Zen Shabbat 5784
October 13, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
Zen Shabbat
Join us for the first of four seasonal Zen Shabbat gatherings with the New York Zen Center, in person and online. This ritual is a very special shared experience of sacred space and time, harmonizing the Jewish Sabbath slowdown with traditional Zazen meditation practice.
This week, in particular, offers a medicinal invitation to sit, guided with much needed breath, sabbath prayers, song and dharma. We will dedicate this ritual to all the ways with which we can bring more peace and healing to the world.
Following the ritual at 8:30pm, we invite you to stay in the Zendo and online, for a 45 minute heart circle and check in. This will be another opportunity to connect, to support, to hear and to hold each other during this time of tension and tending. Please bring a nourishing treat to share, a sweet for the soul will go a long way.
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Schedule
6:30pm – Zen Center Opens, Welcome to the space. Sit, Exhale…
(6:45pm Zoom Opens)
7:00pm – 8:30pm of Zen Shabbat: Ritual music, meditation, and spiritual teachings led by Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison and Spiritual Leader, Shira Kline.
Location & Capacity
We are thrilled to hold Zen Shabbat in person at the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, and on Zoom! In order to keep our community safe, and socially-distanced, we are limiting in-person capacity to forty-five people.
Accessibility
The Zendo is on the 4th floor. There is an elevator. There are floor cushions and chairs available for your sitting comfort. The NYZC is within 1 block of the 1, 2, N, Q, R, and W trains.
