Events
In-person
Canceled Interpersonal Meditation Retreat (on hold)
Interpersonal meditation is the practice of discovering and training new mindful ways of relating with others. The practice is done with others in pairs, small groups, and large groups. We […]
Summer Sesshin 2020
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesSesshin, meaning to gather the heart/mind, is a meditation retreat, done with others that deepens our relationship to our mind and to the world. In sesshin, the mind/body calms and […]
Street Retreat Seattle – June 2020
June 27 - July 1, 2020 Seattle 2,500 years ago Shakyamuni Buddha led his monks each day in the practice of begging for food, receiving whatever was offered with gratitude. […]
Street Retreat Boston – September 2020
"When we go...to bear witness to life on the streets, we're offering ourselves. Not blankets, not food, not clothes, just ourselves." Practicing in the spirit of these words from Bernie […]
Election Retreat November 2020
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesStreet Retreat Montgomery – November 2020
"When we go...to bear witness to life on the streets, we're offering ourselves. Not blankets, not food, not clothes, just ourselves." Practicing in the spirit of these words from Bernie […]
Tokudo – October 2021
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United States
Rohatsu Street Retreat – December 2021
Join Joshin Byrnes for the 2021 Annual Rohatsu Street Retreat Start Friday December 1, 2pm End Friday December 8, 10am "What's the deal here?" We plunge into life on the streets […]
Ease and Joy of Mornings – April 2022 – Winston-Salem
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United StatesEase and Joy is a quiet morning designed to introduce you to the art of zazen, which is the word we use for Zen meditation. It is an ideal entryway […]
Holy Week Street Retreat New York City – April 2022
Join Joshin Byrnes on the streets of New York City during the Holy Week Street Retreat April 13 - 17, 2022 Start Wednesday April 13, 3pm on the streets of […]
Clean-Up Day – April 2022
Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community 48 Merchants Row, Middlebury, VT, United States
Street Retreat Nashville – July 2022
Bearing Witness to Life on the Streets Nashville Tennessee, July 20-24, 2022 Nashville is sometimes called the Las Vegas of the South. It is a lively city famous for its country […]
