RETREATS

SUMMER & WINTER @DETROIT ZEN CENTER

SPRING & FALL @CLOUD MOUNTAIN HERMITAGE(ONTONAGON)

DETROIT RETREATS
Detroit Zen Center Retreats are held in summer/winter, located at our city center, in a dense urban environment, with a tight schedule modeled after the lifestyle of monastics in training.   During DZC retreats we follow a guided schedule of formal meditation practice, interspersed with preparing and taking vegan meals together, light work projects, and periods of rest.  The schedule may include 6-8 hours per day of meditation, and include personal instruction with the Abbot or Teacher.

HERMITAGE RETREATS
After attending at least one Detroit Zen Center retreat, practicing members may request to join the monks for less regimented retreat at Cloud Mountain Hermitage, in the wilderness of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Located on the shores of Lake Superior at the base of the Porcupine Mountains, monks & students practice an hour of meditation morning & evening, do manual work meditaiton a few hours a day around the property, and have time for hiking/swimming/communing with nature.

REQUIREMENTS
Retreats are for members only, unless described otherwise on the calendar page.  Become a member & attend a Sunday Guided Zen Meditation (in either order).  Membership starts at $10 per month.

Exceptions for existing meditation students from other communities who will join a retreat from out-of-town can be considered.