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Winter Sesshin with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi
December 1-8, 2024
Torrey, Utah

Rohatsu Winter Sesshin is an intensive meditation retreat dedicated to the practice of zazen. Practitioners who gather at Two Arrows Zen in Torrey will be joined by online participants from many locations. The experience of a strong sitting schedule will benefit everyone who wishes to deepen their practice of zazen.

Rohatsu is Japanese for “eighth day of the twelfth month.” The Buddha was enlightened on the eighth of December when he looked up at the morning star, the planet we call Venus. The brightness of this planet was seen by Buddha at the end of a week straight of the deepest Samadhi.

From within this state of mind, the Buddha said: How wondrous, how wondrous! All beings are endowed with this pure nature! What a wondrous, astonishing thing has been realized! All the ten thousand things, all the flowers, all the trees, all the rocks, all things everywhere are shining brilliantly! The Rohatsu Sesshin commemorates that realization.

Participants in Torrey will observe silence throughout the retreat. Even when not in the meditation hall, participants endeavor to maintain silence at all times—in all forms of practice. Meditative awareness is offered as a gift to support each other in creative, noble, and joyful silence. There will be an orientation dharma talk at the beginning and one for integration at the end of the retreat. 

The Winter Sesshin in Torrey will start on Sunday, December 1, at 4 p.m. and end on Sunday, December 8, at noon. The program includes Zazen, Dokusan for new practitioners, community meetings, samu (work practice), and silent walks in nature.

Everyone coming to Torrey should plan to stay until the retreat closes at noon on Sunday, December 8. There are no early departures. The retreat includes all meals, from dinner on 12/1 until breakfast on 12/8.

The cost is $899 for Two Arrows Zen Members and $1019 for General Admission.

Please CONTACT US for registration information.

Rohatsu Sesshin with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
December 4-8, 2024
G Street Zendo, Salt Lake City, Utah
and
Online Via Zoom

Rohatsu is the retreat period when we commemorate the awakening of Siddhartha Gautama when he became Shakyamuni Buddha.  Tradition has it that on December 8th, he was awakened upon seeing the Morning Star in the dawn sky.  This was the conclusion of a series of days and nights when he sat under the Bodhi Tree with a commitment not to get up until he had penetrated the great matter of life and death.  That morning he is said to have exclaimed, “I and all sentient beings of the great earth have in the same moment attained the way.”

This year’s Steelyard Sangha Rohatsu Sesshin will be an urban retreat at Artspace Zendo in Salt Lake City. Participants will sit from early morning until late afternoon. An online option is also planned for those who cannot travel.

Both programs are an opportunity for strong sitting with your fellow practitioners,  participation in Zen services, and Dokusan with Mugaku Roshi. The Sesshin in Salt Lake City includes samu (work practice) to take care of our space and prepare meals together, a community meeting, and embodiment practice.

Rohatsu Sesshin Schedule (MT):

• Wednesday, Dec. 4: 6:00 to 8:30 pm
• Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Dec. 5-7: 6:00 am – 6:00 pm *
• Sunday, Dec. 8: 6:00 – 11:00 am**

  *The in-person Sesshin includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks
  ** includes breakfast

ROHATSU SESSHIN AT G STREET ZENDO
with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
December 4 – 8, 2024

$399 Two Arrows Zen Member
$449 General Admission

Not located in Salt Lake City?
ROHATSU SESSHIN ONLINE VIA ZOOM
with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
December 4 – 8, 2024

$299 Two Arrows Zen Member
$349 General Admission

January 4 , 2025
Two Arrows Zen, 21 G Street
Salt Lake City, Utah

The Day of Zen with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi is for those who wish to deepen their meditation practice with the support of a committed sangha. Participants will receive posture and breath instruction—the essence of Zen practice.

Prerequisites
Before registering for a Day of Zen, please attend at least three sits with Two Arrows Zen at our location at 21 G Street. You’ll find more information about the daily meditation schedule HERE.

Participants will

• Engage in four hours of sitting and walking meditation.
• Listen to a Dharma talk and receive meditation instruction.
• Have the opportunity for an individual interview with the teacher (dokusan).
• Enjoy a light breakfast and healthy snacks.

$25 – TAZ BC Members
$40 – other TAZ members
$50– General Admission
$20 – Under 30 or Full-time Student
Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins, please.

ORIENTATION AT 7:15 AM
If this is your first Day of Zen, please arrive by 7:15 am for an orientation session. We’ll review the basic Zendo protocols and sitting instructions from 7:15 to 7:45 am.

Coffee, tea, and light breakfast items will be available at 7:45. The first sit starts at 8:00 am.

You can sit in on a cushion or in a chair.

PARKING
Please use on-street parking for the Day of Zen. 

January 19, 2025
Two Arrows Zen – G Street
Salt Lake City, Utah

Sunday Sitting with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi is an opportunity for beginners to learn about meditation in a supportive atmosphere. For people familiar with sitting meditation (zazen), the Sunday Sit will provide a space for deepening that practice. Meditation practice sitting in a chair is entirely acceptable. You will receive posture and breath instruction – the essence of Zen practice.

Participants will

• Engage in sitting and walking meditation.
• Receive meditation and posture instruction.
• Participate in a Dharma Talk with Musho Roshi.

$25 TAZ BC Members
$40 other TAZ members
$50 General Admission
$20 Reduced Rate for Students, <30, & Limited Income
Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins, please.

SCHEDULE
8:30 – 9:00 am: Coffee, tea
9:00 am – noon: Program

LOCATION
Sunday Sitting with Musho Roshi will take place at Two Arrows Zen, 21 G Street, Salt Lake City.

PARKING
Please use on-street parking for Sunday Sitting.

January 26, 2025
Two Arrows Zen – Artspace
230 South 500 West, Suite 155
Salt Lake City, Utah

Join Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi for Emotional Maturity, a three-hour program where you will learn and practice the Transformation of Emotion. Emotional Maturity is about becoming a whole-hearted human being–someone who is able to include the pain and difficulty of our lives. In this program, you will practice being willing to feel, becoming awake to your emotions, and letting feelings subside or go without holding on when they no longer serve.

With expert guidance and practice, the skills of Emotional Maturity can be learned. There are four opportunities in 2025 to engage in half-day programs with Diane Musho Hamilton for deeper learning and active practice in a facilitated group setting.

This is a continuing series on developing Emotional Maturity. There is no pre-requisite for registration. During the series, Roshi will cover:

• The Spectrum of Feeling
• Feelings & Letting Go
• Emotions and the Mind-Body Feedback Loop
• Exploring Mood
• States to Traits
• Open Awareness & States Worth Practicing

$99 General Admission
$79 Two Arrows Zen Member
Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins, please.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Financial support for practitioners is made possible through donations from generous members and donors. Partial financial assistance may be available for people under thirty or those in life transitions, in each case with financial need. 

We welcome all donations to the Scholarship Fund, which supports the diversity of our community and provides practice opportunities for young practitioners. There is an opportunity to donate when you register. 

SCHEDULE
8:30 – 9:00 Coffee/Tea
9:00 – 12:00 Program

PARKING
Use Visitor/Guest parking at the front of Artspace City Center for this event.