Dear members of Zen Center Athens, from November 1 to 7 we will have the pleasure of hosting Bernd Bender from Akazienzendo Berlin at Kaisanji. Below is an excerpt from the teacher’s website as well as a link to visit it if you would like to get more information and apply for registration. Respectfully, Zen Center Athens   “Nestled on a mountainside of Serifos island in the heart of the Aegean Sea, Kaisanji, the “temple between mountains and the sea”, offers a singular opportunity to take your own place. Being present in the here and now lies at the…

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ZEN MEDITATION RETREAT IN GREECE 2025 KAISANJI SESSHINS, KALO AMPELI SERIFOS, GREECE 1 – 5 MARCH 2025 10 – 14 MAY 2025 WITH THE PRESENCE OF KOTEN ROSHI 1 – 5 OCTOBER 2025 Dear members of Zen Center Athens, We invite you to participate in the Kaisanji Sesshins of 2025. During the sesshin we follow the Hosshinji monastery’s program. The sesshin is done in silence, without cell phones, computers and books. Meals are done in the traditional monastic way using oryoki. Sesshin is a form of group intensive zazen practice and is therefore not recommended for beginner level practitioners but…

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YOGA RETREATS IN GREECE 2023 SANTOSHA YOGA & ZEN RETREAT 25 – 31 May 2023 Kaisanji Serifos Greece What does a human being need to be happy? What are the foundations of a healthy mind and body? How can Meditation enhance all the aspects of life? These are spontaneous questions that can be spontaneously answered when we learn how to relax into silence without expecting or desiring something different from what the moment has to offer. The purpose of this Yoga & Zen Retreat is to support a shift in our way of living and our perspective of things for…

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