“Mistake after Mistake”: An Introduction to Sesshin

Friday, October 17th, 2025

All Day

Price: $119 - $249

Santa Fe, NM (See description for specific location.)

Location: Mountain Cloud Zen Center, 7241 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM

We cannot help it. Zen master Dogen taught that Zen practice (and life) entails making mistake after mistake. That’s not an excuse, but rather an admission, made with serene and energized resolve to live and practice with a full and open heart. In this weekend retreat, we will explore what it’s like to make “mistake after mistake” and return again and again to the present moment through the practice of Zazen. We’ll bring curiosity and care to the “mistakes” and to what may arise in the supported container of extended stillness in sangha.

This sesshin is geared toward those new to extended periods of practice, but open to all.

Retreat Schedule (MT)
Subject to Change

Friday

6pm – 7:30pm: Group Dinner & Orientation
7:30 – 8:00: Zendo Orientation & Meditation

Saturday

7:00am — 8:00am: Movement & Meditation
8:00am – 9:30am: Breakfast & Work Practice
9:30am -12:00pm: Movement, Talk, Q&A & Meditation
12:00pm – 2:30pm: Lunch & Rest
2:30pm – 5:30pm: Movement, Meditation, 1 on 1 support
5:30 pm – 7:00pm: Dinner & Break
7:00pm – 8:30pm: Meditation Session

Sunday

7:00am — 8:00am: Movement & Meditation
8:00am – 9:30am: Breakfast & Work Practice
9:30am -12:00pm: Movement, Meditation & Closing
12:00pm: Lunch

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