Retreat Schedule Spring 2008 Retreat
| Day | Begin | End | Description | Notes |
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| Friday | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Arrival | introductions, instructions |
| | 6:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Prepare dinner | |
| | 6:30 PM | 7:30 PM | Dinner | |
| | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | Break | |
| | 8:00 PM | 8:10 PM | Opening ceremony | nine prostrations |
| | 8:10 PM | 8:50 PM | Zazen | |
| | 8:50 PM | 9:00 PM | Kinhin | |
| | 9:00 PM | 9:40 PM | Zazen | |
| | 9:40 PM | 9:50 PM | Kinhin | |
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| Saturday | 6:30 AM | 8:00 AM | Zazen | at your own pace, in your room or meditation hall |
| | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| | 9:00 AM | 9:20 AM | Short break | |
| | 9:20 AM | 10:00 AM | Zazen | |
| | 10:00 AM | 10:10 AM | Kinhin | |
| | 10:10 AM | 10:50 AM | Zazen | |
| | 10:50 AM | 11:00 AM | Kinhin | |
| | 11:00 AM | 11:40 AM | Zazen | |
| | 11:40 AM | 11:50 AM | Kinhin | |
| | 11:50 AM | 12:30 PM | Prepare lunch | |
| | 12:30 PM | 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
| | 1:30 PM | 1:50 PM | Chant Heart Sutra | |
| | 1:50 PM | 2:30 PM | Zazen | |
| | 2:30 PM | 2:40 PM | Kinhin | |
| | 2:40 PM | 3:20 PM | Zazen | |
| | 3:20 PM | 3:30 PM | Kinhin | |
| | 3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | Dharma talk | |
| | 4:00 PM | 5:30 PM | Work period | |
| | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | Prepare dinner | |
| | 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Dinner | |
| | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Campfire and poetry | weather permitting |
| | 9:00 PM | 9:40 PM | Zazen | |
| | 9:40 PM | 9:50 PM | Kinhin | |
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| Sunday | 6:30 AM | 8:00 AM | Zazen | at your own pace, in your room or meditation hall |
| | 8:00 AM | 9:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| | 9:00 AM | 9:20 AM | Short break | |
| | 9:20 AM | 10:00 AM | Zazen | |
| | 10:00 AM | 10:10 AM | Kinhin | |
| | 10:10 AM | 10:50 AM | Zazen | |
| | 10:50 AM | 11:00 AM | Kinhin | |
| | 11:00 AM | 11:40 AM | Zazen | |
| | 11:40 AM | 11:50 AM | Kinhin | |
| | 11:50 AM | 12:30 PM | Prepare lunch | |
| | 12:30 PM | 1:30 PM | Lunch | |
| | 1:30 PM | 2:10 PM | Zazen | |
| | 2:10 PM | 2:20 PM | Kinhin | |
| | 2:20 PM | 2:30 PM | Closing ceremony | |
| | 2:30 PM | 3:10 PM | Zazen | |
| | 3:10 PM | 3:20 PM | Kinhin | |
| | 3:20 PM | 4:00 PM | Goodbyes and cleanup | |