​Daily and Weekly Practice

Please consider joining us via Zoom for Morning Sittings (Monday through Friday, 7:00-7:45 am), Dogen Classes (Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm), Sittings (Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm), Sutra Classes (monthly), EcoSattva Gatherings (monthly) and Precepts Classes (periodically throughout the year).  ​

Zoom sittings always include Zen meditation (zazen) and Zen liturgy You are invited to attend all or any portion of the activities—whatever works for your schedule and inclination. We sit for two 25-minute periods and have five minutes of personal practice between periods. The sitting starts formally at 6:30 pm and ends at 7:30 pm, though you are free to leave at any time. We also offer drop-in classes on the writings of Zen Master Eihei Dogen from 5:30 pm to 6:20 pm, which you are warmly invited to join at any time, as well as monthly Sutra Classes and EcoSattva Gatherings and periodic Precepts Classes. For more information about sittings and classes and to obtain the Zoom log-on information, please contact us. If you are new to Zen, you may also want to review Zazen Instruction.

In addition to our online sittings and classes, you may join us for in-person weekly sittings led by Assistant Teacher Willy Heineman on Wednesday evenings in Norwich, Connecticut at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Norwich from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. For more information, please contact us. 

Zen DownEast is committed to creating an inclusive sangha, welcoming people of all races, ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities, classes, religions, abilities, and ages.