East West Meditation

East-West Meditation
Silent Intensive Retreat
May 3-8, 2020


Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this retreat has been cancelled.

People of all faith traditions who seek to deepen their experience of Reality through the practice of Contemplative and Zen meditation are invited to join us for this silent meditation retreat.  This retreat provides an opportunity to gather for six days of silence, mindfulness, self-discovery, and a meditating community.  It includes silent meditation, spiritual talks, and private interviews with Fr. Greg Mayers, C.Ss.R.  In addition to meditation, retreatants will experience verses from the Bible and writings by Christian mystics such as Teresa of Avila, Hildegard of Bingen, John of the Cross, and Meister Eckhart, as well as thinkers like Charles de Foucauld.

This is an intensive silent meditation retreat, including six extended periods of meditation (25 minute- sit followed by 5 minutes of meditative walking together) each full day. This retreat, including meals, will be in silence. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. 
Led by Fr. Gregory Mayers C.Ss.R., a Redemptorist priest and the former director and resident teacher of the East-West Meditation Program at Mercy Center, Burlingame, CA. He has now relocated to the St. Louis, MO area.

Fr. Greg began Zen koan studies in the late 1970s. In 2010, he received full transmission as an Authentic Zen Master, with the honorific title of Roshi, from his teacher, Willigis Jaeger, founder of the Empty Cloud Zen Lineage in Germany. He is also an Associate Roshi of the Sanbô-Zen Society based in Kamakura, Japan.
Fr. Greg has taught both Zen and Christian Mystical prayer at meditation retreats throughout the United States. He is the award-winning author of Listen to the Desert: The Secrets of Spiritual Maturity from the Desert Fathers and Mothers. His example and his many accomplishments have helped guide countless practitioners along their own paths to spiritual fulfillment.


Program Details
Program begins with dinner at 6:00 pm, Sunday, May 3 and goes through lunch, Friday, May 8.
Check-in begins at 4:00 pm, Sunday.

Registration Information
Registration Fee includes overnight accommodations (private room/private bath) and meals Sun. dinner - Fri. lunch.
Registration deadline is April 21. (No refunds after April 3) 

Early-bird Registration - Full Price - By March 19: $695
Early-bird Registration - Payment Plan (1st Payment - By March 19):  $395
Early-bird Registration - Payment Plan (2nd Payment - By March 19): $305
Early-bird Registration - Payment Plan (2nd Payment - March 20 to April 3):  $355

Regular Registration - Full Price - March 20 to April 21: $795
Regular Registration - Payment Plan (1st Payment - March 20 to April 3): $400
Regular Registration - Payment Plan (2nd Payment - April 4 to April 21): $400

For more information or requests for financial assistance, please click here to contact Cathy Modde.
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