RETREAT – “Our Life, Our Death” – a five day retreat with Roshi at Kripalu

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April 4, 2010 12:00 pmtoApril 9, 2010 12:00 pm

April 4th – April 9th

Roshi Pat Enkyo OʼHara, PhD, founder of Village Zendo in downtown Manhattan, is a certified Zen

teacher in both the Rinzai and Soto Zen traditions, and an ordained Soto Zen priest. In addition to her

own community, she teaches meditation to many groups with special needs, including people living with

HIV/AIDS, young people in drug treatment, women in an alternative to incarceration facility, and offers

workshops and retreats generally. She serves as spiritual codirector of the Zen Peacemakers. Her

teaching focuses on the healing power involved in self expression. She holds a doctorate in media

ecology and taught for many years at New York University. www.villagezendo.org

Robert Chodo Campbell is a Zen priest, chaplain, and co-founder of the New York Zen Center for

Contemplative Care where he serves on the core faculty for the Buddhist Chaplaincy Training program.

Chodo is an adjunct professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. He is co-director of contemplative care

services for the department of integrative medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center and a faculty member of the

pain and palliative care department. He integrates his psychoanalytic training with Buddhist practice to help

people develop their own transformational tools for coping with emotional suffering so they can be fully

engaged in their lives and relationships.

Roshi Pat Enkyo OʼHara, PhD, founder of Village Zendo in downtown Manhattan, is a certified Zen

teacher in both the Rinzai and Soto Zen traditions, and an ordained Soto Zen priest. In addition to her

own community, she teaches meditation to many groups with special needs, including people living with

HIV/AIDS, young people in drug treatment, women in an alternative to incarceration facility, and offers

workshops and retreats generally. She serves as spiritual codirector of the Zen Peacemakers. Her

teaching focuses on the healing power involved in self expression. She holds a doctorate in media

ecology and taught for many years at New York University. www.villagezendo.org

What is it about facing death that makes life seem so precious? What can be learned by

looking courageously at your inevitable death?

Spend five days finding your own unique responses to these human questions by engaging in

meditation, writing, discussion, lecture, and group work. Youʼll review your life and your connections

with others, and engage forgiveness and appreciation. In a safe and honest community, participants

can face their fears and uncover courage, curiosity, and the determination to enter fully into life

before death.

This workshop will be led by Enkyo OʼHara, a Zen roshi who works with the healing power of

creative expression, and Chodo Campbell, a Zen chaplain, priest, and cofounder of The New York

Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Under their guidance, you will intently investigate the

experience of waking up to your mortality, thereby discovering the treasure of your life. Like the

cicada that sings the praises of late summer, find the joy inherent in living and dying.

Recommended reading Stephen Levine, A Year to Live (Three Rivers Press), and Jane Brody,

Jane Brodyʼs Guide to the Great Beyond (Random House).

Please visit Kripalu’s website for more information.

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