Programs & Retreats

Virtual Temple – Spring Sesshin 2021
with Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi
April 12 – 17, 2021
Via the Zoom Conference Platform

Join Michael Mugaku Zimmerman Roshi for an online retreat that will suit anyone who is looking for a strong meditation experience with flexibility in the schedule.

We invite everyone to set aside the time to dive in deeply Monday – Saturday, attending all the sits and Dharma Talks. But if your situation requires, you can adjust your participation as long as you sit at least one full block a day (not including the Dharma talk.) You can join the retreat starting on Monday, or join the group on Wednesday.

SCHEDULE

Monday – Friday, April 12 – 16
7:00 – 9:00 am MDT: Zazen (Orientation on Monday morning at 7:00am)
11:00 am – 1:00 pm MDT: Zazen & Dharma Talk
3:00 – 5:00 pm MDT: Embodiment and Zazen
6:30 – 8:00 pm MDT: Zazen

Saturday,  April 17
7:00 – 9:00 am MDT: Zazen
11:00 am – 1:00 pm MDT: Zazen & Dharma Talk
3:00 – 5:00 pm MDT: Zazen and Close

Participants are asked to commit to the following ground rules:

• You may set your own zazen schedule, but you must commit to at least one full sitting session each day on Zoom (Not including the 11-1 pm sit and Dharma Talk.)
• When you have set your schedule, we will ask you to showing up on the Zoom platform each day according to the schedule you have planned in advance. We will provide a method for you to submit your schedule in advance so that we know who to expect in the Virtual Zendo.
• Sitting sessions consist of two or three 30-35 minute periods. As in the physical Zendo, you may enter a sit at the beginning of a session, or during a break between periods.
• All participants must register for the program.

Your enrollment fee is a vital contribution to TAZ, now as always. As usual, you will be given the opportunity to donate to the scholarship fund to support our young practitioners and the diversity of our community.

$395 USD Individual Registration (Mon-Sat)
$295 USD Individual Registration (Wed-Sat)
Please contact us for more information about the program
or if you need financial assistance to enroll.

Virtual Spring Sesshin with Diane Musho Hamilton Roshi
April 18-24, 2021
via Zoom

The Virtual Sesshin includes Zazen, Dharma talks, embodiment practice, and connection with a world-wide community of practitioners.

Sesshin with Musho Roshi requires a sincere desire to practice, fresh curiosity, and a passing acquaintance with the work of Ken Wilber and Integral theory. We express our intention to wake-up and grow-up through the lens of a developmental approach to Zen study and practice.

Contact us for more information.

Online with Mugaku Roshi
Timeless Calling, Timely Response
Jan 19 – Mar 23; Apr 20 – Jun 15; Jul 13 – Aug 10; Sept 14 – Dec 7, 2021 (38 classes)
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 7:45 pm MT via Zoom Conferencing

Zen training consists of study and practice. In 2021 the Tuesday evening class with Mugaku Roshi will be based on the new book by Anton Tenkei Coppens Roshi, Timeless Calling, Timely Response: A Guide to Zen Buddhist Practice. The book is available for purchase on Amazon and is required reading for the course.

Tenkei Roshi has been practicing for over forty years, and has compiled a comprehensive approach to zazen, koans, Zen ritual, and study. He also explores the role the precepts, and the importance of continuous practice.

See the Table of Contents of Timeless Calling, Timely Response.

Register for the second segment
9 classes, April 20 – June 15
$180

Reduced fee enrollment is an option for full-time students, those under 30 who are not full-time employed, and those impacted negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic. CONTACT US with your request.

Refund Policy: Telecourse fees, less a $50 administrative fee, may be refunded if a request to withdraw is received within 15 days of the course start date

Six-Week Online Training with Diane Musho Hamilton
Fridays, 9 am – 12 pm MT
April 30 – June 4, 2021
Via Zoom

A Dragon Heart Academy program sponsored by Two Arrows Zen

In the last fifteen years, Diane Musho Hamilton has trained facilitators, coaches, and leaders around the world in facilitation skills. An award-winning mediator, Diane Musho Hamilton is offering Mediation Fundamentals for Facilitators because even if you are not mediating in a formal context like a court or dispute resolution center, any time we are facilitating, leading meetings, or supporting group discussions, you engage in moments of mediation, negotiation, problem-solving and conflict resolution. These skills are essential to anyone who works in the domain of human communications and the effort to promote better cooperation.

Mediation is itself a formal process which has a specific beginning, middle, and end. The stages of the process may overlap, and the mediator may choose to delete a step or reverse them.  But the basic structure of the mediation process reflects the way in which people problem-solve when they are at their best, which is what makes this skill set so valuable.

In the six-week online program, we will set out the basic building blocks of the mediation process, demonstrating how they can be adapted to work in many different settings.

You will learn about:
— Preparing for a mediation session.
— Settting forth the rules of engagement and signing an agreement to mediate.
— Supporting communications and helping clients in express their positions, wants, and needs
— Identifying issues and building the agenda.
— Engaging in negotiation.
— Overcoming stuckness.
— Coming to agreement.

In addition to the live course sessions, you will receive an exclusive PDF workbook and access to recordings.

This training is for leaders, facilitators, coaches, and anyone who has the intention to build bridges in our present times of intense polarity, complexity, and uncertainty.

$799 USD

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REFUND POLICY: Program fees are refundable less a $50 admin fee until April 1. Then 50% refundable less the admin fee until April 15. After April 15 there are no refunds for any reason.

May 8, 2021
7:45 am – 2:00 pm
Via Zoom

SCHEDULE
7:45       Orientation
8:00       Sitting
8:35       10 min Walking Meditation
8:45       Sitting
9:20       10 min Walking Meditation
9:30      Sitting
10:00    15 min break
10:15     Dharma Talk
11:15      Sitting
11:50     10 min Walking Meditation
12:00     Sitting
12:35     10 min Walking Meditation
12:45     Sitting
1:15        Lunch
2:00      Close

A Three-Day Online Training Intensive
With Diane Musho Hamilton
June 23-25, 2021
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:00 am – 12 pm MT; 1:00 – 4:00 pm MT

A Dragon Heart Academy program sponsored by Two Arrows Zen

Voice Dialogue is a very simple, yet powerful, and effective tool for helping clients take different perspectives on themselves, expanding their awareness and sense of identity.

The technique is based on self-inquiry, and is a practice in awareness. Coaches and facilitators can use it to help their clients explore their own patterns and proclivities, as well untangle the aspects of themselves that are in conflict.

This technique results in more awareness and self-compassion, and is uniquely suited to be used in leadership and coaching work because it is so accessible, efficient, and effective.

In this interactive three-day online intensive. you will be guided by Diane Musho Hamilton to understand the basics of Voice Dialogue to support your work as a coach, facilitator, or leader.

The three-day training will cover these elements:

• Building rapport with clients
• Creating a sound container
• Exploring dimensions of identity
• Moving beyond identity
• Integrating the voice dialogue experience.

Prerequisites: This program is for facilitators, coaches, and leaders. It is important that you have prior training and experience in at least one of those areas.

If you have any questions about your qualifications for this training, please CONTACT US.

$999 USD
Early Registration $899 until April 30, 2021
Discount applied at checkout

REFUND POLICY: Program fees are refundable less a $75 admin fee until May 26. Then 50% refundable less the admin fee until June 9. After June 9 there are no refunds for any reason.