Beginner's Zen Meditation Course at SanboJi – October 2026

Three days to discover the basics of Zen practice

Arrival time: Friday, October 9th at 14:30 PM | End: Sunday, October 11th at 16:00 PM

An experiential course aimed at anyone who wants to learn meditation and discover the foundations of Zen practice, immersed in the evocative reality of the SanboJi Zen Monastery.

An opportunity to learn to experience meditation and Zen in every moment of your day. 
A mindfulness and attention practice for your daily life

·       Some topics of the course:
• Learn to meditate with: Body, Mind and Spirit;
• Sitting, walking and daily meditation in Zen;
• Practical Zen: meditation and awareness
• The Principles of Zen in daily life;
• Attention as a meditative practice
• Mindful vegetarian meals  

The course is open to everyone , both those who want to discover a new practice and those who want to deepen and perfect their knowledge.

To study the Way of the Buddha is to study oneself. To study yourself is to forget yourself. Forgetting yourself means becoming part of the world.

Hey Dogen

The Monastery

Founded by Master Tetsugen Serra in 1996, SanboJi, a Japanese translation of the Temple of the Three Jewels (the Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha), was born from a group of rural buildings recovered with respect for the surrounding environment and integrated with new constructions in the traditional style of Zen monasteries. The natural and uncontaminated territory of SanboJi includes large spaces, such as Zen gardens, meadows and woods that guests can freely enjoy.

You can book a single or double room. Double rooms will be assigned by the Monastery unless otherwise requested by the participants.

The program below is for informational purposes only; the final program will be published soon.

For those arriving by train: a taxi service will pick you up at Berceto station (Ghiare di Berceto).
The car spaces are counted based on the actual requests sent, therefore we ask you, if you need a lift, to book it a few days in advanceby asking the secretary for the number.
The meeting point is 13.45 – 14.00 at Berceto station.
A donation of 10 euros per person per trip is requested.

In case of cancellation within two weeks of the start of the retreat, the fee will be refunded.
After this deadline, the fee can be kept and used for a future experience within the following year.