Workshop 04-09/02/2025

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Workshop program

Tuesday 4th of February

15:00 – 18:00 Arrival and registration
18:30 Welcome and start of the workshop
19:00 Dinner
20:30 Introduction to Soto-Zen meditation

Wednesday 6th – Saturday 8th of February

07:00 Zazen and ceremony
08:30 Traditional Zen breakfast
09:00 Coffee and tea
09:45 Samu
10:30 Sumi-e
12:45 Lunch
15:00 Sumi-e
18:00 Zazen
19:30 Dinner

Sunday 9th of February

07:00 Zazen and ceremony
08:30 Traditional Zen breakfast
09:00 Coffee and tea
09:45 Samu
10:30 Sumi-e
12:00 Packing belongings and tidying up
13:00 Festive lunch
15:00 End of workshop

The location

The workshop will take place at:
Natuurvriendenhuis Allardsoog
Jarich van der Wielenwei 42, 9343 TC Een-West, Netherlands (near Groningen)

Costs

Registration fees (as a reimbursement of expenses):

• Entire workshop: € 720 double room.

The following items are included in the price:

• meals (breakfast, lunch, tea/coffee breaks and diner) all prepared with organic food.
• painting material (practice paper, rice paper in different sizes, ink and big, medium and small brushes)
• annual membership to the School Association.

Terms of payment

Please pay the full amount upon registration.

N.B: During the workshop, students have the opportunity to contribute to community life by performing simple daily tasks (‘samu’ in Japanese) such as washing dishes, cleaning, cutting vegetables, etc.
This voluntary work is carried out in a spirit of giving and concentration.

Contact & registration

Tel: +31 622391136 (Sonja Jodo Nijon)
e-mail: sonja@sumi-e.nl

To bring along

a bowl for meals (medium size) with a cloth napkin (40x40cm) to cover the bowl and a spoon

a pair of slippers

comfortable, loose-fitting dark clothing for meditation