A place for meditation, yoga, nature, and spiritual connection

1551 SE 51st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32641, United States

Gainesville Retreat Center

A place for meditation, yoga, nature, and spiritual connection

Schedule of Offerings

Welcome to the Zoom Zendo!

The GRC is currently closed to personal visitors and retreats during the period of COVID-19. While we are setting intentions for a rapid return to wellness across the world, we are in the meantime excited to invite you to the ZOOM ZENDO! Here, at scheduled times listed below, we can meet for Zoom Zazen, Zoom Zazenkai, and More.

These classes and events are freely offered, but if you are able and inspired to make a donation of any amount, it is gratefully accepted here: https://www.paypal.me/GainesvilleRetreat. We are honored by your presence and support.

Every Tuesday:

ZOOM ZAZEN MEDITATION--6:30pm

Sitting and walking meditation,

followed by weekly schedule as follows:

First Tuesday: Tea and Long Chants

Second Tuesday: Short Talk by Valerie Forstman Roshi

Third Tuesday: Dharma Sharing

Fourth Tuesday: Q & A with Valerie.

Submit questions in advance to gainesvilleretreat@gmail.com)

Sunday, November 1:

ZAZENKAI

8:30am-3:30pm

Schedule is below. To register, please email Gainesvilleretreat@gmail.com

Time EST
8:30 - 9:00 Join Zoom, yoga/stretches
9:00-9:10 Morning chants
9:10-9:35 Zazen (sitting meditation)
9:35-9:40 Kinhin (walking meditation)
9:40-10:05 Zazen
10:05-10:10 Kinhin
10:10-10:35 Zazen
10:35-10:55 Break
10:55-11:00 Boundless Compassion
11:00-11:30 Teisho
11:30-11:35 Boundless Compassion
11:35-11:40 Kinhin
11:40-12:05 Zazen
12:05-1:05 Lunch
1:05-1:30 Tea and Words by Valerie
1:30-1:35 Kinhin
1:35-2:00 Zazen/Dokusan
2:05-2:10 Kinhin
2:10-2:35 Zazen/Dokusan
2:35-2:40 Kinhin
2:40-3:05 Zazen/Dokusan (may be extended depending on dokusan)
3:05-3:15 Closing Chants

Our Zoom Zendo Facebook page is here: https://www.facebook.com/GRC-Zoom-Zendo-102358101404969

More Zoomtastic dharma events TBA.

Events open to all. If you are able, please help sustain these offerings by donating, using the "Dana Box" link at the bottom of this page. We thank you so much for your support.

YOGA WITH SHANA

GRC Director Shana Smith offers weekly yoga classes. To register, email gainesvilleretreat@gmail.com.

Schedule

Wednesdays, 3:30pm EST:

"Chair"ismatic Yoga with Shana

Enjoy an hour of all-levels Chair Yoga with Shana Smith, known for her "chair"ful personality and very bad puns. Chair yoga is ideal for all yogis, and Shana teaches the class in such a way that you can modify your poses to suit your body, using the support and extra leverage of your chair. If you have mobility limitations or injuries, the chair is ideal for providing support. If you seek to deepen your poses, the chair is a fabulous tool to assist. Please use a solid, armless chair that has a sturdy back support. Also needed are a strap (a cloth belt, long scarf, or rolled up towel will also do), a bottle of water, and a willingness to meet yourself with love and compassion.

Fridays, 5:30pm EST:

Zen Flow with Shana

Zen and Yoga merge in this hour long flow class for all levels. In addition to being a certified yoga teacher, Shana is a senior Zen student and mindfulness teacher, and brings the principles of Zen into this easy-to-follow flow class. The primary focus is on bringing movement in alignment with breath, in a slower vinyasa style that encourages self-compassion and attunement to the present moment while also honing in on strength, balance, and flexibility.

Dana Box