One Body Practice: Entering the Winter Practice Period: WPP2025 Exploring Dogen’s 300 Koan Shobogenzo (Part 1)

In this opening session of the Winter Practice Period, Roshi Joan Halifax and Senseis Wendy, Kodo, and Kozan welcome practitioners to the month-long immersion in Zen practice. The session focuses on creating sacred space and structure for practice while honoring the traditional protocols of Zen training. The teachers emphasize the importance of trustworthiness, community respect, and the craft of practice, from practical matters like temple etiquette to deeper aspects of releasing individual identity to experience “one body” practice. They stress how this container of practice serves as a refuge where practitioners can deeply resource themselves while cultivating the capacity to benefit others. To access the resources page for this program, please sign up by clicking here.