May 8 to 10, 2009
Waking Up in Your Life: A Buddhist Meditation Retreat
With the Co-Founders of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
Koshin Paley Ellison and Robert Chodo Campbell

“O House Builder, you are seen at last.
Nevermore will I build this house of sorrow.”
—Guatama Buddha

How do you find freedom in the midst of your life? How do you learn to be quiet and still your mind? In this weekend retreat, we will explore what the Buddhist teachings have to offer those of any or no faith tradition. The emphasis of the retreat will be cultivating a deep quiet within ourselves. We will practice together with Dharma talks, guided, silent, and walking meditations, and a closing council. Come join together for a rich extended weekend of silence and intimacy with yourself and others. All levels of experience (including none!) are welcome.

Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. He serves as the Director of Training for the Center’s Buddhist Contemplative Care Programs. He is a ACPE Chaplain Supervisory Resident. Koshin is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. He is a co-founder of the Buddhist Psychotherapy Collective. Koshin is currently a Jungian Analyst Candidate at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association. He is the Co-Director of Contemplative Care Services for the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. Koshin began Zen practice over twenty years ago, and he is a Senior Soto Zen Buddhist Priest, at the Village Zendo. He gives plenary addresses, workshops and retreats on contemplative based approaches to leadership and care, and meditation in a variety of settings from corporations to national healthcare conferences.

Robert Chodo Campbell, HHC, is a Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. He serves on the Core Faculty for the Center’s Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Programs. Chodo is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. He is Co-Director of Contemplative Care Services for the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. Chodo brings his life experience and his Zen and psychoanalytic study to his teachings in the areas of: anxiety and depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and contemplative approaches to care. He began formal Zen training in 1994 and currently he is a Soto Zen Buddhist Priest, at Village Zendo. He gives plenary addresses, workshops and retreats in a variety of settings from corporations to national healthcare conferences.