The September Intensive will introduce the Fall 2024 Practice Period theme with a study of the Hsin Hsin Ming (Trust in Mind), a 7th century Chinese poem and key text in Zen study, led by Robin Bradford and Sandra Medina Bocangel.
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Schedule (all times are CDT):
Thursday, 7-9 pm
Friday, 8 am-5 pm
Saturday, 8 am-5 pm
(Those attending in person will bring sack lunch for Friday and Saturday. For those attending in Europe, we intend to record the Friday night program and will invite you to watch it before you join us Saturday.)
Register now.
The Intensive will be followed by the Head Student Entry Ceremony (open to all) on Sunday, September 8th. Senior Teacher Peg Syverson will lead an Integrated Intensive October 27-November 2 that will offer deepening study of the verse including Mu Soeng's exploration of the poem in his book Trust in Mind: The Rebellion of Chinese Zen.Learn about meditation intensives.
About the intensive leaders:
Robin Bradford has practiced at Appamada since 2008 and was Head Student in 2018. She is a graduate of the Buddhist Chaplaincy Program at Upaya Zen Center and studied grief tending with Francis Weller. Since retiring from her nonprofit career earlier this year, she has dedicated herself to meeting with people who have experienced loss and to creative practices (especially quilting!).
Sandra Medina Bocangel was Head Student earlier this year and has practiced at Appamada since 2012. Originally from Peru, Sandra worked as an MD in Mexico City before coming to the U.S. where she studied to become a Board Certified practitioner of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. She sees patients in person in San Antonio and also online and is bilingual.
The registration deadline is September 2nd.
Bows,Robin Bradford and Sandra Medina Bocangel