April 11th to April 14th, 2024
Embodied Life™ Johanneshof Public Retreat
Herrischried, Germany (Zen Center Johanneshof)
The Embodied Life explores: "Returning to Essence and the Ground of Being with Russell and Linda Delman"
Join Russell and Linda at the serene Johanneshof Zen Center. This is a Public retreat so all are invited.
"Who are you before your parents were born?" This illuminating Zen question, usually spoken as "Original Face", opens an inquiry into a quality of Being before, within and beyond our usual self-identities. Can we both value and be free from our historic self-identities?
Returning to Essence: Points directly to knowing ourselves before our thoughts, feelings, stories and inner dialogue.Deeper than our cultural conditioning, this essence never goes away.
Ground of Being: When grounded in our bodies and sensing the support of the earth, we can open to the moment, "just as it is". This ground of Being gives us great confidence for learning from our life challenges.
This Embodied Life stands on three legs:
1) Embodied Meditation - sitting and walking meditation,
2) Embodied Movement - Feldenkrais movements, Spatial Awareness and other original somatic practices,
3) Embodied Inquiry-Awareness explorations based in Focusing, Non-Violent Communication, life-giving memories and deep listening.
Times - Registration begins Thursday at 15:00, retreat ends Sunday at 12:15, lunch ends at 14:00
Tuition: E325, Early Bird E275 due by March 11. No one refused for inability to pay. Please transfer E100 as a deposit to hold your spot.
To register and pay: click here.
Lodging: Accommodation: Food&Beverage :Organisation and Tax:Total price
Studio including full bathroom 255 Euro 150 Euro 70Euro 475 Euro
Single room 165 Euro 150 Euro 70 Euro 385 Euro
Double room 105 Euro 150 Euro 70 Euro 325 Euro
Multi-bed room 60 Euro 150 Euro 70 Euro 280 Euro
To make your lodging arrangements and payments please contact Johanneshof directly at johanneshof@dharma-sangha.de
The Zen Center Johanneshof
The Zen Center Johanneshof is dedicated to the teaching and practice of meditation, mindfulness, wisdom and compassion. We follow a monastic daily routine that begins every morning with zazen (quiet sitting meditation) and ends in the evening with zazen.
We offer different events: social weekend seminars, meditation weeks (sesshin), seminars with a focus on psychological aspects, communication (mindful cooperation), yoga, Feldenkrais and other bodywork methods. From mid-September to mid-December our 90-day practice period takes place. The Zen events will be led by Zentatsu Baker Roshi, Ikyo Ottmar Angel Roshi and Paul Ryuten Rosenblum Roshi. The seminars in psychology and bodywork are taught by longtime sangha members.
In the Psychology category, we offer events on three different topics: communication and attentive togetherness; psychological aspects of Zen practice; and systemic constellation work. We explore the respective topics as partial aspects of Zen practice. All events are led by longtime Sangha members and are suitable for both new and experienced practitioners.
For more information about Zen Center Johanneshof visit them on the web at www.dharma-sangha.de