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SESSHIN SCHEDULE

SESSHIN SCHEDULE

Those who cannot attend sesshin full-time have the option of signing on for part-time by blocks.  A "Round" is 50 minutes of zazen with a posture change at the halfway mark, followed by 10 minutes of kinhin.  Dokusan is offered in Blocks I, III and, depending on the size of the sesshin, Block IV.  

BLOCK I

0430    Wake-Up
0445    Outdoor Kinhin
0500    Round
0600    Half Round
0625    Chanting Service
0650    Breakfast
0710    Work Period
0810    Rest Period

BLOCK II

0930    Half Round
1005    Open Block
1155    Half Round
1220    Lunch

1230    Rest Period

BLOCK III

1330    Round
1430    Round
1530    Chanting Service
1545    Calisthenics
1640    Half Round
1705    Dinner

1720    Rest Period

BLOCK IV

1900    Round
2000    Teisho
2100    Short Round

2115    Bedtime/Yaza

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