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The samu week dedicated to caring for the monastery garden is organized by the Zen nun Anette Myorei Thiel. While sharing in the daily life of the monks and nuns, participants are invited to help care for the monastery gardens while also discovering some ecological gardening techniques.

Four “Zen Campus Ryumonji” sessions are planned between June and September, each lasting two weeks. They all share the same theme: “Experiencing and deepening the practice and teaching of Zen.”

This sesshin is open to all, beginners and advanced alike, and is an opportunity to dive into the heart of Sôtô zen, experiencing a practice passed down through the centuries permeating all aspects of daily life.

Four “Zen Campus Ryumonji” sessions are planned between June and September, each lasting two weeks. They all share the same theme: “Experiencing and deepening the practice and teaching of Zen.”

The history of Zen through the centuries and across the world has always demonstrated remarkable creativity. All the arts that stem directly from this practice of presence and unity in the moment - the art of flowers, calligraphy, painting, poetry or pottery, for example - express creativity and spontaneity with the work as it is, without seeking to correct or transform it.

The samu week dedicated to caring for the monastery garden is organized by the Zen nun Anette Myorei Thiel. While sharing in the daily life of the monks and nuns, participants are invited to help care for the monastery gardens while also discovering some ecological gardening techniques.