ΖΑΖΕΝ PRACTICE PROGRAMME

Temporarily zazen practice  will be held at DAN.C.CE, 76 Pireos Avenue, 3rd floor, Athens (opposite of the new Zen Center building.) every:

• Monday – Sunday morning: 8:20 – 9:05.
• Saturday & Sunday: 20:20 – 21:05

The introduction to Zen will not take place until Zen Center moves to its permanent location.

For more information please contact us at [email protected]

Zen Center Athens holds daily morning and evening zazen sessions from Monday to Friday, 8:20 to 9:00. Please make sure you come at least ten minutes earlier, so you can get prepared.

After zazen there is a discussion among the practitioners.

Please click here to see the weekly programme. 

Every first Tuesday of the month, from 19:30 – 21:00, we invite you to participate in Introduction to Zen.  It is an introductory class for those that wish to start their practice in zazen.

There can be some exceptions in the scheduled dates, so please consult the programme here. 

One Sunday each month, from 10 am to 6 pm, you can participate in the Zen Day. It includes six consecutive zazen periods with kinhin, a silent lunch break, and an hour of discussion on Dogen’s texts.

Please click here to see the monthly programme and here to read more about Zen Days.

Zen teachers from Japan, America and Europe are invited to run two-day and three-day seminars and workshops at regular and frequent intervals.

Zen Center Athens organizes retreats & sesshins throughout the year. Sesshins are five days of intensive zazen group practice in silence, in Kaisanji Serifos. You can read more information about the upcoming retreats & sesshins here.