Retreats
Multi-day retreats are an unparalleled way to deepen your understanding of Zen, and connect more fully with yourself, the teachers, and the community. Everyone is encouraged to come to retreats. If you’ve never attended one, you might want to start with a day-long retreat before moving up to a multi-day retreat.
2019 Retreat Schedule
Forest Retreat: July 9-15 at Cobscook Bay State Park in Edmunds Twp, Maine
Bay Retreats: September 13-15 and October 11-14 at West Quoddy Light Station in Lubec, Maine
Rohatsu: December 13-16 at Mercy by the Sea, Madison, Connecticut
The Forest and Bay Retreats and Rohatsu are silent Zen sesshin. Diane Shoshin Fitzgerald, Sensei, the resident teacher for Zen DownEast will be joined by Kate Kagan Hartland, Sensei, the resident teacher for Bright Sea Zen Sangha to lead the Forest and Bay Retreats. Diane and Kate will be joined by Josh Jiun Bartok, Roshi, the spiritual director of the Greater Boston Zen Center, to lead the Rohatsu sesshin, which is being offered in collaboration with the Greater Boston Zen Center.
Below are photos from the 2018 Bay Retreat followed by photos from the 2019 Forest Retreat to give you some idea as to what to expect. For photos of Mercy by the Sea in Madison, Connecticut, a new location for our Rohatsu Sesshin, see mercybythesea.org. Detailed information for each retreat/sesshin is made available approximately two months in advance. If you are interested in attending a 2019 retreat, please contact Diane at dianeshoshin@gmail.com.
2018 Bay Retreat
2019 Retreat Schedule
Forest Retreat: July 9-15 at Cobscook Bay State Park in Edmunds Twp, Maine
Bay Retreats: September 13-15 and October 11-14 at West Quoddy Light Station in Lubec, Maine
Rohatsu: December 13-16 at Mercy by the Sea, Madison, Connecticut
The Forest and Bay Retreats and Rohatsu are silent Zen sesshin. Diane Shoshin Fitzgerald, Sensei, the resident teacher for Zen DownEast will be joined by Kate Kagan Hartland, Sensei, the resident teacher for Bright Sea Zen Sangha to lead the Forest and Bay Retreats. Diane and Kate will be joined by Josh Jiun Bartok, Roshi, the spiritual director of the Greater Boston Zen Center, to lead the Rohatsu sesshin, which is being offered in collaboration with the Greater Boston Zen Center.
Below are photos from the 2018 Bay Retreat followed by photos from the 2019 Forest Retreat to give you some idea as to what to expect. For photos of Mercy by the Sea in Madison, Connecticut, a new location for our Rohatsu Sesshin, see mercybythesea.org. Detailed information for each retreat/sesshin is made available approximately two months in advance. If you are interested in attending a 2019 retreat, please contact Diane at dianeshoshin@gmail.com.
2018 Bay Retreat
2018 Forest Retreat
