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NYZ: Found in the Flowers – An Ikebana Workshop

June 29, 2023 by Giun Stefan Streit

Join ikebana artist Kristina Bajunaishvili to learn about ikebana flower arranging. The class will begin with a brief overview of ikebana history, followed by a demonstration illustrating basic principles of creating a balanced arrangement, and finally, you will spend the majority of the time creating your own arrangement using local, sustainably sourced flowers. Plus, you will learn tips for how to make spontaneous arrangements with found materials. All supplies are provided and you get to take the flowers you use home with you.

This class is a perfect opportunity for anyone to start practicing the meditative art of ikebana and for Zen practitioners to learn a skill for altar care.

Flowers provided will be sourced from Queens Perennial, a local BIPOC owned+grown sustainable flower CSA.

Co-hosted by Tea Arts & Culture.

Tickets for this workshop are $60. Reduced tickets available for sangha members who sign up to maintain Shobo-ji’s altar arrangements. Contact office@newyorkzendo.org to inquire.

About the Instructor:
Studying Sogetsu ikebana since 2015 with Mrs. Fumiko Allinder, a long-established teacher who learned directly from the founder of Sogetsu school Sofu Teshigahara, Kristina finds great solace in ikebana and loves sharing her appreciation of this timeless art.

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NYZ: InsightOUT Refuge Sangha (NYI), special Pride edition

June 23, 2023 by Giun Stefan Streit

Sponsored by New York Insight.

Join Insight OUT Refuge and allies for an in-person collective expression of our Refuge. We’ll meditate together and share an open discussion of what it means to take Refuge this Pride season alongside daily assaults on our political rights and identities. This is a time to reach for community like never before.

Join us online via Zoom: https://bit.ly/nyiinsightout
Meeting ID: 845 0390 5943
Passcode: 123
Dial by your location: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbAkW4rpL2

Space for in-person attendance is limited. Please reserve your in-person seat by clicking here.

Please arrive 15-20 minutes early to ensure an orderly check-in.
Reserved seats will be released at 6:30 PM to our waitlist.
If we are sold out, please sign-up for the waiting list – there may be a gap before the Wait List opens.
If you are on the Wait List, please email registration@nyimc.org between 5:30-6 pm on the day to inquire if space opened up for you to join us.
Walk-Ins will be admitted if space is available on a first-come basis at the start of the program.
If you are having trouble completing your RSVP or donation, please CLICK HERE to open it in a new browser. All proceeds will support this sangha’s teacher(s) and other NYI teacher support. Please contact registration@nyimc.org if you need assistance.

Fee by donation: Suggested starting donation is $15 but whatever you offer is greatly appreciated and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds.

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DBZ: Volunteer Days

April 6, 2023 by koge louise bayer

Volunteer Days at Dai Bosatsu Zendo

Join the monastery residents this spring for volunteer days at Dai Bosatsu!

Samu (work practice) is a traditional part of Zen monastery life. When the weather allows, we will be working outside. Participants also do nittensoji (temple cleaning), cooking, and other tasks. The schedule will include zazen (meditation), chanting and traditional monastery meals using three bowls and chopsticks.  There will be an orientation for all first-time attendees.

Volunteer days are free. To sign up, please email the office. ZSS Health Protocols apply.

Looking forward to seeing you at DBZ this spring!

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