Kansas Zen Center

If you are attending an event in person, please see our Covid policy. Note that each hybrid event will have two ways to register (a.k.a. tickets), one for in-person and one for Zoom. Please be sure to register for the right one!

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Two-day hybrid retreat March 17 – 19

Two-day hybrid retreat Friday March 17 6:30 p.m. to Sunday March 19 12:30 p.m. With Zen Master Bon Hae (Judy Roitman). $100, contact us if you need the fee reduced […]

$100.00

Introduction to Zen Practice

An informal, friendly way to learn about Zen practice — what it is and how it's done. Taught by senior dharma teachers at Kansas Zen Center. In-person only. $10 donation, […]

$10.00

Precepts Ceremony and Bathing the Baby Buddha

Sunday April 9 starting at 10 a.m. we'll celebrate Buddha's birthday by bathing our baby Buddha statue with rose petals (a kid friendly event), followed by a precepts ceremony at […]

Kido! (chanting retreat)

Saturday April 29 1:30 p.m. we'll be at Lawrence's Unitarian-Universalist (UU) church for a kido, a.k.a. chanting retreat. Kido means energy (ki) way (do) and everyone gets a percussion instrument […]

$15.00

Garden day!

Time to put some work into our native plant garden as it comes out of winter into spring. Sunday April 30, noon to whenever, our garden guru Courtney Masterson will […]

Class on the Temple Rules

Saturday May 6 10 a.m. on Zoom. Every retreat begins with a reading of the Temple Rules. Where do they come from? And how does this document from an ancient […]

$15.00

One-day hybrid May retreat

Saturday May 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Zen Master Hae Kwang (Stan Lombardo). $30 requested, contact us if you need the fee waived. Orientation at 8:30 a.m. for […]

$30.00

Two-day hybrid retreat June 16 – 18

Two-day hybrid retreat Friday June 16 6:30 p.m. to Sunday June 18 12:30 p.m. With Zen Master Bon Hae (Judy Roitman). $100, contact us if you need the fee reduced […]

$100.00

Class on the morning and evening bell chants

Saturday June 24 10:30 a.m. on Zoom. With Zen Master Hae Kwang (Stan Lombardo). The morning and evening bell chants are a significant part of our practice. In this class […]

$15.00

Pop-up weeding party

Come help us help our natural plant garden flourish. Thursday July 13 7:30 a.m. (right after practice). And yes we provide the tools.

One-Day Hybrid Retreat

One-day hybrid retreat Saturday August 19 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. With Zen Master Hae Kwang (Stan Lombardo), orientation for beginners at 8:30 a.m. $30, contact us if you need […]

$30

Kansas Zen Center Event Information

For those joining on Zoom, sign-in registration will be sent before the event.

Publicly available class readings will be announced in the class description. Other notes will be sent to participants before the class.

Retreat schedules and information will be sent to participants the day before the retreat.

To register for an event, fill out the appropriate application. If you have any questions, write to us at kansaszencenter@gmail.com. Please register at least two days before a retreat or class. More information about our retreats can be found here.

Retreats vary in price depending on the length of the retreat. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. If you need retreat fees waived or modified, email us at kansaszencenter@gmail.com before registration. If you cannot sit an entire retreat as scheduled, please email us well in advance to make arrangements. For more information, email us at kansaszencenter@gmail.com.

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