Investigating Zen Practice: A One-Day Workshop

A Saturday introduction to Zen practice structured around what practitioners actually do in a monastery — sitting meditation, walking between periods, chanting, eating together in formal practice (oryoki), and listening to dharma teaching. The "ten directions" frame suggests coverage of the core elements of a traditional Zen day without the intensity or time commitment of a sesshin.

This format works well for people curious about Zen but uncertain whether a multi-day retreat suits them, or for those with sitting experience looking to sample a particular center's approach. One day is enough to feel the rhythm of a Zen schedule — the alternation of zazen and kinhin, the silence, the attention to ordinary actions — without requiring time off work or overnight lodging.