Going Deeper: A 3 Day Retreat in Washington DC
Dates and Times
Friday October 4, 2024 / 10am – 4pm ET
Saturday October 5, 2024 / 10am – 4pm ET
Sunday October 6, 2024 / 10am – 12pm ET
Location: Crossings Healing & Wellness Center in Silver Spring, MD
(This is a non-residential retreat. See below for more information.)
In-person and Online
Going Deeper
This 3-day retreat is a rare opportunity for people who have been meditating with The Way and in the Original Love programs, and any others who are drawn to Henry’s approach, to gather together for three days of deep practice and renewal.
Traditionally, the shared space of a retreat, where we sit in community over several days, have always been seen as the preeminent way to deepen our practice and our understanding of life, compassion and peace.
Meeting, discovering and coming home
Over the three days, as we go deeper into practice, we will have guided meditations, silent sitting, talks, teachings, poetry, Q&A’s, discussion time and plenty of opportunity to meet and hang out in community.
The approximate schedule is 10am-12pm and 2-4pm on Friday and Saturday, and 10am-12pm on Sunday.
The teaching will be based on various methods and approaches from Zen and other ancient meditation schools, which allow us to come back to our true home – one of peace, awareness, ease and “original love.”
The Way & Original Love
In this retreat, we will pick up on many elements from the pathway of The Way app, and explore them live and together.
Henry will also be drawing inspiration and teachings from his newly published book, Original Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening.
Cost for the 3-day retreat
$325 in-person
$175 online participation
The cost includes:
- 3 days of retreat
- Access to the retreat recordings for 3 months
All sessions will be recorded if you can’t attend live, and made available within a week after the retreat.
Scholarships
We warmly welcome you to contact us if a scholarship would allow you to attend this retreat. Please contact the program manager Jeremy for details about how to apply.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this retreat, please contact Jeremy. We’re happy to answer any questions and look forward to having you join us!
This is a non-residential retreat, and participants will be providing their own food and lodging. Please see below for information about places to stay and eat near the retreat location.
Places to stay
The Silver Spring metro stop is a 10 minute walk from the retreat location, so you could stay anywhere along the metro line.
There are many Airbnb’s in the quiet, tree-lined neighborhoods right outside the Silver Spring downtown area. If you don’t mind a longer walk, or short Uber ride, there are options along nearby Rock Creek Park as well.
We aren’t working with a particular hotel, but a search for hotels in downtown Silver Spring, MD, will yield several options to choose from.
Places to eat
Here are some places to eat and get food near the retreat location within a 15 min walk of Crossing Healing and Wellness.
Restaurants:
Groceries and prepared foods:
About your teacher
Henry Shukman
Henry is an authorized Zen Master in the Sanbo Zen lineage, and is the Spiritual Director Emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In addition to teaching meditation, Henry is an award-winning author and poet. His struggles and traumatic experiences as a youth, combined with a spontaneous awakening experience at 19, paved the way for Henry to develop a well-rounded approach to healing and awakening through meditation.
