Retreats & Workshops

The Zendo sponsors or arranges retreats with teachers of various traditions. All teachers are expected to abide by the Morgan Bay Zendo Code of Ethics. Retreats are open to everyone. Vegetarian meals are served. The Zendo is closed to visitors during retreats except for regularly scheduled weekly meditation.

Scholarships: Most of our events and retreats are by donation. Where there is a charge, scholarship assistance is available. We encourage you to ask for assistance if you need it.

Housing: During the retreat or the days before or after, overnight accommodations are available at MBZ and at several Airbnb locations in the neighborhood. Please inquire for details.

Personal Retreats: Occasionally practitioners have stayed in one of the cabins for a personal retreat of one or more weeks. Please inquire for details.

Tea House Zen & Yoga Retreat
Saturday, June 1, 9am-3pm

Led by Nancy Hathaway & Pat Smith

The day will begin in the Zendo with tea and will alternate between sitting and walking meditation in the Zendo and outdoors in the Zendo Moss Garden and yoga in the Meeting Hall. Nancy is a senior dharma teacher in the international Kwan Um School of Zen. Patrick teaches yoga at the Blue Hill YMCA and is a certified yoga instructor. Please bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes. A vegetarian lunch will be served. To register: ApplyMindful@gmail.com

Zen DownEast Retreats

Led by Diane Shoshin Fitzgerald

Please email dianeshoshin@gmail.com for more information about the retreats including the schedule, accommodations, and cost. Also see the Zen DownEast website for more information.

7-day Retreat: Sun, June 9 - Sat, June 15

3-day Retreat: Thurs-Sun, Sept 12-15

3-day Retreat: Thurs-Sun, Oct 17-20

1-day Retreat for Rohatsu: Sun, Dec 8 (9am-5pm)

Zen & Yoga Retreat

Saturday, July 20, 9 am - 5 pm

Led by Hugh Curran & David Walker

This retreat is intended for both beginners and advanced practitioners. Please wear loose clothing that is non- distracting and something to contribute to a potluck lunch.

David has been teaching yoga asanas for many years in the Blue Hill Peninsula area. He and Hugh have led many retreats at the Morgan Bay Zendo. Contact hugh.curran@maine.edu.

Tea House Zen Retreat

Friday, August 2 @ 6PM-8PM

Saturday, August 3 @ 7-8PM (Come for any part of the day)

Sunday, August 4 @ 7AM-3PM

Led by Nancy Hathaway

This retreat is an introduction to zen practice and an opportunity for experienced sitters to delve deeper into the heart of zen practice. The retreat will alternate between sitting and walking meditation, some of which will be outdoors on Zendo grounds and in the Zendo Moss Garden where nature reveals itself to us in the quiet of our practice. We will also use formal zen-style eating with vegetarian meals. There will be optional zen meetings with Nancy, a senior dharma teacher in the international Kwan Um School of Zen.

There are some accommodations on site and Airbnb rooms close by. Contact for more information or to register: ApplyMindful@gmail.com

Zen, Yoga, & Nonviolence Retreat

Saturday, Nov 9, 9 am - 5 pm

Led by Hugh Curran & John Yasenchak

This retreat is intended for both beginners and advanced practitioners. Please wear loose clothing that is non- distracting and something to contribute to a potluck lunch.

John has been teaching yoga asanas for a number of years and is well versed in non-violent practice. Hugh teaches courses on nonviolence at the University of Maine. They have led numerous retreats at the Morgan Bay Zendo. Contact hugh.curran@maine.edu.

The Morgan Bay Zendo

532 Morgan Bay Road

Surry, Maine 04684

info@morganbayzendo.org