Event Type 2: Programs-In Person Events

April 8, 2023
Artspace Zendo
Salt Lake City, Utah

The Day of Zen with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman is an opportunity for beginners to learn about meditation in a supportive atmosphere. For people familiar with sitting meditation (zazen), a Day of Zen 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.
• Listen to a Dharma talk and receive meditation instruction.
• Have the opportunity for an individual interview with the teacher (dokusan).
• Enjoy a healthy and delicious lunch we provide, with a vegetarian option.

$25 TAZ BC Members
$40, other TAZ members
$50 General Admission
$20 Students, <30, & Limited Income
Space is limited. We are unable to offer walk-in registration.

ORIENTATION AT 7:30 AM
If you are new to Zen, or would like a refresher on the Zendo forms, please arrive by 7:30 am for an orientation session. We’ll review the basic Zendo protocols and sitting instructions from 7:30-7:45 am.

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

ARTSPACE PARKING
During the Day of Zen program, you may park in visitor spaces (40-59) at the front of the building or in the Macaroni Flats parking lot to the south. Towing/booting is strictly enforced at all times for reserved resident parking in the south lot and in the back of the building. Please pay attention to the signs to identify reserved spaces. Check-in with a greeter to be sure you park in an available space. There is also on-street parking on side streets.

Spring Sesshin at Artspace Zendo
May 3-7, 2023
Artspace Zendo, Salt Lake City, Utah

You are warmly invited to join the Steelyard Sangha for Spring Sesshin in Salt Lake City, May 3-7. This is an urban retreat well suited to practitioners who may not be able to attend fully residential retreats.

SCHEDULE
Wed, May 3: 6:00 – 8:30 pm 
Thu – Sat, May 4-6: 6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sun, May 7: 6:00 am – 1:30 pm

CEREMONIES
The Shukke Tokudo ceremony (Monks’ ordination – Home Leaving) will be on Wednesday evening, at 7:00 pm. The Jukai ceremony (Receiving the Precepts) will be on Sunday at 12 noon.

MEALS
The Wednesday evening opening includes a social with light refreshments immediately following the Shukke Tokudo ceremony. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday we will provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks. Breakfast is included on Sunday morning.

COVID
We encourage everyone attending to be vaccinated for COVID and up-to-date on boosters. We will assess conditions related to COVID and communicate the testing policy regarding COVID 3-4 weeks prior to the retreat.

A MESSAGE FROM MUGAKU ROSHI
“Please join us in this urban retreat. Extended sitting is a rare opportunity to deepen your practice and become more intimate with your mind. And gathering with fellow practitioners will strengthen your resolve to awaken more thoroughly to your life and your ever-present Buddha Nature.”    – Mugaku Roshi

$359 Two Arrows Zen Member
$419 General Admission

Can’t come in person? Join the Spring Sesshin Online

June 3, 2023
Artspace Zendo
Salt Lake City, Utah

The Day of Zen with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman is an opportunity for beginners to learn about meditation in a supportive atmosphere. For people familiar with sitting meditation (zazen), a Day of Zen 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.
• Listen to a Dharma talk and receive meditation instruction.
• Have the opportunity for an individual interview with the teacher (dokusan).
• Enjoy a healthy and delicious lunch we provide, with a vegetarian option.

$25 TAZ BC Members
$40, other TAZ members
$50 General Admission
$20 Students, <30, & Limited Income
Space is limited. We are unable to offer walk-in registration.

ORIENTATION AT 7:30 AM
If you are new to Zen, or would like a refresher on the Zendo forms, please arrive by 7:30 am for an orientation session. We’ll review the basic Zendo protocols and sitting instructions from 7:30-7:45 am.

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

ARTSPACE PARKING
During the Day of Zen program, you may park in visitor spaces (40-59) at the front of the building or in the Macaroni Flats parking lot to the south. Towing/booting is strictly enforced at all times for reserved resident parking in the south lot and in the back of the building. Please pay attention to the signs to identify reserved spaces. Check-in with a greeter to be sure you park in an available space. There is also on-street parking on side streets.