Kamakura IKIGAI Retreat
A three-day small-group retreat with dialogue, practice and time in the local setting.
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Make space for the questions that matter.
Explore ikigai through dialogue, Zen practice and everyday experience. zenschool brings people together to reflect, try small steps and learn from what happens.
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Ikigai is a question to explore, not a formula to follow.
The Japanese word ikigai is often translated in different ways. Here, it opens a conversation about what gives life meaning, how work relates to that meaning, and what you might want to try next.
Rather than offering a ready-made answer, zenschool makes room to listen to your own experience and explore it with others.
Begin with a story
Cristina Ombra, a psychotherapist from Italy, joined zenschool's seven-month Zen Immersion. Her published account describes exploring how her experience, professional practice and learning in Japan could meet.
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Kumano IKIGAI Retreat
A four-day experience connecting personal inquiry with the pilgrimage routes and community of Kumano.
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A longer learning process combining time in Kamakura with online meetings and practice in daily life.
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How we learn
Reflection becomes more useful when it is connected with experience. The practice at zenschool brings together attentive dialogue, embodied awareness and small experiments in everyday life and work.
People and place
zenschool is based in Kamakura, Japan. Its founders, Kouji Miki and Shigeru Utsunomiya, draw on their own experience of work, change and learning with others. Retreats in Kumano involve additional collaborators who know the region.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Start with a conversation.
Ask about the program, language, dates or practical arrangements before making plans.
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