Sesshin/Long Retreats

Sesshin is a Japanese word meaning to touch the heart-mind. In the Japanese Zen tradition, a sesshin is a period of intensive meditation. Since some of our teachers studied Zen with Japanese teachers and some of our rituals and traditions come from Japan, we use the Japanese word sesshin for our longer meditation retreats. Although we use the word sesshin, PZI's meditation retreats have evolved from their Japanese roots into something that is more native to our western culture and present times.

See Preparing for Sesshin

PZI holds four week-long sesshin each year – one for each season.

For schedule, pricing and location information for each particular retreat, please use the links in the right sidebar.

When sesshin is in session in California, the Santa Rosa Creek Zendo in Santa Rosa is closed.