— Do you feel burnt out and/or overwhelmed and need to recharge in a quiet and emotionally safe space where we gently witness and honor each other’s experience even as we stay verbally silent most of the time?

— Are you feeling ready to deepen your meditation practice in a community that is rooted in the Buddhist lineage of Rinzai Zen, takes a trauma/grief informed approach to healing and incorporates lessons from Kingian/Gandhian Nonviolence? 

— Are you curious about how we can build a rigorous spiritual practice that supports our collective movement for justice and peace in the times of climate breakdown and innumerable social injustices? 

If yes, come join us at the stunningly pristine and healing Rocky Mountain Ecodharma retreat center (RMERC) for a Zen and Ecodharma retreat. Each day will include indoor zazen (seated meditation), outdoor meditation (by trees, bonfire or flowing water), kinhin (group walking meditation), deep abdominal chanting, opportunities to share our experience with other participants, a talk at the interface of Zen and Ecodharma teachings, rest periods, samu (silent work periods to prepare food) and dokusan (private interview with the teacher). We will have time in the afternoons for personal extended time in nature. Food preparation will be led by brilliant chef and dharma teacher Imtiaz Rangwala. The food served will be vegan and we will always have gluten-free options. For a detailed schedule of six days, please visit this page.

Regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, PCR test should be done three days before the retreat starts and then rapid antigen test should be done on the morning of the start date to arrive at the retreat center. Please do not arrive at the retreat center if you have any flu like symptoms (Fever, body aches, sore throat, cold, loss of taste/smell or stomach issues).

Cost & scholarships

No one, especially LGBTQ, black, indigenous and other people of color, will be turned away for lack of funds.

Pricing

Six days:  $500
Weekend (only for sangha members): $250
Dana for sesshin leaders will be welcome.  With support from RMERC, we are offering partial scholarships for people of color, LGBTQ, full-time grassroots activists, people between 18-30. If you are in need of a scholarship, please talk to us. If you can support sesshin participation of others, please let us know.

Registration

Click here to complete an online registration form. Please save/print the form as PDF before hitting submit because some browsers have an issue sending the form across. If you don’t get a message saying your form has been submitted and think you application hasn’t reached us, please download and fill this WORD based form (or the saved PDF form) and then email to Kritee at boundlessinmotion.org and get access to detailed instructions!

Legal waiver

Please read this page before arriving. Everyone will need to sign it when they arrive.