BEGINNER'S MIND FOR EVERYONE:
THE UNDOING OF DOING
This retreat will offer teaching and practice of meditation from the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition—the simple practice of sitting quietly. Instruction will be drawn from the teachings of Zen Master Dogen and movement educator F. M. Alexander, both of whom emphasized body awareness and ease. This retreat is offered for both experienced and beginning practitioners.
The retreat will be co-taught by Teijo Munnich and Meredith McIntosh in a supportive environment. It will include some gentle hands-on guidance, exercise, stretching, and discussion opportunities, as well as a flexible
schedule that can be adjusted as needed. There will also be small group meetings offered with both teachers.
Reverend Teijo Munnich, spiritual director of Great Tree Zen Temple, is a Dharma Heir of Dainin Katagiri Roshi. She received formal training at Hokyoji in Minnesota, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in California, and Hosshinji Sodo in Japan. Her current interest is in developing Great Tree Zen Temple as a residential practice center for women in Western North Carolina.
Meredith McIntosh has studied a wide variety of massage therapies, including Swedish, Myotherapy, Reflexology, and the Alexander Technique, in which she completed a three-year teacher training course at the Alexander Alliance. Meredith has been a student of Tangen Harada Roshi in Japan, where she has spent extensive time in Zen practice.
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