Sesshin Thursday May 9 to Sunday May 12

The May sesshin will be held Thursday (evening), May 9th - Sunday (noon) May 12th at the Wellspring Conference Center. The cost for the May sesshin is $395 and includes food, onsite lodging at Wellspring, and the installation ceremony. Register online through April 25.

Teacher Installation Saturday May 11

Rebecca MuSeiDo Hawes and Janice Jinkai Gary will receive dharma transmission during the May sesshin. The ceremony is open to all. Sangha members who are unable to attend sesshin are encouraged to come on Saturday and support our new teacher.

Seating will begin a bit after 3 PM and the installation will begin promptly at 3:30. An optional dinner reception will follow. RSVP is requested for anyone who is not signed up for sesshin so we can get a head count for the Saturday afternoon zendo setup and dinner.

Register or RSVP

If you have questions about the sesshin or ceremony, please contact us at Information@oneheartsangha.org.

Sesshin Residential Retreats

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. These 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 sesshin normally starts on a Thursday evening and concludes midday on Sunday. In order to provide the deep experience of sesshin, attendees are encouraged to attend all days and sittings. Some limited scholarships are available based on need.

We hold residential sesshins three times a year (January, May, September) in Germantown MD at the beautiful Wellspring Conference Center. As details are available, they are posted on this page.