RETREAT – “Our Life, Our Death” – a five day retreat with Roshi at Kripalu
Jan. 23, 2010 - Posted by shoin in: Events - Comments Off
| April 4, 2010 12:00 pm | to | April 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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