Zen
Autumn Zen Daylong Retreat
Hosted by Tahoma Zen Teachers
Rinzai Zen Instructors
Experienced Rinzai Zen teachers at Tahoma Zen Monastery offering zazen, kinhin, and traditional Zen retreat practice.
Saturday, September 19, 2026
8:00 AM PT • 8 hours
Whidbey Island, WA
14 spots available
Practice details
- Host
- Tahoma Zen Monastery
- Format
- 8 hours
Reserve your place
- September 19, 2026
- 8:00 AM PT
- Tahoma Zen Monastery
You'll be redirected to Tahoma Zen Monastery to complete your booking.
About this retreat
An invitation to come home to yourself.
An autumn daylong Zen retreat at Tahoma Monastery, immersed in the changing colors of the Pacific Northwest. Includes zazen, kinhin, a dharma talk, and work practice in the monastery grounds.
Why this retreat
The highest level of care, presence and craft.
Vetted Sanctuary
Held in a carefully chosen space designed to support nervous-system rest.
Expert Facilitation
Guided by a teacher with years of dedicated practice and training.
Intimate Group
Small cohort so every voice and body is held and seen.
Whole-Day Reset
A complete arc — arrive scattered, leave reoriented to what matters.
What you'll experience
A day shaped with intention.
Chapter 01
Forested monastery setting
A grounded session of forested monastery setting woven into the wider arc of the day.
Chapter 02
Oryoki meal included
A grounded session of oryoki meal included woven into the wider arc of the day.
Chapter 03
Work practice
A grounded session of work practice woven into the wider arc of the day.
Chapter 04
Autumn foliage
A grounded session of autumn foliage woven into the wider arc of the day.
Where you'll be
Whidbey Island, WA
A Rinzai Zen monastery on Whidbey Island offering silent retreats and zazen practice in a forested Pacific Northwest setting
Tahoma Zen Monastery
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