The Religion of No Religion
JUNE 17-22, 2025
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Big Sur California
A Special Gathering
A unique opportunity to join us for five days and four nights for a deep experience in the tranquil energy of Tassajara nestled deep in the Big Sur mountains. In collaboration with the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, we have received special permission to host on the entire property with our curated community of community leaders, masters of their craft and guides. Tassajara is full practice cloistered Zen monastery founded by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1967. The monks open the space for a few months per year to welcome aligned guests into their practice, this is how they fund their center. We have been given high trust to open the space for our community and practices.
This will be a period of multimodal practice and contemplation, which will give rise to the most ideal energetics for our collective discourse. We will have sessions and workshops held by our Namuna Guides, enter regular daily practices with the Zenshinji monks, soak in the hot springs on the land, and restore our hearts and minds.
“The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes ... Zen practice is to open up our small mind.”
― Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
Attendance is open for masters of their art, craft, or practice.
This is not a retreat where we are offering transformation to seekers. It is a moment to go inwards, deeply with other masters, share our practices and find a type of stillness that is hard to attain within our often fought over attention. Plan to be offline for this gathering.
Energetic Exchange
The exchange of this experience includes accommodations, programming, and organic, local, delicious meals for five days and four nights. Attendance starts at $1950.
namūna is a 501c3 non-profit and we won’t turn anyone away due to cost. Our donors have made several scholarships available. Please enquire if you’d like assistance.
About Tassajara
Our home for the weekend, Tassajara is nestled in a mountain valley located in a remote part of California’s Ventana Wilderness, inland from the Big Sur coast. Anchored by its natural hot springs, the Tassajara valley is home to one of three Soto Zen practice communities that comprise San Francisco Zen Center. Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, also referred to as Zenshinji (Zen Heart-Mind Temple), was founded in 1967 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, and is dedicated to embody, express, and make accessible the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha.”
Decades of Zen Buddhist practice have made the Tassajara valley a sacred land not only for the Esselen tribe, its original occupants, but also for Buddhists of all lineages. It is the home of the first Zen monastery outside of Japan. We find Tassajara a beautiful and peaceful center to relax, rest, and integrate while being able to soak in the healing waters of the Big Sur hot springs.
