
April 2015
7 day Easter Sesshin
Teachers: Subhana & Maggie Gluek.
Followed by Transmission ceremony for Maggie Gluek 11th April.
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Week-end Zazenkai workshop
More information coming soon.
Find out more »July 2017
Zen Sesshin – Darwin Zen Group
Teachers: Subhana & Justine Mayer Commences on evening of 28 July 2017. More information coming soon. NB: Dharma transmission ceremony for Justine Mayer on Sunday 30th July
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AABCAP- Zen Retreat
Teachers: Subhana Barzaghi & Jeff Ward More information coming soon.
Find out more »April 2019
Sydney Zen Centre Autumn Sesshin
Teachers: Subhana Barzaghi & Allan Marett
Find out more »November 2019
7 day Spring sesshin: Melbourne Zen Centre
Teacher: Subhana Barzaghi Roshi Assistant Teacher: Wayne Rankin ‘Sesshin’ means to touch, settle, and actualise the 'heart-mind’ - mind that is reality itself, radiant and full, empty of loss or gain. The Melbourne Zen Group Spring Sesshin is an opportunity to participate in a seven day traditional, silent residential Zen retreat in the company of dedicated and supportive fellow practitioners – a priceless opportunity to drop away from ordinary concerns and fall back into meeting your life breath by breath…
Find out more »March 2021
Eco Dharma Training Course (Online): Module One
MODULE ONE: WHAT IS ECO DHARMA? Mari Rhydwen is a Zen Roshi and teacher for the Zen Group of Western Australia, writer and climate activist. Mari will introduce the concept of eco-dharma and explore the relationship between Buddhist practices, meditation, environmental issues and activism. We will discuss how Buddhist practices can guide us in facing an ecological crisis that threatens all life on earth. Subhana Barzaghi is a Zen Roshi, Insight Dharma teacher, Director of the Insight Meditation Institute and…
Find out more »Eco Dharma Training Course (Online): Module Two
MODULE TWO: A SCIENTIFIC UPDATE A scientific update on the global ecological crisis and how climate change is affecting Australia Dr. Rosalie Chapple is an environmental scientist who has worked in conservation for 30 years. Rosalie teaches in UNSW Masters of Environmental Management Program & is Director of World Heritage Institute in the Blue Mountains. This session will be an opportunity to educate and update ourselves about the current climate change situation, its impact, projections, the status of the ecological…
Find out more »April 2021
Eco Dharma Training Course (Online): Module Three
MODULE 3: HONOURING OUR PAIN FOR THE WORLD Sally Gillespie did her Ph.D. research on the psychological effects of climate change and her latest acclaimed book is called Climate Crisis & Consciousness. Sally will speak about the range of psychological and emotional responses to climate change and ecological collapse and how we can develop more resilience. Developing awareness of ecological threats and destructions can stir both eco-anxiety and grief. The more we talk about all of this, the more resilient…
Find out more »Sydney Zen Centre Autumn Sesshin
Teachers: Subhana Barzaghi & Allan Marett
Find out more »Eco Dharma Training Course (Online): Module Four
MODULE 4: SEEING WITH NEW EYES AND DEEP LISTENING Subhana Barzaghi will share practices that open us to the insight of interconnectedness and inter-being to cultivate a compassionate response to suffering. The role of mindfulness in building resilience, renewal, inspiration, nourishment and regenerative work. Mari Rhydwen: In an age of constant chatter and argument via social media, listening deeply is a practice encouraged in many of the responses to our current situation. Mari will speak about Aboriginal practices such as…
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