2026
DATES: (9 Full Weekends)
September 2026: 19-20, 26-27
October 2026: 17-18,
November 2026: 14-15, 21-22
December 2026: 12-13
January 2027: 16-17
February 2027: 6-7, 27-28
Location: Non-residential at Blue Cliff Zen Center in Eugene, Oregon.
Train to be a professional yoga teacher. This is a 200-hour teacher training registered with the Yoga Alliance. Course limited to 12 students.
Dates: October 8 - November 12, 2027. 5 Thursdays from 7-8:30pm in Eugene. In-person and online.
Supported: $125
Sustaining: $175
Supporting: $225
This 5-week Zen meditation course is focused on cultivating kindness and compassion in your meditation practice and life. We’ll be focusing on a variety of practices geared towards engendering kindness towards oneself, others, and to the world. These practices were laid out in great detail by the Zen teacher, Torei Enji, a few hundred years ago. They form a beautiful foundation for developing a "baseline psychological well-being" and are seen as the platform for deeper insights. This course is open to anyone. We hope you can join us.
Dates: Saturday, November 7 from 9am-5pm. Big Bear Retreat Center in Walton, OR. Bring a packed lunch.
In-person and online. Suggested donation $45-$95.
Zen Meditation Days are a wonderful chance to ground, refresh, and nourish your life and meditation practice. Please bring a pair of hiking boots and a packed lunch.
2027
Dates: January 14 - February 11, 2027. 5 Thursdays from 7-8:30pm in Eugene. In-person and online.
Supported: $125
Sustaining: $175
Supporting: $225
This 5-week Zen meditation course is focused on cultivating kindness and compassion in your meditation practice and life. We’ll be focusing on a variety of practices geared towards engendering kindness towards oneself, others, and to the world. These practices were laid out in great detail by the Zen teacher, Torei Enji, a few hundred years ago. They form a beautiful foundation for developing a "baseline psychological well-being" and are seen as the platform for deeper insights. This course is open to anyone. We hope you can join us.
DATES: Sunday, August 22 - Sunday, August 29
Location: Residential at Big Bear Retreat Center in Walton, Oregon.
Accredited by the International Mindfulness Teachers Association
Tuition includes:
100 hour meditation/mindfulness teacher certification (module 1:1)
Follow-up weekend course (module 1:2 to be completed one to three years after module 1:1)
Additional coursework will be completed at home
Our Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher training is unique. Being firmly rooted in the Rinzai Zen tradition, it has a long and distinguished history of teaching meditation for boosting physical and mental health, as well as for grounding, insight, and self-understanding.
Dates: 6 Thursdays in the spring of 2027. TBD. 6 Thursdays from 7-8:30pm in Eugene. In-person and online.
Supported: $125
Sustaining: $175
Supporting: $225
This 6-week Zen and mindfulness course is focused specifically on improving your overall health and wellness. We'll be covering simple and effective techniques from the Zen tradition that improve concentration, help you deal with stress, pain, and difficult emotions, and boost your overall health, energy, and vitality. This course is geared towards anyone interested in an introduction to Zen and mindfulness practice, and/or anyone looking for a way of working with some of the things mentioned above.