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A few members of EZC are planning to attend.

Residential Sesshin on Samish Island
with Zoketsu Norman Fischer
Friday June 15, 5:00 pm - Saturday June 23, Noon
Samish Island, Washington

This year's Samish retreat is a full 7-day (8 night) Zen meditation retreat (sesshin). There are three attendance options and three housing options this year. We are working on modifying our online registration system to accommodate these new changes and expect registration to start within a week.
 

Full attendance:
Arrive by 5 pm on Friday June 15th, stay through noon on Saturday June 23rd.
 
Costs and housing for full attendance: (all costs are sliding scale)
    * New! Room w/ restroom $420-$470
    * Regular (old) Cabin using shared campground restrooms $395-$445
    * Tent space $350-$400
 
Half-Time attendance:
First half: arrive by 5pm on Friday June 15th, leave Wednesday afternoon June 20th by 6pm (before dinner). Open to new sitters.
 
Second half: arrive Wednesday afternoon June 20th between 4pm and 7pm, stay through noon on Saturday June 23rd. Only available for those who have attended our retreats before as does not include orientation and meditation instruction.
 
Costs and housing for half-time attendance:
    * Newly built rooms w/ restrooms $260-$290
    * Regular (old) Cabin using shared campground restrooms $245-$275
    * Tent space $220-$250
 
Note on these fees: The low end of the sliding scale are our actual costs with no padding. We are making every effort to make this retreat as affordable as possible. If you can afford to give more that allows us to offer more scholarships and supports our sangha. Note that the registration fee does not include a donation to the teacher.
 
Scholarships are available. Please write to registrar@bellinghamzen.org with your scholarship request no later than May 10th to be considered. Please tell us how much you can afford to pay, whether you received a scholarship in the last few years from our sangha, and what efforts you are making in your own life to afford the retreat. Deferred payment plans are also possible but most be set up with the registrar.
 
On Samish Island retreats:
Every June we offer a full 7-day (8 nights) sesshin in residence at the Community of Christ's camp on beautiful Samish Island. Great Blue Herons fly overhead while swallows dance above the grass as we rise at 5am each day for sitting and walking meditation inside and outside, daily Dharma talks with our teacher, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, delicious vegetarian meals, simple outdoor work, and private interviews with Zoketsu and with senior students. Sleeping in simple but comfortable cabins we spend the week away from phones, newspapers, and our busy daily schedule. Together we settle deeply into the practice of the Way in this lovely spot.
 
Check www.bellinghamzen.org soon for registration information.