Zen Garland Events & Classes – Weekly

A 30-minute Zen liturgy/chanting service offered both in-person for people in Winona, Minnesota, and online using Zoom for others.

Daily Service Book (pdf)

Use the Zoom link in the Event Details panel to join us!

Zen meditation, zazen, is a physical and mental discipline in which we create a laboratory to study the self. As in any laboratory, we eliminate variables or distractions by being still and sitting in silence. There are many forms of Zen meditation from following our breathing to the 8 levels of absorption (samadhi/ jhana), to the penetrating inquiry of koan study, through shikan-taza (sitting as this very moment) to Pure Being beyond form and formlessness. We begin by sitting still in silence, breathing fully and mentally focused on the sensations in the kikai meridian point in the low belly moving with our inhalation and exhalation.

Use the Zoom link in the Event Details panel to join us!

There are innumerable styles of qi gong. This class consists of a variety of practices organized into forms that are accessible and available to people of all abilities and ages. Classes are taught by Paul Kisho Stern, who has studied for more than 20 years. His teaching style focuses on empowering individuals to integrate qi gong into their daily lives.

Zoom link sent after registering for those participating online.  Course offered in person as well in Winona.

Zen meditation, zazen, is a physical and mental discipline in which we create a laboratory to study the self. As in any laboratory, we eliminate variables or distractions by being still and sitting in silence. There are many forms of Zen meditation from following our breathing to the 8 levels of absorption (samadhi/ jhana), to the penetrating inquiry of koan study, through shikan-taza (sitting as this very moment) to Pure Being beyond form and formlessness. We begin by sitting still in silence, breathing fully and mentally focused on the sensations in the kikai meridian point in the low belly moving with our inhalation and exhalation.

Use the Zoom link in the Event Details panel to join us!

Taking time to sit, breathe, and recognize how you’re feeling and what is going on in your inner world is critical to our overall health and wellbeing — now more than ever.

No experience necessary, appropriate for families.

Use the Zoom link in the Event Details panel to join us!

Students in this Tai Chi program are trained in a system that promotes health and longevity as well as a highly effective system of self-defense. There are several wonderful benefits that come from the study of Tai Chi Quan. Tai Chi can help improve balance, coordination, and general well being. Through practice, one massages the internal organs bringing them potential benefits. The special breathing techniques of Tai Chi are quite effective in relieving stress and calming the mind and spirit. Tai Chi is simultaneously a martial art that can bring practitioners a sense of confidence through providing the ability to competently defend one’s self when need be.

Zoom link sent after registering for those participating online-class also offered in person in Winona.

There are innumerable styles of qi gong. This class consists of a variety of practices organized into forms that are accessible and available to people of all abilities and ages. Classes are taught by Paul Kisho Stern, who has studied for more than 20 years. His teaching style focuses on empowering individuals to integrate qi gong into their daily lives.

Zoom link sent after registering.

A 30-minute Zen liturgy/chanting service offered both in-person for people in Winona, Minnesota, and online using Zoom for others.

Daily Service Book (pdf)

Use the Zoom link in the Event Details panel to join us!

Zen meditation, zazen, is a physical and mental discipline in which we create a laboratory to study the self. As in any laboratory, we eliminate variables or distractions by being still and sitting in silence. There are many forms of Zen meditation from following our breathing to the 8 levels of absorption (samadhi/ jhana), to the penetrating inquiry of koan study, through shikan-taza (sitting as this very moment) to Pure Being beyond form and formlessness. We begin by sitting still in silence, breathing fully and mentally focused on the sensations in the kikai meridian point in the low belly moving with our inhalation and exhalation.

Use the Zoom link in the Event Details panel to join us!

There are innumerable styles of qi gong. This class consists of a variety of practices organized into forms that are accessible and available to people of all abilities and ages. Classes are taught by Paul Kisho Stern, who has studied for more than 20 years. His teaching style focuses on empowering individuals to integrate qi gong into their daily lives.

Zoom link sent after registering for those participating online.  Course offered in person as well in Winona.

Zen meditation, zazen, is a physical and mental discipline in which we create a laboratory to study the self. As in any laboratory, we eliminate variables or distractions by being still and sitting in silence. There are many forms of Zen meditation from following our breathing to the 8 levels of absorption (samadhi/ jhana), to the penetrating inquiry of koan study, through shikan-taza (sitting as this very moment) to Pure Being beyond form and formlessness. We begin by sitting still in silence, breathing fully and mentally focused on the sensations in the kikai meridian point in the low belly moving with our inhalation and exhalation.

Use the Zoom link in the Event Details panel to join us!

Taking time to sit, breathe, and recognize how you’re feeling and what is going on in your inner world is critical to our overall health and wellbeing — now more than ever.

No experience necessary, appropriate for families.

Use the Zoom link in the Event Details panel to join us!