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Seminar 25-29/10/2025

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25 October @ 7h30 29 October @ 21h30

The School’s first 5-day seminar for 2025-2026, featuring sumi-e painting and Zen meditation.
Residential in the beautiful Château de Fay, one hour from Paris in the Oise region. A marvellously quiet place, in a park surrounded by horses.

Open to all.
For free auditors (leisure courses), the price indicated is for the entire workshop.
Meditation is optional.

There is a break during the morning and afternoon sumi-e practices.

Taught by Alain Plaignaud.

Course of the seminar:

Daytime :

  • 6:45 Welcome meditation participants (7:45 on Saturday)
  • 7:00 Meditation (optional) (8:00 on Saturday, with Beppe Mokuza by Zoom)
  • 8:30 End of meditation (9:45 on Saturday)
  • 8:45 Breakfast (10:00 on Saturdays)
  • 10:00 Sumi-e practice (10:45 on Saturday)
  • 13:00 Lunch
  • 15:00 Sumi-e practice
  • 18:00 End of practice
  • 18:15 Cleaning and tidying up
  • 19:00 Meditation (optional)
  • 19:45 End of meditation
  • 20:00 Dinner
  • 20:30 End of the day

The price includes :

  • meals (breakfast, lunch, tea/coffee break and dinner) prepared exclusively with organic ingredients.
  • painting materials (training paper, rice paper in various sizes, ink and large, medium and small brushes).
  • annual subscription to the school association.

Terms of payment

Please pay the full amount on registration.

N.B: during the workshop, participants have the opportunity to contribute to community life by carrying out daily tasks.

Bring

a medium-sized bowl for meals, a thin 40×40 cm cloth to wrap it in, and a spoon.

  • a pair of slippers ;
  • loose-fitting, dark-colored clothing for meditation;
650€ Stage entier
Château de Fay les Étangs, 71, rue du Château
Fay les Étangs, 60240 France
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