Residential Training and Retreats

Residential Training and Retreats

Do you wish to retreat for a short while in a peaceful, quiet and beautiful environment? Escape the pressures of work and life in the city? Zenwest has a hermitage and camping space available at our Kokizanji Temple for members that wish to experience a personal retreat or engage in residential practice at the temple.

Non-Residential Training Period

Zenwest Buddhist Society offers a Non-Residential Training Period (NRTP), an opportunity to dive deeply into practice without the commitment of residential training and ideal for householders. This is a three month period where you commit to deepening your practice and maintaining a schedule of sitting, chanting, journaling and study, care practice, body work, and interview. Designed to assist you in engaging deeply with practice, the NRTP is offered to members and associates several times a year.

Monastic Training

Monastic Training

Download Monastic Training Application Philosophy Monastic training at Zenwest has been established as an opportunity for motivated individuals to engage in an intense, fully immersive programme for a clearly defined period of time.  Our monastic training is much like...

Training Meetings

Maintaining Formal Zen training while leading a busy life with a family and career can be difficult. If you aren’t able to make it to the Zendo as often as you would like, one way of supporting your daily home practice is to schedule Training Meetings with Eshu Osho. This is an opportunity to investigate your practice in an intimate one-on-one environment with our Abbot and teacher.