{"id":12523,"date":"2025-11-15T18:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T18:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/event\/premiere-retraite-de-meditation-zen-temple-zen-la-gendronniere\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:10:10","slug":"premiere-retraite-de-meditation-zen-temple-zen-la-gendronniere","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/event\/premiere-retraite-de-meditation-zen-temple-zen-la-gendronniere\/","title":{"rendered":"First Zen Meditation Retreat \u2013 Temple Zen La Gendronni\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>First Zen Meditation Retreat \u2013 Temple Zen La Gendronni\u00e8re &#8211; with Guy Mokuho Mercier<\/h2>\n<h2>13 \u2013 17 May, 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Zen meditation retreat (<em>sesshin<\/em>) for people who are beginners in Zen practice. It will be led by Master Guy Mokuh\u00f4 Mercier at the Temple of La Gendronni\u00e8re from <strong>Friday 15 to Sunday 17 May 2026<\/strong> (arrival on Thursday 15 May in the late afternoon).<\/p>\n<p>An introduction to the practice will be offered to beginners on the evening of their arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Taking part in a sesshin is the best way for those who wish to explore the Zen path within a Buddhist monastery. This progressive experience will allow you to attend daily teachings and engage in enriching exchanges with senior members of the tradition.<\/p>\n<p>You will immerse yourself in the values of community life and take part in the emblematic ceremonies and rituals of this age-old tradition.<\/p>\n<p>The days are structured around four periods of <em>zazen<\/em>. The temple provides <em>zafus<\/em> (meditation cushions) and meditation benches. The daily program also includes meals taken in silence and the practice of <em>samu<\/em>, service to the community.<\/p>\n<h2>RATES<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Dormitory &#8211; Normal rate : \u20ac263<\/li>\n<li>Dormitory &#8211; Reduced rates (students and unemployed) : \u20ac184<\/li>\n<li>Room 3\/4 persons: \u20ac302<\/li>\n<li>Double room : \u20ac328<\/li>\n<li>Single room (subject to availability) : \u20ac420<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>PRACTICAL INFORMATION<\/h2>\n<p>To find out :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What to bring<\/li>\n<li>Information on what to wear<\/li>\n<li>Accommodation<\/li>\n<li>Access to La Gendronni\u00e8re temple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zen-azi.org\/en\/infos-pratiques\">PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>REGISTRATION<\/h2>\n<a class=\"nectar-button n-sc-button jumbo accent-color has-icon regular-button\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zen-azi.org\/fr\/Inscription-Premiere-sesshin-2026\" data-color-override=\"false\" data-hover-color-override=\"false\" data-hover-text-color-override=\"#fff\"><span>Register for the sesshin here!<\/span><i class=\"icon-button-arrow\"><\/i><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For any queries please see the AZI Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zen-azi.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.zen-azi.org\/en<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Zen Meditation Retreat \u2013 Temple Zen La Gendronni\u00e8re &#8211; with Guy Mokuho Mercier 13 \u2013 17 May, 2026 Zen meditation retreat (sesshin) for people who are beginners in Zen&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12604,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[133],"class_list":["post-12523","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","tribe_events_cat-sesshin-en","cat_sesshin-en"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/12523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/12523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12608,"href":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/12523\/revisions\/12608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12523"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenborin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=12523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}