here

WELCOME TO OUR YEARLY ROHATSU SESSHIN 2022 AT LAMMI RETREAT CENTRE!

Sesshin is an intensive Zen retreat with about 8 hours of zazen (sitting meditation) every day. The word “sesshin” is Japanese and means “touching the heart-mind”. 

Rohatsu is the most rigorous sesshin of the year. As such, we will make an extra effort to pay attention to the form. Rohatsu is an annual sesshin that commemorates Buddha’ struggle and enlightenment under the bodhi tree and it takes place at the same time at zen centres around the globe. 

It is the perfect opportunity to come together with the rest of the sangha at the end of the year and reground zen practice in our life.

Rohatsu will start on Saturday December 3rd at 18:00, and ends on Saturday December 10th around 14:00.

Participation fees: 290€ for members of Ordinary Mind Zendo Finland / 330€ for non-members. In case payment in-one-go is not feasible, or if in need of a discount, please contact the jikido. 

THE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

Full-time participation is recommended. If you’re planning on coming for part time, contact Juha the jikido for more details: juhamala@gmail.com

Welcome to Jukai Sesshin 2022!

Jukai is a time for us to remind ourselves of the Bodhisattva precepts.
If you're thinking of coming, please sign up as soon as possible. Please note - Priority will be given to those who are able to come for the full 4-day sesshin.

The sesshin is full and registration is now closed.

Welcome to a Sesshin at Stora Lugnet, Järbo, Sweden.
This will be a traditional 7-day Sesshin Ordinary Mind style. It starts on Saturday the 13th of august in the afternoon and ends on Saturday the 20th in the afternoon. 
We wake early, we meditate in different forms (sitting and walking), work, eat and rest together in silence. We will serve simple vegetarian food.

More info can be found here:
https://ordinarymind.se/storalugnet2022

The traditional Ordinary Mind Zendo summer sesshin with Karen Terzano on July 23-30 at the Lammi Zen Center.

The Sesshin will begin on Saturday 23 July, with an introduction at 18:00 and ends on Saturday 30 July 3 pm, with a celebration meal.

The sesshin costs 330 € for non-members and 290€ for members. Car rides are charged 10 € per person from Turenki and 5€ from Lammi. In case of economic hardship a reduced price or prolonged credit can be issued. If you wish to attend but need support, please contact jikido.

Full-time participation is recommended. If you’re planning on coming for part time, contact the jikido for more details.

In case of any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact Eveliina (Jikido) at eveliinahogerman@hotmail.com

The registration is now closed

More info can be found here

Welcome to our yearly Work Sesshin on June 8th - June 12th at Lammi Retreat Center.

The schedule has equal amounts of zazen and work (house repairing, cleaning, gardening, cooking, making cushions etc.), and the emphasis on this sesshin is integrating the practice with everyday activities.

We'll begin the sesshin on Wednesday (8th) at 19.00, and end the sesshin on Sunday (12th) at latest 13.00.

Full-time participation is recommended.

If you’re planning on coming for part time, contact the jikido for more details.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the jikido Jani: jani_kristian at hotmail.com

The registration is now closed

Umeå Sesshin Spring 2022
May 18 – 22

Ordinary Mind Umeå welcomes you to a silent 4 day zen meditation retreat/sesshin, by the lake Tavlesjön, 25km outside of Umeå at Lyckebo Gård.

Information & registration

Sesshin is an intensive Zen retreat with about 8 hours of zazen (sitting meditation) every day. The word ‘sesshin’ is Japanese and means ’touching the heart-mind’. 

The March sesshin begins 30.3. at 18.00 on Wednesday evening with the info-meeting, followed by starting ceremony and first zazen at 19. Please arrive before 17. 

From Wednesday to Sunday the sesshin program starts at 4.20 and ends at 21.30 (except for Sunday). There will be silence during the sesshin. A sitting block usually consists of three 30-minute zazen periods which are separated by 10-minute walking meditation (kinhin) periods. Each 3x30 minutes sitting period is followed by breakfast/lunch/dinner/work practice/rest periods depending on the time of the day. 

