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Monday, March 11 and Monday March 25
Intensive Day of Sitting

6:00 am – 10:00 pm

Two of us (so far) will be travelling to Montana to participate in a Zen retreat led by Zenku Smyers at the Mission Mountain Sesshin. (See attached flyer) To condition mentally and physically for that retreat I am offering a day of intensive sitting with a schedule based on the Saturday of that retreat. If you want to travel with us, please register with Zenku as per instructions on the attached flyer. If you want to join us for any or all of the Creston Zendo’s Intensive Day of Sitting, please register with me at 250-428-6500.

Sitting Schedule

^{6:00AM until 9:00AM}

^{9:00AM until 10:00AM}

^{10:00AM until 12:30PM}

^{12:30PM until 2:40PM}

^{2:40PM until 3:30PM}

^{3:30PM until 4:30PM}

^{4:30PM until 6:00PM}

^{6:00PM until 7:30PM}

^{7:30PM until 10:00PM}

^{Zazen & Morning Service (40 X 3)}

^{Breakfast Break}

^{Zazen (40 X 3)}

^{Lunch Break & Work Meditation}

^{Zazen (40 X 1)}

^{Dharma Talk & Tea}

^{Zazen (40 X 2)}

^{Dinner Break}

^{Zazen (40 X 3)}

Please register four days in advance of event 250-428-6500

$60.00 (meals included)

Co-offered with College of the Rockies

Mindful Eating
March 30 - May 11 2013. (No class May 4)

In this course we study the work of Jan Chosen Bays, Zen Master and Pediatrition specializing in Obesity in Children. The course is taught by Kuya Minogue, resident teacher at the Creston Zendo. We study the principles of mindful eating, develop a supportive group, do some
mindful eating practices in class, and then have a silent potluck lunch together so we can apply what we have learned. Students in the last mindful eating class reported that they lost an average of twelve pounds each during the last course. There is room for eight students in this class, so register early.

$279.00 Register at College of the Rockies, Creston Campus.

Mindfulness, Stress and Chronic Pain

Six Consecutive Saturdays
May 26 - July 7
9:30 am - 12:00 pm (Last class is from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm - bring bag lunch)
This is an six week course inspired by the feedback from students requested by meditation students who are coping with chronic pain. The course will be based in the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, pioneer in bringing mindfulness practices into medical processes. There will be room for eight people in this course and it will be taught by Kuya Minogue. Doctor's permission slip is required to participate in this course and students must sign a waiver.

$279.00 Register at College of the Rockies, Creston Campus.

Residential Training

Residential practice is an opportunity for members to live in the Creston Zen Centre Residence. Full time residents commit to becoming an intimate part of the Creston Zen Centre community as well as deepening their relationship to the larger Sangha. They commit to spending more time and energy doing formal practice within the context of residential practice than is possible in retreats or when living off site. During their term of residency they receive guidance from the resident teacher and from senior students, they study traditional Soto Zen texts, and experience dharma that is part of the Creston Zen Center's daily life. As work outside the temple and personal commitments allow residents attend daily zazen, communal meals, Wednesday evening and Saturday morning programs, work practice days, and week end and weeklong retreats. They have informal spiritual counselling at least once a term and participate in the Training Term program if possible. They also hold regular temple jobs and make themselves available for temple work projects.

Dates: By arrangement.
Cost: Food and lodging, $40.00 a day, $300/week or $600/month
Monk support by donation.