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Sesshin New Year 2025 - December 29 to January 1
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The 2025 New Year's Zen meditation retreat is an opportunity to spend the transition between the year that is ending and the one that is beginning, in zazen. During this retreat (sesshin), there are four zazen sessions a day, teachings and the practice of samu (participation in community life).
People new to the practice are welcome.
For New Year's Eve, there will be a meal, an evening of zazen, a New Year's ceremony and a party.
IMPORTANT: in order to take part in the New Year's Eve party, you must either :
- already be there for the preceding sesshin,
- have already been to the temple at another time,
- or be the spouse or children of a practitioner
Program
Arrival Saturday 28 December between 5pm and 6pm
Initiation for beginners at 7pm
Sesshin : Sunday 29, Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 of December (afternoon free after lunch)
31st December - New Year's Eve
| 19:00 | Dinner |
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| 20:30 - 23:45 | Night of zazen Pace of sessions: zazen 25min, kinhin 15min, zazen 25min, kinhin 15min, etc. |
| 0:00 | New Year's Eve Ceremony |
| 0:30 - 2:30 | Festive Night |
Wednesday 1 January 2025
| 8:30 | Breakfast |
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| 11:00 - 12:15 | Zazen, ceremony |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
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RATES
(Teaching, accommodation and meals included)
- Retreat + New Year's Eve + 1st January: 225 € / 160 € (for students and job seekers)
- Sesshin alone: €166 / €117
- New Year's Eve party + 1st January: €93 / €62
To participate in the activities of the monastery, you must be a member of the Association of the Zen Temple of Weiterswiller. Annual fee: 15 €.
INFORMATION : The Community of Communes of Hanau La Petite Pierre has introduced a tourist tax on the territory to contribute to the development of tourism activities. This tourist tax is applicable from May 1st 2022 at a rate of 80 cents per person per night (to pay in addition to the sesshin).
Or, please send an email to info@mediation-zen.org
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
IMPORTANT - please take note of :
- membership conditions
- what to bring with you
- access to the temple (by train or car)
- the possibility of car pooling
By logging on to the :
SHALL WE TRAVEL TOGETHER?
As a participant, we offer you the opportunity to organise car pooling so that you can share the cost while reducing your carbon footprint. And all this while sharing a moment of conviviality with other retreatants :)
