Workshop 25-31/08/2025

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Seventh School seminar for 2024-2025, 6 days, with sumi-e painting and Zen meditation.
Open to all.
A break is provided during the afternoon sumi-e practice.
Non-residential. We’ll help you find accommodation and share transport from Costigliole to the temple.

Program

Monday 25th of August
15.00 – 18.00 Arrival and registration

Tuesday 26th – Friday 29th of August
06.30 Zazen and ceremony
10.00 – 12.00 Sumi-e
12.30 Lunch
15.00 – 18.00 Sumi-e

Saturday 30th of August
08.00 Zazen and ceremony
Break and free lunch
15.00 – 18.00 Sumi-e

Sunday 31st of August
10.00 – 12.00 Sumi-e
12.30 Lunch
15.00 – 18.00 Sumi-e

The location

The workshop will take place at:
Zen Temple Gyogenji
Strada Santo Stefanetto n. 25
14055 Costigliole d’Asti (AT), Frazione San Michele (AT) – Italy

Costs

Registration fees (as a reimbursement of expenses):

• Entire workshop: € 425, non-residential course, breakfast and dinner not included. Breakfast can be taken with the teaching team, Italian-style, “la colazione al bar”, and is an opportunity of encounter with master Beppe Mokuza.

The following items are included in the price:

• meals (lunch, tea/coffee breaks) 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

Use the Contact form:

https://ecole.sumi-e.fr/contact/?lang=en

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