with Jokai Blackwell Roshi
Quarterly on Tuesday Evenings
Next Date: July 22nd
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Online via Zoom
Other 2025 Dates:
September 23rd
Join us for an evening of Zen meditation. We will alternate periods of zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation). Jokai Roshi will offer an opportunity for one-on-one private interview, followed by a dharma talk. Our meeting will be conducted in essential silence with guidance offered at the beginning.
A one-on-one interview is a private meeting with a teacher to discuss your meditation practice and ask any questions you might have. Interviews are optional for newcomers and encouraged for regular practitioners.
This meeting is suitable for both beginning and experienced meditators. Attendance is particularly encouraged for those wishing to deepen their realization of Zen. This evening retreat is offered quarterly.
Schedule
6:00PM - Welcome and Introductions
6:05PM - Zazen, Seated Meditation
6:35PM - Walking Meditation
6:40PM - Zazen, Seated Meditation
7:10PM - Walking Meditation
PLEASE NOTE: One-on-one interviews take place in a private break-out room during the sitting and walking meditation. Interviews are optional.
7:15PM - Dharma Talk with questions and comments
8:00PM - Closing
Cost
The class is being offered for $25. For our Sustaining Members, we are offering the class at a discounted rate of $20.
If you cannot afford the full fee, choose “Reduced Fee” on the registration form below and please let us know in the comments field what you can afford. Volunteers at our events are always appreciated.
If you can contribute additional funds, your contributions help keep our services available, compensate teachers and staff, and make classes available for those who cannot afford them.
How to Join the Retreat
Fill out the registration form by clicking the button below.
Submit your payment using one of the methods listed.
Connect via Zoom the day of the event.
1. Register
Please make sure to register in order to be added to the roster. To do so, click the button below, fill out the form and submit. If you cannot afford the full fee, choose “Reduced Fee” on the registration form and please let us know in the comments field what you can afford.
2. Payment
Please make sure to register above prior to submitting your payment. If you’re registering for more than one date, kindly submit payment for all classes. If you chose “Reduced Fee,” do not pay at this time and we will reach out to you with details. To sign up as a Sustaining Member and receive the discounted rate, click here.
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Send checks or money orders to:
Long Beach Meditation, 375 Redondo Ave. #178, Long Beach, CA 90814
3. Connect
Zoom Meeting ID and Password will be sent the day before the retreat.
Questions: Email us at info@longbeachmeditation.org
Jokai Blackwell Roshi
Guiding Teacher
jokai@longbeachmeditation.org
Jokai Blackwell Roshi relocated to California from the UK in 2000 to study with Tenshin Fletcher Roshi at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center. After completing formal study, encompassing over a decade of residential training, he received Dharma Transmission in the White Plum Lineage of Zen in 2014. As a newly minted teacher, Jokai felt moved to bring the heart of realization into the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Having previously visited as a guest teacher on several occasions, he accepted the role of Guiding Teacher at Long Beach Meditation in the summer of 2018. He received Inka, the final seal of certification in Zen, in 2022. Jokai emphasizes the direct experience of awakening using contemporary language and time-honored methods. He continues to live, work, and teach in Southern California.
Contribute
If you would like to join us in the practice of dana or generosity, please consider contributing to help defray the cost of supporting those who cannot otherwise afford to attend.