Meditation retreat and New Year celebration 2019 - Beginners welcome !

Dear friends

To celebrate the new year together we are delighted to invite you to our "New Year zen meditation's retreat 2019" at Ryumonji monastery. BEGINNERS WELCOME!!

PLEASE NOTE : to participate to the New Years Eve, you have

- to participate to the sesshin

- or to have already come once at the temple before

- or to be a relative of a participant

Program

Meditation retreat, sesshin
Arrival Friday 28th december 6pm - Beginners workshop/atelier pour les débutants 7pm - meal served at 8:30pm.
Sesshin Saturday 29th, Sunday 30 and Monday 31st until midday.

New Years Eve :
7-8:30 pm : Aperitif
8:30-10:30 pm : Meal
11-12pm : Ceremony of the 108 strikes of the bell and then New Year ceremony at midnight.
00h à ... : Zen Party

Tuesday 1st january 2019
9am : Brunch
10:30-11:30am : zazen ( meditation)
11:30am : New year donation ceremony.
1pm :  Sayonara meal

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Prices

Retreat only : 125 euros / 99 euros
Retreat + New Years Eve party + 1st january : 195 euros / 142 euros
New Years Eve party + 1st january : 70 euros / 55 euros

Important : in order to participate in the monastery's activities you must be a member of the association - yearly membership 15 euros.

Practical information (what to bring, accomodation, access : here