Our group will not be sitting together physically while the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Our wider Zen group will be offering on-line meditation options and instruction in meditation. Please see the homepage for details. We also encourage you to listen to the recorded talks from the teachers at Zen Mountain Monastery.
The Rotorua Zen group is based at the Lake Zendo at Yoga Rotorua. We practice together on Sunday mornings, 9am-10.30am.
Zen meditation is a simple, transformative practice, which begins with following the sensations of the breath. Find out more, here.
Our Sunday schedule: 9am: Zen meditation 9.30am: Walking meditation 9.40am: Zen meditation 10.15am-10.30am: Tea circle.
Meditation instruction is available most Sundays, starting 9am. Please contact us in advance to let us know your interest.
The Lake Zendo at Yoga Rotorua welcomes all of us with an interest in Zen meditation – of all cultures, religions, gender and ethnic orientations. If you would like to meditate with us, please fill out the form below.
Where to find us: We practice from the meditation space within Yoga Rotorua – which is in the second grandstand of Arawa Park Racecourse, close to the centre of Rotorua. Off-street parking is provided.
Directions:Turn off Fenton Street next to the Rydges Hotel. Go past the Rydges Hotel and continue through the Arawa Park gates. The Lake Zendo at Yoga Rotorua is located at the far end of the middle grandstand. Look out for the Yoga Rotorua signage.
Upcoming workshop
ZEN & CREATIVITY: A morning of meditation and creative writing with senior Zen practitioner Gwitha Kaido Nash. 9.30am-1pm, April 4, 2020 Venue: Yoga Rotorua in Arawa Park Raceway Cost: $50 (or $30 concession for 65 yrs+ and students). Learn more...
EXPRESSING THE INEXPRESSIBLE: An introduction to Zen Liturgy with senior Zen practitioner Gwitha Kaido Nash 9am-11.30am, April 5, 2020. Venue: Yoga Rotorua. Entry is free for participants in the April 4 workshop, or by donation. Learn more...
