Retreats

August 28, 2021

First TCC Intensive Chan Retreat since 2019: A Retreatant’s Story

I walked into the Tallahassee Chan Center for a five day retreat, having never before meditated for more than half an hour a day, genuinely scared […]
January 4, 2020

7-Day Intensive Chan Retreat

31 retreatants attended the intensive Chan retreat from December 26, 2019 to January 1, 2020 at the Tallahassee Chan Center. This retreat is dedicated to the […]
December 3, 2019

4-Day Intensive Chan Retreat

Group picture from our 3-day intensive Chan retreat November 29th through December 2nd, 2019 at the Tallahassee Chan Center.
September 3, 2019

5-Day Silent Illumination Retreat

Guo Gu led a Silent Illumination 5-day retreat August 29 through September 2, 2019 over the labor day weekend. 25 participants learned the Silent Illumination method […]
March 20, 2019

5-day Silent Illumination Retreat

28 people attended a 5-day silent illumination retreat led by Guo Gu March 15 through March 19, 2019. Each shared their touching personal reflections on the […]
January 2, 2019

5-Day Rinzai Zen Retreat led by Jeff Shore

On December 26 – 31, 2018 Jeff Shore led an intensive 5-day retreat at the Center. This special meditation retreat provided an introduction to Rinzai Zen practice. Jeff […]
December 1, 2018

7-Day Intensive Chan Retreat

Friday November 23 through November 30 Guo Gu led a 7-day intensive Chan meditation retreat at the center. Participants joined the retreat from around the world.
June 2, 2018

Intensive Chan Meditation Retreat

May 25th, 2018 – June 1st, 2018 Guo Gu led an intensive Chan meditation retreat where participants could choose to participate for either 3-days, 5-days or […]
April 9, 2018

April Weekend Intensive Chan Retreat

On April 6th – 8th, 2018 Guo Gu led a weekend intensive Chan meditation retreat. This picture is a testament to the intense practice…don’t we all […]