Our August - October newsletter is now available. Of special note are our upcoming Beginner's Mind Sesshin (9/16 - 9/18) and weekend Sewing Workshop (10/21 - 10/23). We hope to see you soon!

Our May, 2011 newsletter is now available. This newsletter contains information about our annual memorial service for Maezumi Roshi (Sunday, May 22) as well as our upcoming Summer 2011 practice period and seven-day sesshin. Please register as soon as possible for whatever portion of practice period you plan to attend!

There are three downloads (all PDF):

• May - July newsletter
• Practice period announcement
• Practice period registration (registration is also available online)

Our February, 2011 newsletter is now available. It includes sangha news, information about upcoming events, and more.

Of special note is preliminary information about our 2011 summer intensive practice period, running from Monday, June 20, through Friday, July 22 and including a seven-day sesshin. This is a rare opportunity for residential practice. More information is forthcoming, but please save the dates now!

Our November, 2010 newsletter is now available. It includes sangha news, information about upcoming events, and more.

Our August, 2010 newsletter is now available.

Our May, 2010 newsletter is now available. In addition to information about upcoming workshops and retreats, this issue includes information and the commitment form for summer ango (practice period), which starts this weekend with our annual memorial for our founder, Taizan Maezumi Roshi. Ango is a wonderful opportunity to foster a more focused commitment to Zen practice.

Our February, 2010 newsletter is now available. This issue has details about upcoming retreats, news about our class on the Eightfold Path (available in Monroe, WI and online), and information about a special event this month. On Sunday, February 21 at the Countryside Unitarian Church in Palatine, our special guest will be Ron Kanutski, a Native Cultural Teacher from Ontario, who will lead a Drum Circle, and share traditional Ojibway teachings and healing methods.

Our November, 2009 newsletter is now available.

Our August, 2009 newsletter is now available. In addition to the full calendar for the next three months, it also contains sesshin dates for the next year.

Our May, 2009 newsletter is now available. It contains information on upcoming events, including the Midwest Buddhist Council's International Buddhism Festival in June, and our sesshin calendar through August.