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Description
A full day of meditation practice, hosted by the Eastern Sun Sangha, at Wesley United Church is planned for Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 8am-5:30pm.
Details to follow on the full program. Please see the schedule from our last retreat below for reference.
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The meditation practice is based in the Buddhist Rinzai Zen tradition of zazen, silent meditation, and our retreat incorporates practice elements from other Buddhist traditions. A ceremonial tea service and chanting will open the practice of silent meditation with alternating intervals of sitting and walking.
Lunch with Coffee and Tea is provided: Vegetarian curry and soup with rice, salad and bread.
Retreat participants share tasks with lunch service and clean-up.
In person at Wesley United Church on Patrick Street in the Paul LeDrew Room. Accessible entrance and parking on site.
This offering is open and supportive to practitioners of all faiths and belief systems.
Candles and incense are generally used throughout the retreat.
The cost is $50/day or $30/half day
We also offer the option to Pay What You Can
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For More Information about the group:
easternsun.ca
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Sample Itinerary from our last retreat:
Saturday, Feb 28, 8am-5:30pm
Eastern Sun Sangha Winter Retreat
8:00 AM – Arrival
8:30 AM – Talk and Instruction for the day
8:50 AM – Stretching and movement
9:00 AM – Tea and Zendo Open, Chanting (Heart Sutra)
9:15 AM – 11:10 AM – Zazen (sitting meditation)/Kin Hin (walking meditation)
11:10 AM – Chanting and bows (Eight Verses)
11:30 AM – Lunch + Cleanup and Free Time
12:45 PM – Tea and Chanting
1:00 PM – Zazen/Kin-Hin
2:30 PM – Gyodo (slow walk with chanting)
3:00 PM – Zazen
4:20 PM – Zendo Closing + End-of-Day Chant (The Eight Verses of Training The Mind)
4:30 PM – Break silence for sharing circle/Q&A (Those who wish to keep silence may leave)
5:00 PM – Cleanup and tear-down
Date & Time
Sat, Apr 25, 2026 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Venue Details
The Paul LeDrew Room @ Wesley United Church
101 Patrick StreetSt. John's, Newfoundland A1E 0A5
