- An Online & In-Person Offering
Catch Your Mind: Unveiling the Zen Path
with KOSHIN PALEY Ellison Sensei
Once a month on Saturdays
Sept. 30th, 2023 – July 13th, 2024
9:00am – 4:00pm ET
Transform Challenges into Opportunities through Courage, Compassion, Community
Catch Your Mind is an exploration of the central grounding themes of Soto Zen Buddhist practice: wisdom, ethics, and contemplation in connection to the Three Treasures – the awakened mind (Buddha), taking refuge in the teachings everywhere (Dharma), and in community (Sangha). In this way, this course aspires to be a spiritual learning community.
How can you experience more freedom within yourself and more connection with others? How can you develop your own Zen path of practice? Join us for ten months of study and learn from the writings of Robert Aitken, John Daido Loori, Katsuki Sekida, Taizan Maezumi, Bernie Glassman, John Daishin Buksbazen and others. If you are wondering what the Zen path is, this is a beautiful opportunity to take a fresh look with others in a loving, learning, and practice environment.
Together we will explore materials that offer:
- Practical instruction
- Philosophical and spiritual interest
- Teachings rich in poetic imagery
- Images rich in emotional resonance
- Opportunities to reflect on what matters most to you
In this ten-month journey, we will meet once a month for a morning of practice, an afternoon of study, and, of course, we welcome you to practice zazen each day in the online & in-person zendo.
One of the essential questions for us is: if we are already free, connected, and lacking nothing, why practice? Let’s inquire together.
Class Registration
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Master's Level Credit $2,520
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Audit Level $888
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Audit - Scholarship Level $666
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Audit - Scholarship Level 1 $444
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Continuing Education Credit (CE) Fee $25
Financial Support: New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care endeavors to make our programs accessible. If the cost of this program is prohibitive, please choose the scholarship tier that would make it possible for you to attend. Please note that there are a limited number of scholarship seats available. If a scholarship tier is not listed on the registration form, that means it is no longer available.
Course Details | Catch Your Mind
- Class Dates: Sept 30th | Oct 14th | (No Class Session in Nov) | Dec 9th | Jan 20th | Feb 10th | Mar 9th | Apr 20th | May 11th | June 1st | July 13th
- Online and In Person: This hybrid model class allows students to attend the program remotely or in person. Please choose which option best suits your needs during registration. There are a limited number of in person spots available.
- Includes NYZC Half-Day Retreats: The course schedule includes participation in NYZC's monthly Half-Day retreats (whether virtually or in-person) from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm ET and the Catch Your Mind class from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET.
- 60.5 Continuing Education Credits (CEs) are available for Social Workers. Please be sure to add this to your registration if you'd like to receive CEs for this course. You will also be required to complete an evaluation form at the end of the semester in order to receive CEs. NYZC is an approved provider of SW CEs through the NYSED State Board for Social Work. If you are licensed outside of New York State, please check with your local SW Board to make sure they'll accept these CEs.
- Master’s Level Credit: Register at this level if you need Masters Credit. You will also be required to write a 10-page paper. If you register at any of the audit levels, you can still participate fully in the class and will not be required to submit a 10-page paper.
- Combine Classes for a Weekend of Practice and Study: Our Zen Precepts: Living an Ethical Life class is offered on the same weekend of each Catch Your Mind class. Many students opt to register for both classes and treat each monthly weekend as a semi-retreat and study intensive.
- Certificate in Contemplative Care: this course is part of our certificate program which you can learn more about here.
ABOUT THE Teacher
About the TEACHER
Koshin Paley Ellison Sensei, MFA, LMSW, DMIN, is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and Certified Chaplaincy Educator. After many years as a chaplain and psychotherapist, Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Koshin is a world renowned thought leader in contemplative care. He is the author of Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion (Balance/Hachette, 2022); Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up (Wisdom Publications, 2019) and the co-editor of Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End of Life Care (Wisdom Publications, 2016). His work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning, and Tricycle Magazine among other publications.
