Collection of all articles on meditation, or meditacio, from Nansen’s Blog or other pages on the Zen Kannon website. Especially on zazen and its practice in group sessions, both in-person and online, guided by Master Nansen.
Year-End Meditation Retreat The year-end meditation one day retreat is a practice that allows us to reflect on the year that has passed, cultivate inner peace, and prepare for the new year with a clear mind. Meditating at the Temple At the Zen temple on Gran Vía, we will find the tranquility and guidance needed…
Satipatthana: Sati – Attention, Patthana – The Four Foundations of Mindfulness The Four Foundations of Attention is the Buddha’s teaching recorded in the Satipatthana, a set of instructions aimed at activating the mind’s mode of full awareness, or mindfulness, as it is known today. This means living in the present moment, without being distracted by…
Meditation retreat in December The December spiritual meditation retreat, Rohatsu Zen, is a special celebration in the Zen tradition that commemorates the enlightenment of the historical Buddha. This meditation practice takes place every year on December 8th, considered the eighth day of the twelfth month in the lunar calendar, according to zen buddhism. During Rohatsu,…
Meditation with poems and koan is a way of studying Zen through zazen. The great poems and koan of the Zen tradition are not simply texts to be studied. They are words born of practice that invite us to look directly at our mind and our life. In this course, we will alternate meditation workshops…
Mindfulness Practices Full Attention The guided mindfulness meditation in the Zen tradition especially seeks to facilitate the practice of full attention in everyday activities. The exercises are light and structured in a way that anyone can perform them without being an expert. Listen to and try to follow each of the proposed exercises. If you…
Meditate with us online At Zen Kannon we offer Zazen Zoom: online Zen meditation sessions so you can practice from home, regularly and in community. Connect in silence, share presence, and cultivate the awakened mind from wherever you are. We recommend that before using the online meditation sessions, you attend a free in-person introduction to…
Meditation in BarcelonaIn-person and Online Zen Meditation in Barcelona In-person Zen meditation in barcelona is undoubtedly the best option, as long as personal circumstances allow it, of course. Thanks to in-person meditation, there is daily direct contact with the teachers and the group. Additionally, there are also ritual elements that help bring the conditioning of…
The Zen Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor Certificate course prepares participants to become instructors in these practices. The course content is based on books by Lluís Nansen Salas: “Meditació Zen, l’art de simplement ser” (2017), “Mindfulness Zen, la consciència de l’ara” (2018). Dharma Zen. L’ull de la meravellosa revelació, (2019), published by Edicions Invisibles, Barcelona. Who…
Zen meditation retreat in the mountains The Zen meditation retreat is a few days of practice. It takes place in a countryside house, surrounded by nature. During the sesshin, we practice Zen meditation intensively. The rest of the activities are done with full awareness and in silence. In this way, we can unite the Zen…
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