1-day Temple Retreat & Tour: Jingoji and Takao Area

When Kukai, the founder of Esoteric Buddhism in Japan, returned to Kyoto with new teachings, Jingoji was his first temple of residence. Well before Kukai founded the now-famous UNESCO heritage sites of Toji and Koyasan, he began teaching at this more remote mountain temple. It's soothing river just outside the grounds and the stone stairs […]

¥11000

1-day Temple Retreat & Tour: Jingoji and Takao Area

When Kukai, the founder of Esoteric Buddhism in Japan, returned to Kyoto with new teachings, Jingoji was his first temple of residence. Well before Kukai founded the now-famous UNESCO heritage sites of Toji and Koyasan, he began teaching at this more remote mountain temple. It's soothing river just outside the grounds and the stone stairs […]

¥12000

1-day Temple Retreat & Tour: Ishiyamadera

Just a short trip outside Kyoto, visit the gorgeous and expansive 1300-year old temple famous for its large, ethereal rock formations. The main building of the temple features architectural styles similar to the famous Kiyomizudera. Numerous gardens, ponds, and trails on the temple grounds make for a stunning visual journey. This temple is a part […]

¥12000

Half-day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat

Heijoin 14-8 Sagatenryuji Setogawacho, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

This half-day retreat will mix educational presentations about the traditional meanings of mindfulness in Buddhist traditions with guided meditations, so you can put those teachings into practice. By learning the different tools of mindfulness throughout the day, you will be better able to find those practices that particularly suit you and your own mind, also […]

¥3500

1-day Meditation Retreat: Compassion for body, mind, and world

Heijoin 14-8 Sagatenryuji Setogawacho, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Spend the day treating your body and mind right. We will begin with some relaxation meditations, but as the day goes on, you will learn a variety of compassion meditations, beginning with more self-compassion and release, gradually working with group compassion meditations for the world. Special Organic Buddhist Vegetarian lunch included! Tea, coffee and snacks […]

¥8500

1-Day Mindfulness Retreat and Workshop

Heijoin 14-8 Sagatenryuji Setogawacho, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

This unique 1-day retreat experience will blend a variety of mindfulness meditations with learning about the background meaning and origin of these practices as they are done in several traditions. What actually is "mindfulness"? Some people may think there is only one way to practice, mindfulness, but there are many methods across traditions. Combining little […]

¥8500

Half-day Meditation Retreat: Compassion for body, mind, and world

Heijoin 14-8 Sagatenryuji Setogawacho, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Spend the day treating your body and mind right. We will mix light stretching and movement meditations with some relaxation meditations, and some compassionate visualizations, beginning with more self-compassion and release, and finally ending the day with a group compassion meditation for the world. Tea, coffee and light snacks included. Learning several compassion based meditations […]

¥3900

Half-day Deep Listening Skills Workshop

Heijoin 14-8 Sagatenryuji Setogawacho, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Some may think of listening and communication as a skill that you either have or don't. But it is something that we can all train in and improve at. Increasing our capacity to listen can help immensely in both personal and professional relationships. Communication can be a complex dance in which the surface message does […]

¥3800

三日間瞑想合宿(retreat in Japanese)

Hanaseyama 399 Hanasebesshocho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

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¥39800

1-day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat

Heijoin 14-8 Sagatenryuji Setogawacho, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

This one day retreat will mix educational presentations about the traditional meanings of mindfulness in Buddhist traditions with guided meditations, so you can put those teachings into practice. By learning the different tools of mindfulness throughout the day, you will be better able to find those practices that particularly suit you and your own mind, […]

¥8500

1-Day Deep Relaxation Meditation Retreat

Heijoin 14-8 Sagatenryuji Setogawacho, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Wind down for the start of the New Year with a day of guided meditation and relaxation. From morning through the afternoon, we will spend a full day traversing through several guided meditation techniques to let go of any tension from the previous year and enter 2025 with a fresh mind and heart. From basic […]

¥8500

1-day retreat tour: Sennyuji and the Secret Waterfalls of Fushimi Inari

Tofukuji Station 東山区本町12-224, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

This contemplative tour takes you through beautiful back-road temples and shrines, before heading into the hidden mountain trails behind Fushimi Inari Shrine. We will begin the day visiting some small yet serene and gorgeous temples in the Sennyuji temple complex. We will learn some background about the historic statues and the key place of those […]

¥8500