All periods outside of formal zazen are also considered as practice on a sesshin, be it eating, sleeping, working or resting. Transitions from one period to another are announced by bells or by the wooden block. There is a possibility for dokusan several times during the sesshin. Dokusan is a private meeting with a teacher, a possibility to discuss about one's practice. There is also a yoga/body practice period once during the day. 

There are two chanting services a day. Dharma talk is given by the teacher once a day. During work periods all participants are appointed to a task, usually in cleaning or kitchen work. Housework is led by the work master and kitchen work by the head cook (tenzo).
Vegetarian food is served during sesshin, no need to bring your own food. 

The Zendo instructor (Jikido) guides and oversees the mediation hall (zendo) during sitting periods and attends to general matters concerning running the daily schedule.

The sesshin ends on Sunday at about 13-14, after which the silence ends and there will be communal lunch and cleaning of the house. 

Due to covid-19 we will limit the amount of participants to 20 for now. We may be able to take more if the current restrictions change in the coming month and after we know how the situation develops. Those who are staying for the whole sesshin from start to finish are first on the list due to the limited amount of participants. The sesshin costs 189€ for non members and 166€ for OMZ members. If you have a not so good financial situation and need a discount or any other questions please don't hesitate to contact the jikido. 

Registration is now closed.

For more information, please contact jikido Juha Hämäläinen juhamala@gmail.com

Welcome to our yearly Rohatsu sesshin 2021 at Lammi Retreat Centre!

Sesshin is an intensive Zen retreat with about 8 hours of zazen (sitting meditation) every day. The word “sesshin” is Japanese and means “touching the heart-mind”. 

Rohatsu is the most rigorous sesshin of the year. As such, we will make an extra effort to pay attention to the form. Rohatsu is an annual sesshin that commemorates Buddha’ struggle and enlightenment under the bodhi tree and it takes place at the same time at zen centres around the globe. 

It is the perfect opportunity to come together with the rest of the sangha at the end of the year and reground zen practice in our life.

Rohatsu will start on Saturday November 27th at 18:00, and ends on Saturday December 4th around 13:00.

Participation fees: 290€ for members of Ordinary Mind Zendo Finland / 330€ for non-members. In case payment in-one-go is not feasible, or if in need of a discount, please contact the jikido. 

To sign up, please find the registration form here.

For more information or about part-time attendance, please contact the jikido Tania Moilanen: tania.l.moilanen@gmail.com.

Ordinary Mind Zendo Finland: Jukai Sesshin at Lammi Zen Center, 27 - 31 October 2021. Teacher Karen Terzano and Magnus Norén.

The sesshin fee is 189 € for non-members and 166€ for members.

Registration can be found here

Ordinary Mind Umeå welcomes you to a silent seven day zen meditation retreat – Sesshin, by the lake Tavlesjön 25km outside of Umeå at Lyckebo Gård

Covid restrictions

Sesshin will be held if the spread of covid-19 in the society is at a low level.
We will follow the instructions of the National and Local health authorities.
The number of participants will be limited to 15-18 persons.
We will follow the usual routines to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

About Sesshin

During sesshin we train the very easy with the very hard: To just be. Not seeking to achieve anything, judge or try to change oneself. Zen meditation is about to have the guts to experience our lives, moment by moment exactly like it is. A practice in mindful presence, and in showing compassion to oneself and others.

Here's a quote from Barry Magid about our practice

“We start our journey just like Siddharta, saying that Old age, Sickness, Illness and Death is unacceptable. In the end our practice leads us to understand that freedom consists of a practice that frees us from the fantasy of freedom. Frees us from the idea of overcoming Mortality, Finitude, Vulnerability, Interdependency. It frees us from the view of some other Life, Place or State that we can attain. Frees us to see, that this moment, this life is the only one that is”

We get up early in the morning, meditate a lot. Each day we have sitting and walking meditation (Zazen, Kinhin), Metta practice (Sending Loving Kindness) and a Yoga practice for sore bodies. We have a work period (Samu), where we help out with the household chores.Three meals and three break/rest periods. Every day everyone is offered the possibility to have a private talk (Dokusan) with our teacher Karen.

