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SUMMARY:One-Day Chan Retreat
DESCRIPTION:\nLed by Ven. Chang Xiang\n\nDate: Saturday 12/13/2025\n\n\nTime: 9 am – 5 pm\n\n\nLocation: 255 H Street, Fremont CA 94536\n\n\nSuggested Donation: $50\n\n\nRegistration Deadline: Tuesday, 12/9 (11:59 pm)\nTreat yourself to a day of meditation and experience the benefits of Chan ( https://ddmbasf.org/theeffects ) (Chinese Zen). This one-day retreat is designed to help you refresh and deepen your practice by applying mindfulness to your daily life.\nThe day will consist of periods of sitting meditation interspersed with eight-form moving meditation, mindful yoga, and walking meditation. There will also be Dharma talks, with reviews of meditation methods or guided meditations as needed. This simple, relaxed program will help you settle your mind and maintain a silent awareness of your every activity.\nThis retreat is open to anyone who has taken the Beginner’s Guide to Meditation or has previous experience in Chan/Zen practice. For beginners, we encourage you to join our Beginners’ Guide to Meditation ( https://www.ddmbasf.org/registration/20251108_BeginnersGuideToMeditation ) on 11/8 or any of our group practices ( https://www.ddmbasf.org/registration/2025Q4_GroupMeditation ) to prepare for the one-day retreat.\nSchedule (subject to variation)\n\n\n\n8:40 am -9:00 am: Check-in\n\n\n9:00 am -12:00 pm: Moving Meditation, Introduction, Sitting Meditation, Mindful Yoga and Dharma Talk\n\n\n12:00 pm -1:00 pm: Lunch and Work Practice\n\n\n1:00 pm -4:30 pm: Dharma Talk, Sitting and Walking Meditation, Mindful Yoga\n4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Sharing and Q&A\nRemarks\n\n\n\n* No late check-ins.\n* Retreatants are expected to complete the entire retreat, except for unforeseen circumstances such as health or family emergency issues.\n* During the retreat, we observe noble silence.  Smoking, drinking alcohol, reading, making notes, using cell phones and electronic recordings are prohibited.\n* To conserve and reduce waste, please bring your own water bottle or tumbler.\n* A confirmation email will be sent upon acceptance.\n\n\n\n\n
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LOCATION:DDM San Francisco
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