August Daylong Retreat
August 2nd, 2025
Join us for a day of practice this August for a middle of summer retreat. In recognition of the dog days of summer we will use a slightly reduced schedule for this retreat. This event is open for residential and drop-in attendance. If you would like to stay on campus and take part in the regular monastery schedule surrounding the retreat please contact us to make arrangements. Please be aware that there is a minimum number of attendees required for us to support residential practice. We request that everyone who intends to join us beyond dropping in for a single period contact us with your plans.
The talks during this retreat will be from the recently released second edition of Tendo’s practice book Dewdrops on Stinging Nettles. This will continue the “soft launch” for the book which is now widely available. This completely revised and expanded edition of the book is available everywhere including as an eBook on all major platforms, for last minute acquisition. Additional information can be found here: Dewdrops on Stinging Nettles.
The Dharma talk will continue the Introduction to the Dream Mountain Way began at the Summer Solstice retreat (the first part can be listened to here) considering nature and naturalness, vital aspects of this practice. There will also be an instructional talk mid-morning on Sitting Outside.
There will also be a QA after the Dharma Talk. Please submit questions in advance using the form on this page: August Event: Retreat Talks and Q&A
Join us Online
We will continue to broadcast these retreats via Zoom for those unable to join us in person. We will begin the online broadcast during regular Friday evening zazen and conclude after Sunday’s Zazenkai allowing for one to be able to extend ones practice beyond the full day.
Essential Information for those joining online
• Please tune in 5-10 minutes before the scheduled start time so you can be settled.
• Download the monastery schedule: Daylong Retreat Schedule [updated 08.01.25]
• The sutra book we will be using can be downloaded here: Virtual Sutra book
• Read these posts: Guidelines for Virtual Events and Orientation to Virtual Sesshin.
• To receive the links for Virtual Events by email: Tahoma Events mailing list.
Friday Broadcast Schedule
6:30pm to 8:00pm: Zazen
Saturday Broadcast Schedule
5:30am to 7am: Choka; Zazen
10:30 to Noon: Instructional Talk; Zazen
2pm to 4:00pm: Dharma Talk; Q&A; Zazen
6:00pm to 8:25pm: Zazen
Zoom Link: [Event has passed]
Summer Solstice Daylong Retreat Schedule
| 5:30am | Choka (sutras p.3-14); Sampai; Han |
| 6:00am | Zazen; Zazen |
| 7:00am | Breakfast; Break |
| 8:15am | Samu (work practice) |
| 10:30am | Instructional Talk; Kinhin |
| 11:00am | Outside Zazen |
| 11:55am | Lunch; Break |
| 2:00pm | Dharma Talk; Kinhin; |
| 3:00pm | Q&A; Zazen |
| 4:15pm | Outside Kinhin |
| 5:00pm | Dinner [Optional, Informal]; Break |
| 6:00pm | Uninterrupted Zazen; Han; Kinhin; |
| 7:00pm | Zazen; Zazen; Kinhin |
| 8:00pm | Zazen; |
| 8:25pm | Han; Closing Sutra (p.17); Sampai |
| 8:30pm | Kaichin; Yaza |
Events in Bold will be streamed.
To receive events notifications and the zoom links for Virtual Events by email: Tahoma Events mailing list.
Please email us with any questions: Contact Information