Open Mind Zen Costa Rica Zen Retreat and Florida Zen Retreat

Urban Retreats at Open Mind Zen Meditation Center

March 10-14, 2010

June 9-13, 2010

September 8-12, 2010
December 27-31, 2010

All Urban Retreats begin on Wednesday evening at 7 pm and end on Sunday after the Dharma Talk at around 11:30 am with a potluck brunch. These are non-residential events, but we will attempt to find you housing with members if you are coming from a distance.. Local residents are welcome to do any part they wish - an hour, day or the whole retreat.

Location: Open Mind Zen Center, 878 Sarno Road, Melbourne, FL

Cost: OMZ Members $40 per day, $120 for entire event

Non-Members $50 per day, $150 for entire event

Urban Retreat Schedule

Wednesday
6:30 pm Orientation for new participants
7 pm to 9 pm Meditation
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
8 am to 10 am Meditation and Interviews
10:30 am to 11:30 Yoga
11:30 am to 12:30 pm Meditation
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Lunch & Break
2:30 pm to 4 pm Meditation & Interviews
4 pm to 5 pm Breathwork, Zenergy or Dharma Talk
5 pm to 7:30 pm Dinner & Break
7:30 pm to 9 pm Meditation
Sunday
8 am to 9:30 am Meditation & Interviews
10 am to 10:30 am Meditation
10:30 to 11:30 am Dharma Talk
11:30 am Potluck Lunch

Join Open Mind Zen for a retreat in the beautiful seaside village of Dominical, Costa Rica. This small fishing and surfing town is the home of a wonderful yoga studio, Bamboo Yoga Play, where you are invited to experience the laid back lifestyle that has made Costa Rica famous.

This vacation retreat will include Zen Meditation and Breathwork with Sensei Al Rapaport,an authorized Zen Teacher and Certified Transformational Breath Facilitator, and Yoga with Laurie Lyons, Senior OMZ student and an Ashtanga Vinyasa Teacher trained by David Swenson. Dominical is right on a beautiful, tropical beach which is an easy 5 minute walk from the retreat site. Time will also be made available for field trips to local waterfalls, surfing, skin diving or bird watching in local national parks.

Accomodations will be at a local spa/resort with pool, restaurant and jacuzzi. The cost of the retreat is $975 per person, double occupancy,for a room for 7 nights with two double beds or one king, and includes round trip airport transfers, breakfast and all regularly scheduled retreat activities. Cost for single occupancy, king bed is $1275.

A $200 deposit will guarantee you a spot with the balance due by December 15, 2010. Space is limited, so reserve early. For more information, contact us at OpenMindZen@aol.com, or call (321) 427-3511. Payment may be made by check to Open Mind Zen, or by credit card through Paypal.