​​​​

​One-day Retreat

​

Led by Eidō Frances Carney Roshi
Saturday, June 21, 2025 – 9am to 4pm
$35 donation requested,
plus dana for the Teacher.

Coffee, tea and lunch are provided.
No one is turned away for lack of funds.
In-Person and over Zoom.

​

Please register by noon on Friday, June 20.

Questions: director@olympiazencenter.org

​

Register Here

​

Our monthly retreat includes each part of traditional Sōtō Zen practice: Zazen, Kinhin (walking meditation), Ceremony, lunch in the Sōtō Zen form, work practice to care for the temple grounds, and the opportunity for Dokusan (private meeting with the Teacher).

​

​

25 Year Anniversary

Saturday, July 26

​

3:00 pm – In the Garden

Blessing the Entry Gate
Blessing from the Nisqually Tribe
Blessing the Path of the Ancestors
Blessing Gogo-an

​

In the Zendo

Purification Ceremony
Eye Opening Ceremony
Gratitude to Ancestors, Donors, and Practitioners Gratitude to Niho Tetsumei Rōshi
Remembrance of Deceased Members
With Homage to Daigu Ryōkan Zenji

​

5:30 pm Summer Supper in the Garden

​

RSVP: Director@OlympiaZenCenter.org

Carpooling encouraged

​