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SUMMARY:Dragons & Tigers\, Oh My! Our Great Summer Sesshin
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n\nDragons & Tigers\, Oh My! Our Great Summer Sesshin\nwith John Tarrant & PZI Teachers\nMount Madonna Center\nWatsonville\, California\nJune 8th–14th\, 2026 \n\nDragons and tigers\, hidden and crouching\, and bears\, song birds\, and tall\, thin mystics and plump\, kind librarians in aprons\, and queens who give gifts. \nAll things appear in sesshin\, all things that fall under the law of change and sesshin makes a vessel in which fires and darkness and kindness occur together\, transforming us. \nJoin us for our Great Summer Sesshin! \n—John Tarrant\, Roshi \n\n\nOur Great Summer Sesshin is an extended 7-day & 6-night in-person gathering beginning Monday June 8th at 7:30 pm\, and completing Sunday June 14th at 12:00 pm. \nThere will be personal interviews and deep meditation\, teaching talks and some conversations\, old friends and new\, brilliant teachers\, music\, great enlightenment\, mistakes\, and delight. \nWith PZI Teachers: John Tarrant\, Allison Atwill\, Tess Beasley\, Jon Joseph\, Michelle Riddle\, and David Weinstein \nHead of Practice: Todd Geist\nTimekeeper: Lora Ferguson \nRegistrar: Lora Ferguson loraferg1328@gmail.com\nTransportation Liaison: Dayna Ayla dayna.ayla@gmail.com \n\n\n\n \nMount Madonna Center\n445 Summit Rd\,\nWatsonville\, CA 95076 \n\nRetreat registration includes room and board as well as free access to morning meditations in the PZI Summer Open Temple. \nMount Madonna Center provides vegetarian/vegan meals during sesshin. \nGetting There: For those flying to sesshin\, please review Mount Madonna’s guide on getting to the Center here. Shuttles and rideshares may be available. To coordinate\, please contact our transportation liaison Donna asap. \n*Please Note: Those registering for a campsite or either the single or double cabin options will require a short\, somewhat steep\, walk to the zendo\, dining hall\, and bathrooms. Camping gear is not provided. \nPZI Members: If you want to attend and are in need\, please don’t hesitate to request financial aid through our donor-driven Scholarship Fund. Contact our registrar Lora for scholarship and any other retreat questions. \nNot a member? Join us! \n\n*Registration closes June 4th.\n*Partial refunds will be accepted until May 29th.\n*Full cancellation policy may be seen here.\n*EARLY BIRD PRICING currently reflected below. All pricing will increase $100 on May 18th. \n\nLodging: \nSingle 1-Bed Room with Private Bathroom — PZI Member: $3\,477 — Non-Member: $3\,577 \nSingle 1-Bed Room with Common Bathroom — PZI Member: $2\,772 — Non-Member: $2\,872 \nShared 2-Bed Room with Private Bathroom — PZI Member: $2\,122 — Non-Member: $2\,172 \nShared 2-Bed Room with Common Bathroom — PZI Member: $1\,792 — Non-Member: $1\,842 \nShared 3-Bed Room with Common Bathroom — PZI Member: $1\,352 — Non-Member: $1\,402 \n*Campsite (Car or Tent) — PZI Member: $1\,167 — Non-Member $1\,217 \n*Single Cabin with Common Bathroom — PZI Member: $2\,662 — Non-Member: $2\,762 \n*Double Cabin with Common Bathroom — PZI Member: $1\,707 — Non-Member: $1\,757 \n\nJoin us for our yearly summer sesshin\, a time to sit together in silence in the companionship of wonder. \n \nSummer Sesshin is our major gathering for the year. We meet and sit together. There will be ceremonies and sutras and teachings and also deep and marvelous silence. \nJoin us\, join us! \n—John Tarrant
URL:https://www.pacificzen.org/event/2026-summer-sesshin/
LOCATION:Mount Madonna Center\, 445 Summit Road\, Watsonville\, CA\, 95076\, United States
CATEGORIES:PZI Retreats,Sesshin
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