About Sesshin
Sesshin is a Zen Retreat. Sesshin means to connect or receive the Heart-Mind of the universe and all beings. It is a rare opportunity to practice in a more formal and extended way, to deepen the path of Zen. Our sesshins are residential retreats with private rooms, more formal practice, teacher interviews, dharma talks, chanting, and shared meals. Weather permitting, we walk kinhin outdoors to connect with nature. We maintain silence during sesshin to help all attendees maintain a contemplative mindset.
Our residential sesshins are in January. We encourage you to join our sister sanghas, Joyful Mind Zen Community or Clare Sangha, for sesshins on their schedule for the rest of the year.
As details on our January sesshin become available in late fall, they are posted here and in our event calendar. We hold our sesshins at the beautiful Wellspring Conference Center in Germantown MD. Joyful Mind Zen Community holds them at the nearby and equally beautiful Dayspring Silent Retreat Center.
