winter morning at the London Zen Centre

Zen Meditation and Koan Retreat

We teach Zen through meditation and koans in this retreat. Zen meditation is meant to change your life; it is like an underground river which runs unseen but nourishes everything above it. Zen koans are a creative and subtle way to take away any confusion and conflict in the mind and open new possibilities for action.

There are healthy vegan meals, interviews with the teacher, Zen talks and discussions and lots of quiet warmth and community to settle into.

Zen meditation experience is recommended; however, this retreat is open to everyone.

The sesshin starts Friday night (Dec 2) at 7pm and runs to 2pm Friday (Dec 9). Although this is a seven-day retreat, you can also participate for three days (Thursday night to Sunday afternoon) or two days (Friday night to Sunday afternoon).

There is limited space, so sign up early if you wish to participate.

This retreat is led by Guy Gaudry, Roshi.

Guy Gaudry, Roshi

After successfully training in Zen in a classical manner for 20 years, I went on to study koans in a more expansive and integrative way, after which I received Dharma Transmission* from John Tarrant Roshi (in the line of Robert Aitken Roshi). I now teach Zen in this manner and am focused on evolving the koan lineage passed down to us by Linji Yixuan.

Cost: Full seven days $995 (Dec 2 to Dec 9)

Cost: Three days $445 (Dec 2 to Dec 5)

Cost: Two days $295 (Dec 2 to Dec 4)