A morning of zazen (Zen meditation) and sanzen (learning from meditation).

Upholding the precepts, repentance and giving, the countless good deeds, and the way of right living all come from zazen.  ~ Haukin  

We sit still and quietly in zazen (Zen meditation) for 25 minute periods with a 5-minute with slow meditative walking in between the sittings, continuously from 9am to noon.

Everyone is welcome however previous experience sitting in a Zen Buddhist Zendo is highly recommended. FYI: There is no talking, no instruction and no Dharma talk.

$20 suggested donation for non-members.

This retreat will be led by Tracy Shultis.

Photo credit: Wes Reaman

Introduction to Zen and Personal Growth

Interested in Awakening? Personal Growth? Zen? Meditation? Buddhism? The London Zen Centre? Join us for a warm and engaging workshop on Zen Buddhism as a path to personal growth, virtuosity and awakening.

We will explore and decompress personal growth, meditation, koans, and Zen Buddhism in a practical and realistic manner. You will also learn about the London Zen Centre, its Zen lineage, and our approach to this work.

This workshop has been updated to work in an online format.

NO COST! It’s our small way of helping in this time of COVID, but you will still need to register to receive a password to participate in the workshop. Click here to register

One Day Zen Retreat

Join us for this one day retreat; there will be meditation and koans, delicious vegan food, private interviews with a teacher, dharma talks, discussion and lots of quiet warmth. 

This retreat will be led by Mike Lobb.

No experience is required and the retreat is open to everyone.

Cost: $195

One Day Zen Retreat

Join us for this one day retreat; there will be meditation and koans, Dharma talks and discussion and lots of quiet warmth.

No experience is required and the workshop is open to everyone.

Cost: $195, members $95 register before April 24, 2020 and save $50

Register here!

An Advanced Integrative Zen Workshop

Zen does not exist as a separate entity outside our daily life. Once we get past this belief (and it’s not easy to do this - some never do), the question becomes - "OK, so what does practice look like when we aren’t sitting in zazen, or at the Centre? It’s a great question, and the place where most people get lost and Zen (practice) withers for them.

This workshop explores what long term Zen practice looks like and and how it is done. Major ways of long term practice are presented and reviewed. Each way of long term practice presented is also available, in a more comprehensive manner, as a separate course.

Workshop Leader Guy Gaudry Roshi, Director of the London Zen Centre.

Cost: $195 until April 3, $295 afterwards.

Register here!

An introductory meditation group for those in recovery from addiction of any variety. The group explores the connection between a healthy recovery, meditation practice, and living life on life’s terms.

Click for website and more information:  Sitting in recovery

No cost.

Taking Refuge in the Bodhisattva Way

The path of Zen, awakening, is a path we walk together and not alone. It’s a way of being in the world that leads us to a deeper connection with all beings. The Zen Buddhist precepts guide us first to our heart and then to a way of living that encourages awakening. It's not about being perfect, it’s more about a commitment to the way.

Join us for the Refuge Ceremony 2019 and welcome Sangha members as they take Refuge in the Bodhisattva way and receive their Rakusu.

Sustaining Zen practice over the long-term - a one day workshop

The tricky part of Zen practice, isn't at beginning, its after a few years of practice. Zen practice is exciting at first, we make all sorts of discoveries and our lives become more satisfying and richer. Then -- we plateau and our practice becomes stuck and the magic seems lost. The honeymoon is over.

This is a dangerous time in Zen practice, for what we do now, has huge implications for our long-term personal growth and development. Our practice can deepen and become more functional, OR, practice can fade and our lives drift back to our old ways without us even noticing.

This workshops explores the pitfalls, minefields and traps of this phase of practice and presents ways to strengthen, enliven, and integrate our practice in our life, so our personal growth and development continues.

Cost:* $95 Included in this workshop is one year access to the online Zen Program, Inexhaustible Zen.

*Note: scholarships available to those who can't afford the full cost of the class, send a note to [email protected].

One Day Zen Meditation Retreat

A Zen meditation retreat is a gentle way to tap into the unending nourishment and joy that flows just below the surface of your life.

Join us for this one day retreat, there will be meditation and koans, interviews with the teacher, Dharma talks and discussion, and lots of quiet warmth. A light vegan lunch is included.

No experience is required and the retreat is open to everyone.

Cost*: $95 LZC Members $50

Click here for more information or to register.

*Note: scholarships available to those who have attended an LZC Orientation session and can't afford the full cost of the retreat, send a note to [email protected].

A one day workshop exploring the six streams of competence and how they are helpful to our development on the Zen path.

This workshop is formal students and invitees only.

Cost: $195, No charge for formal students