Kuan Yin the greenhouse, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, Muir Beach, California (photo by Florence Caplow)

This four night retreat for women, led by Florence Caplow and Sue Moon, is based on The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-five Centuries of Awakened Women. Spend a few days with the editors of the book in the beautiful environs of Green Gulch Farm, which is part of San Francisco Zen Center, celebrating “awakening in a female form” through silence, play, dialogue, and writing.

Together we’ll meet wise women of the past, through their stories and teachings, and we’ll meet each other—wise women of the present. This year we will focus on teachings about the body, including the body of the natural world, and we will spend contemplative and playful time outside in the beauty of Green Gulch. This retreat is trans and nonbinary inclusive.

No meditation experience is necessary to participate fully (zazen instruction will be provided), and outdoor activities will be designed to be accessible. Please contact GGF for more information on accessibility. There will also be optional opportunities to join the Green Gulch community in more formal Zen practice.

Partial scholarships and commuter options are available. Note: When you are registering it will look like you are just registering for lodging. When you get to the page with details, be sure to click “add retreat” in Reservation Options.