Blue Cliff Zen Center

“Expenses advertising/promotions 1,986 bank charges 167 books for library 210 course expenses 3,023 excursion expense 18,658 insurance 236 licenses & permits 50 merchant fees 426 office supplies 624 payroll taxes 1,719 retreat expense 12,560 travel 703 venue costs 1,178 website expense 199 yoga teacher training 4,629 other expenses 933 total 47,301”

“Payroll taxes payable 2,329 1,303”

“To reduce the amount of stress, anxiety, and fear experienced in the community by offering zen-related (meditation and mindfulness) activities, while at the same time fostering well-being, compassion, and insight. We are committed to helping develop a more wakened community and world. Please consider donating to help us continue offering these important programs.”

“We offer five zen meditation sessions each week, as well as yoga, mindfulness courses, and teacher trainings. We also do intensive zen retreats, community service projects, and zen ceremonies. Our lineage is the zenways branch (zendo kyodan) of the rinzai zen tradition of shinzan miyamae roshi. London zenways, led by daizan roshi, is a sister group of ours and has been nstrumental in us growing our roots. 2018 activities include: new year fire ceremony: january 3-day intensive zen retreat: january 11-14 zen meditation & mindfulness for health and well-being 8-week course: january 18 - march 8 zenways yoga teacher training, second week, february 25-march 4 spring wellness retreat, march 23-25 zen meditation & mindfulness for grounding and insight 8-week course: april 5 - may 24 spring zen meditation day: april 14 3-day intensive zen retreat: may 10-13 zen precepts ceremony: june 3 japan trip: june 9-20 summer zen retreat: july 12-18 fundraiser yard sale: august 25-26 zen meditation & mindfulness teacher training, september 2-9 annual potluck: september 3-day intensive zen retreat: september 27-30 zen meditation & mindfulness for grounding and insight 8-week course: october 4-november 22 zen meditation day: october 20 rohatsu all-night sitting: december 7 and 8”