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Our Schedule

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Sunday Morning

We meet on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month in our city dojo, located above Gould’s Natural Medicine in Hobart City. We practise a sutra service, zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation) and a tea ceremony for two hours between 9am and 11am. There is also an option for you to join this sit online via zoom.

The Sunday Service is the core of zen meditation. It’s a great way to learn about zen and regular attendance helps to develop a strong practice and share with our community. If you would like to join us, please email us and we invite you to come in half an hour earlier so we can offer you an orientation to the practice.

Thursday Evening

On Thursday evenings from 6.30 to 7.30 pm we practise two rounds of zazen (seated meditation), with kinhin (walking meditation) in between. There is an option to join this sit either online or in person.

Wednesday Lunch

On Wednesday Lunchtime we meet for one half hour round of zazen at 12.30pm. This is an in-person sit hosted at our city dojo, above Gould’s Natural Medicine in Hobart City.

Events

We generally host two longer meditation retreats during the year. This includes a zazenkai (two day retreat) during February or March, and a longer sesshin (5 day retreat) during July.

We also host Meditation for Climate Grief workshops which serve as an introduction to meditation and a place where we can share our concerns about the environmental, climate and humanitarian crises that we are currently facing.

The best way to stay informed about our retreats is to join our mailing list:

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Teacher Talks

This year, we will be running a series of special events during our regular Sunday morning sits. We will be joined by one of our three teachers for Dharma talks on particular topics related to zen. We will meet at 9am for meditation in the city dojo and online, and the teacher will join us from 10am onwards. You are welcome to join us in person in the city, or online. For more details, please contact us on the link below.

Kirk Fisher Roshi on the Heart Sutra: 3rd of May

Kynan Sutherland Roshi: 5th July

TBC: 6th September

Kirk Fisher Roshi on the Bodhisattvas Vow: 1st November

Sesshin

18th - 23rd of July

We will be hosting our yearly retreat at kunanyi house this winter and will be joined by Kynan Sutherland Roshi. Sesshin is a fantastic time to deepen your practice and enjoy face to face time with a teacher. This retreat is non-residential for Hobart residents, with some limited accommodation available for people come from intra- or interstate. For more details, contact us on the link below