1551 SE 51st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32641, United States
Schedule of Offerings
Community Offerings
All community offerings are via dana (donation) donations via PayPal
(https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GainesvilleRetreat ), Venmo (@shana-banana-smith), or by mailing a check to the Gainesville Retreat Center, 1551 SE 51st Street, Gainesville FL 32641. Thank you for your support!
2022
Tuesdays
6:30-7:45pm
FUNDAMENTALS OF ZEN MEDITATION. Zen meditation instruction including posture, breathing, guided and silent sitting and walking meditation, a short introduction to various Zen foundations, with time for discussion and sharing. Online only until late May.
Zoom Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsceurpjotHtUl221eH1rN0x6AFulUgXNy
Wednesdays
6:30-8pm
FLORIDA SANBO ZEN WEEKLY ZAZEN. Online only until late May.
Zoom Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkceGuqT0oG9zWASSMIJR8lJkWkYrx1ABh
Open to all meditation traditions. If you are new to meditation, please plan to come to the Fundamentals of Zen class prior to joining the weekly zazen. Two 25-minute silent sitting periods with 5 minutes of walking meditation in between, followed by a monthly schedule:
- First Tuesday: zazen followed by tea and discussion
- Second Tuesday: zazen followed by short talk by Valerie Forstman Roshi
- Third Tuesday: zazen followed by group dharma sharing until 8pm
- Fourth Tuesday: zazen followed by Q & A with Valerie
- Months with a Fifth Tuesday: Dharma Sharing
These in-house community offerings are donation-based. We gratefully accept dana (your donation) of any amount via PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GainesvilleRetreat), Venmo (@shana-banana-smith), cash or check in the dana box in the foyer of the retreat center, or via check mailed to GRC, 1551 SE 51st Street, Gainesville FL 32641. Thank you for your support!
TEACHER-LED RETREATS
April 30-May 8:
GIORGIA MILNE
https://www.touchofpresence.com/
May 14-20:
SATVATOVE ADVANCED COURSE
How to Register
To register for any of these offerings on Zoom, please click on the registration link.
The community events are donation-based. If you are able to make a donation, it is gratefully accepted here: Venmo @shana-banana-smith, Zelle gainesvilleretreat@gmail.com, or PayPal
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GainesvilleRetreat. Your receipt for PayPal will read "Santa Fe Land Trust," which is the non-profit 501c3 that manages the GRC and surrounding wildlife refuge.
Alternatively, checks can be made to the Gainesville Retreat Center and mailed to: GRC, 1551 SE 51st Street, Gainesvile FL 32641.