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Integral Zen 7 Day Zen Healing Retreat, Vajra Vidya Retreat Center, Crestone, CO Spring 2025, Recorded Event
May 12, 4:00 pm - Dec 31, 10:00 am MDT
May 12, 6:00 pm - Dec 31, 12:00 pm EDT
Vajra Vidya Retreat Center, Crestone, Colorado
Led by: Doshin Nelson
Description
An Integral Zen Healing Retreat
– Where Silence and Healing Converge
Recorded Event
6 night, 7 day Zen Healing workshop, Doshin Roshi and Shikyo Jiryu.
ONLINE OPTION: $108
Online recording includes morning Nejang Tibetan Yoga Practice, Morning Teaching by Shikyo, Afternoon Teisho by Doshin, Early evening teaching by Doshin. Access to recordings until 12/2026
Once you register for this event, Shikyo will email you supplemental materials that were included for prior attendees. You are also able to make a one one one appointment with Shikyo once you have registered.
This was our first live retreat offered as a recorded event. If you would like to do this as a a solo retreat, the schedule is as follows.
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Tuesday to Sunday |
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05:30 |
Optional
Zazen |
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06:00 |
Morning
Service / Zazen |
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06:50 |
Nejang /
Body Practice |
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07:30 |
Breakfast |
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08:15 |
Zazen |
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08:45 |
Break |
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10:10 |
Janel Dharma / Healing Talk / Activity |
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11:45 |
Zazen |
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12:00 noon |
Lunch |
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02:00 pm |
Zazen |
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02:35 pm |
Kinhin |
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02:55 pm |
Zazen |
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03:35 pm |
Short break |
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03:50 pm |
Doshin or
Janel Dharma Talk / Activity – Zazen |
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05:20 pm |
Kinhin |
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05:30 pm |
Dinner |
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07:00 pm |
Reading |
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07:30 pm |
Zazen |
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08:00 |
Optional
Zazen |
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08:30 |
End |
Registration
If you are registered, you can access the course link, info, videos, and materials in the my profile section of the website.
Sessions
Past Sessions
- April 5th, Final Check-in - Apr 5, 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm MDT
Final Check-in
We are interested in hearing two specific things from you:
- What healing have you experienced on this retreat?
- What Insights have you experienced on this retreat?
April 5th Doshin Final Day 05 Talk - Apr 5, 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm MDT
Doshin Day 05 Dharma Talk
April 5th Shikyo Teaching - Apr 5, 10:15 am - 11:45 am MDT
April 5 - Day 05
· Magic Dance
· Sache Tibetan Geomancy
· Chinese Year of the Snake
· What have we learned
· Where do we need work
April 5th Morning service, Zazen, Nejang Yoga - Apr 5, 6:00 am - Apr 6, 7:30 am MDT
Day 05 - Morning service and Nejang
(Apologies for the poor audio quality on Zoom)
· We recommend following the Morning service with a 30 to 60 minute Zazen
· The Nejang Tibetan Yoga begins 18:00 minutes in and continues till the end of the video.
April 4th Doshin Lineage Chant - Apr 4, 7:00 pm - Apr 5, 8:00 pm MDT
Doshin Evening Teaching Day 04
Crestone, Colorado at Vajra Vidya
The Integral Zen Rinzai Zen Lineage Chant
Continue Reading from:
Faith in Mind - “Hsin Hsin Ming”
the Third Patriarch Seng Can, 6th Century
Translated by Chan Master Shen-yen
Questions with Answers from the Roshi
April 4th Touching the True Face - Apr 4, 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm MDT
Apr 04 - Day 04 Touching the True Face
Apprentice Adam (Kaku) works with two people to practice Doshin's Koan method, Touching the True Face
· Demonstration by Adam the Apprentice
· Coaching by Doshin
April 4th Shikyo Teaching - Apr 4, 10:15 am - 11:45 am MDT
April 4th Morning service, Zazen, Nejang Yoga - Apr 4, 6:00 am - 7:30 am MDT
Day 04 - Morning service
(Apologies for the poor audio quality on Zoom)
· We recommend following the Morning service with a 30 to 60 minute Zazen
· The Nejang Tibetan Yoga begins 19:00 minutes in and continues till the end of the video.
April 3rd Choan Teaching Evening - Apr 3, 7:00 pm - Apr 4, 8:00 pm MDT
Rev. Choan Evening Teaching Day 03
Crestone, Colorado at Vajra Vidya
Story of a Buddhist’s call to serve the Dharma
Reading from:
The JunPo Roku by Rev Da Ju
April 3rd Ani la Guest teaching Bodhichitta, Impermanence, Purification - Apr 3, 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm MDT
Apr 03 - Day 03
Guest teaching - AniLa
Bodhichitta, Impermanence, Purification
April 3rd Shikyo Teaching - Apr 3, 10:15 am - 11:45 am MDT
April 3 Day Three
• Magic Dance
• Five Buddha Families Thrangu Rinpoche
• Chinese elements starting looking at that, short look at overview and approach to health
• Five poisons, antidotes, Five Buddha Families Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
• Health connections
April 3rd Morning Service, Zazen, Nejang Yoga - Apr 3, 6:00 am - 7:30 am MDT
Day 03 - Morning service and Nejang
(Apologies for the poor audio quality on Zoom)
· We recommend following the Morning service with a 30 to 60 minute Zazen
· The Nejang Tibetan Yoga begins 17:00 minutes in and continues till the end of the video.
April 2nd Doshin Evening Teaching - Apr 2, 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm MDT
Doshin Evening Teaching Day 02
Crestone, Colorado at Vajra Vidya
Story of a Buddhist’s call to serve the Dharma
Continue Reading from:
Faith in Mind - “Hsin Hsin Ming”
the Third Patriarch Seng Can, 6th Century
Translated by Chan Master Shen-yen
April 2nd, Shikyo teaching, Context and Introduction - Apr 2, 10:15 am - 11:45 am MDT
Magic Dance,
Five elements Sowa Rigpa more in depth look how they impact our health.
Bon book.
Magic Dance.
Three to five poisons. Start to lay out patterning family and social history for five poisons and five antidotes.
Which are our poisons and our strengths and powers.
Group
exploration
April 2nd Morning service, Zazen, Nejang Yoga - Apr 2, 6:00 am - 7:30 am MDT
Day 02 - Morning service and Nejang
· We recommend following the Morning service with a 30 to 60 minute Zazen
· The Nejang Tibetan Yoga begins 12:30 minutes in and continues till the end of the video.
April 1st Doshin Evening Teaching Day 01 - Apr 1, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm MDT
Doshin Evening Teaching Day 01
Crestone, Colorado at Vajra Vidya
Reading from:
Faith in Mind - “Hsin Hsin Ming”
the Third Patriarch Seng Can, 6th Century
Translated by Chan Master Shen-yen
April 1st Doshin Teaching Afternoon - Apr 1, 3:45 pm - 5:15 pm MDT
Doshin Evening Teaching Day 01
Crestone, Colorado at Vajra Vidya
Reading from:
Faith in Mind - “Hsin Hsin Ming”
the Third Patriarch Seng Can, 6th Century
Translated by Chan Master Shen-yen
April 1st Shikyo Teaching - Apr 1, 10:00 am - 11:45 am MDT
Magic Dance
Review of chakras, what we are doing in IZ this way and working with people,
Typology
charts, What are our primary poisons?
April 1st, Morning service, Zazen, Nejang Yoga - Apr 1, 6:00 am - 7:30 am MDT
Day 01 - Morning service, Zazen, Nejang Yoga