Karen Terzano, our teacher has been active in Zen since the end of the 80´s and has in later times been in Finland where she together with her group bought an old school building and founded Ordinary Mind Zendo Finland. Karen has worked as a university teacher/professor, psychologist, therapist and with research. Before coming to Ordinary Mind she has also studied within the tradition of Philip Kapleau and other traditions. Her teacher since 2009 is Barry Magid. She was ordained by him as a Zen teacher in 2011.

Accomodation

Accommodation will be done in dorms, shared rooms on two floors. We have shared toilets and showers 100 meters from the house. Please reach out and ask if you have any specific questions or concerns. For everyone who travels far, we try to help out, by arranging accommodation before and after sesshin.

About food

Vegan. Please inform us about your eventual food allergies, in the registration sheet.

The trip to Tavelsjö Lyckebo Gård

To get to Lyckebogård, Tavelsjö 25 km northwest of Umeå you can either take a bus or go by car. We will arrange carpooling as far as possible, so please let us know how you will travel, in the registration sheet.

If you have questions about transportation & carpooling please contact: Jennie-Louise Skoglund jennielouise.skoglund@gmail.com

Sesshin fee & Payment

Full time: Saturday afternoon to Saturday afternoon, 2200 Sek/220 Euro
Part time: Monday afternoon to Saturday afternoon, 1900 Sek/190 Euro
Part time: Wednesday afternoon to Saturday afternoon, 1600 Sek/160 Euro
Last day for payment and canceling your participation is the 4th of September
If you cancel your participation after the 4th of September we will charge you 500 Sek/50 Euro
If you need a special payment arrangement please contact Jikido Mats matspleje@gmail.com
+4670-274 76 09

Registration

Registration can be found here

Contact

Please contact us if you have questions and thoughts about whatever.
Mats Pleje, Jikido & coordinator, +4670-274 76 09, matspleje@gmail.com
For transportation issues contact Jennie-Louise Skoglund jennielouise.skoglund@gmail.com

Due to a better turn in the epidemic we'll be able to organize the traditional Ordinary Mind Zendo summer sesshin with Karen Terzano on August 7-14 at the Lammi Zen Center.

The Sesshin will begin on Saturday 7 August. with an introduction at 18:00 and ends on Saturday 14 August c. 3 pm, with a celebration meal.

The sesshin costs 330 € for non-members and 290€ for members. Car rides are charged 10 € per person from Turenki and 5€ from Lammi. In case of economic hardship a reduced price or prolonged credit can be issued. If you wish to attend but need support, please contact jikido.

If you're interested to join in click here, fill in the registration form and get on board!

In case of any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact Ismo (Jikido) at ippuhakk@gmail.com or Karen.

May we exist like a lotus at home in the muddy water!

Welcome to our yearly Work Sesshin on June 2nd - June 6th at Lammi Retreat Center.

The schedule has equal amounts of zazen and work (house repairing, cleaning, gardening, making cushions etc.), and the emphasis on this sesshin is integrating the practice with everyday activities. 

We'll begin the sesshin on Wednesday (2nd) at 19.00, and end the sesshin on Sunday (6th) at latest 13.00.

We're continuing to observe Covid-19 related recommendations and therefore the attendance for this sesshin is limited. In the event the limit is reached, you'll be placed on a waiting list and we’ll contact you as soon as possible, should we receive any cancellations. 

Due to this limit, full-timers are given priority on this sesshin.
If you're interested in part-time participation, contact the jikido for more details.

If you have any questions, contact the jikido Jani Henttonen: jani_kristian@hotmail.com

Please note that the registration is now closed for this sesshin.