Zen and Deep Ecology
A workshop at Shambhala, Golden Bay
4-day option: 17-21 March 2017; 2-day option: 17-19 March 2017
At a time of great political challenges for global democracy and the environment, the need to sharpen our effectiveness as agents of positive change is unprecedented. Assertive compassion is a powerful antidote to hate-speech and manipulation, and capable of harnessing untapped energy as a cause for good. Current and aspiring social activists will benefit from infusing Zen and Deep Ecology principles and practices into their political action as sacred practice.
Workshop Led by:
John Seed (Sydney-based Deep Ecology author and activist)
Sean Weaver (Zen teacher & social entrepreneur)
Jo Campbell (Zen practitioner & Artist).
John Seed (Sydney-based Deep Ecology author and activist)
Sean Weaver (Zen teacher & social entrepreneur)
Jo Campbell (Zen practitioner & Artist).
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Cost
4-day waged: $325; unwaged: $275
2-day waged: $165; unwaged $145
Non-residential option for Golden Bay locals: 4-day waged: $240; 4-day unwaged $180; 2-day waged $120, 2-day unwaged $90.
Timing:
4-day option: 6:30pm Friday 17 March - 3pm Tuesday 21 March.
2-day option: 6:30pm Friday 17 March - 3pm Sunday 19 March.
4-day waged: $325; unwaged: $275
2-day waged: $165; unwaged $145
Non-residential option for Golden Bay locals: 4-day waged: $240; 4-day unwaged $180; 2-day waged $120, 2-day unwaged $90.
Timing:
4-day option: 6:30pm Friday 17 March - 3pm Tuesday 21 March.
2-day option: 6:30pm Friday 17 March - 3pm Sunday 19 March.
Workshop Content
The programme includes workshops, meditation (and instruction), talks, walks, and networking.
This retreat brings together Zen practices with experiential Deep Ecology processes dissolving the separation between human and nature and allowing us to feel our rootedness in the living Earth.
For more information on John Seed's approach to Deep Ecology: Buddha Touched The Earth
The retreat programme will be available in coming weeks.
Please note that Ekodo, Zen and Deep Ecology do not assume or require a particular religious inclination and are expressly compatible with any or no religious preference.
The programme includes workshops, meditation (and instruction), talks, walks, and networking.
This retreat brings together Zen practices with experiential Deep Ecology processes dissolving the separation between human and nature and allowing us to feel our rootedness in the living Earth.
For more information on John Seed's approach to Deep Ecology: Buddha Touched The Earth
The retreat programme will be available in coming weeks.
Please note that Ekodo, Zen and Deep Ecology do not assume or require a particular religious inclination and are expressly compatible with any or no religious preference.
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Carbon Neutral Retreat
Ekos is sponsoring this retreat by providing the payment gateway, and making it carbon neutral with fair trade-styled, community based rainforest carbon offsets from the Ekos rainforest carbon boutique. |
What To Bring
Sleeping bag & pillowcase, toiletries/towel, warm clothes and walking shoes for outdoor walks, torch, personal meditation cushion or stool if you prefer your own (cushions will be provided). If you are bringing a child or children, please also bring any special foods. Because we will need to accommodate and feed the children we will need to add a fee of $15 per day per child (to cover food and accommodation).
Sleeping bag & pillowcase, toiletries/towel, warm clothes and walking shoes for outdoor walks, torch, personal meditation cushion or stool if you prefer your own (cushions will be provided). If you are bringing a child or children, please also bring any special foods. Because we will need to accommodate and feed the children we will need to add a fee of $15 per day per child (to cover food and accommodation).
About The Venue
Venue: Shambhala Retreat Center, Onekaka, Golden Bay. Shambhala is located on the right hand side of the main road between Takaka and Collingwood just before the Mussel Inn. Shambhala is run as a backpacker’s during the summer and a retreat centre during the shoulder and winter months. It is located on rolling dune hills beside the sea with wonderful sea views.
Shambhala is an off-grid location with solar lighting, gas cooking, roof water, and composting toilets. There is a wood burner in the meditation hall, which also warms an adjacent bunkroom. There is access to a flush toilet in the main house, but the toilets nearest the meditation hall/workshop space are composting toilets. The retreat accommodation will involve a combination of cabins, bunkrooms, and a house.
Venue: Shambhala Retreat Center, Onekaka, Golden Bay. Shambhala is located on the right hand side of the main road between Takaka and Collingwood just before the Mussel Inn. Shambhala is run as a backpacker’s during the summer and a retreat centre during the shoulder and winter months. It is located on rolling dune hills beside the sea with wonderful sea views.
Shambhala is an off-grid location with solar lighting, gas cooking, roof water, and composting toilets. There is a wood burner in the meditation hall, which also warms an adjacent bunkroom. There is access to a flush toilet in the main house, but the toilets nearest the meditation hall/workshop space are composting toilets. The retreat accommodation will involve a combination of cabins, bunkrooms, and a house.
Previous Ekodo Retreats & Workshops
Earth Wisdom Action, Collingwood, November 2015
Enough! Retreat, Shambhala, August 2015 Download Booklet
OA Workshop, Wellington, 2015
Ekodo Retreat, Shambhala, 2013
Several workshops between 2008 and 2013 in Wellington, Auckland, and Suva.
Earth Wisdom Action, Collingwood, November 2015
Enough! Retreat, Shambhala, August 2015 Download Booklet
OA Workshop, Wellington, 2015
Ekodo Retreat, Shambhala, 2013
Several workshops between 2008 and 2013 in Wellington, Auckland, and Suva.
See slide show from previous Ekodo Retreats below:
