The Zen Kannon Barcelona retreats are intensive meditation practices held in both urban and rural settings.
This retreat, known as sesshin, includes seated meditation (zazen), walking meditation (kinhin), mindful manual work (samu), and Dharma talks given by Zen master Lluís Nansen Salas.
The urban retreat allows participants to integrate spiritual practice into daily city life, while rural retreats offer a deep immersion in nature.
These retreats are open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. The urban sesshin can be undertaken either fully or partially, adapting to each person’s needs.
The Easter retreat is a Zen practice stay. This means that, in a countryside house surrounded by nature, we will dedicate ourselves to intensive Zen meditation practice, while the rest of the activities are carried out in silence and with full awareness. In this way, we harmonize the Zen mind—calm and focused—with all moments of…