Open Sesshin

One Earth Zen
Open Sesshin

Schedule yourself a Zen Sesshin of two to seven days at One Earth Retreat Center with Open Mind Zen associate teacher Meredith Hotetsu Garmon.

WHERE
One Earth Retreat Center, the home of One Earth Zen, is on 34 wooded acres in South Carolina, 3 miles east of I-77, an hour south of Charlotte, NC, and a half-hour north of Columbia, SC.



See this blog page for photos and details of the Center. One Earth Retreat Center has 5 bedrooms: the abbot’s quarters, 1 bedroom with a queen bed, and 3 bedrooms with two twin beds each. In addition, there is a curtained-off mezzanine area with 3 twin beds. There are 3 full baths.

SAMPLE SESSHIN SCHEDULE
(Adjustable according to the needs and wishes of individual retreatants)
6:30 – 8:00: Zazen (two 25-min sits), kinhin, a sutra service, and about 10 minutes of dharma talk-discussion.
8:00 – 9:00: Breakfast.
9:00 – 10:00: Samu (work meditation)
10:00 – 11:00: Study (silent reading from among extensive library of Buddhist books)
11:00 – 12:00: Zazen (two sits)
12:00 – 3:00: Lunch, followed by break (nap, walk)
3:00 – 4:30: Zazen (three sits)
4:30 – 6:00: Dinner and break.
6:00 – 8:00: Zazen (1 sit), dharma talk and discussion, Zazen (1 sit)

COST
$100 per day covers lodging and 3 meals a day.

TO SCHEDULE YOUR SESSHIN
Email Meredith at HotetsuG@gmail.com
or text 352-682-8492.