Seven-Day Retreat

This is an in-person Zen meditation retreat at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts, led by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, known to her students as Osho Zenju. It is a chance to practice with an ordained Zen priest in the Soto Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, in a New England setting devoted to Buddhist study and practice. Anyone drawn to a Zen retreat in Massachusetts, whether returning to practice or looking for a teacher, will find it relevant.

About Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel is a poet, author, ordained Zen priest and medicine woman of the drum. Zenju is a dharma name, and Osho is a title meaning Zen teacher. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, the middle daughter of parents who both migrated from rural Louisiana.

She is a dharma heir in the Shunryu Suzuki Roshi lineage through the San Francisco Zen Center, where she received transmission from the late Zenkei Blanche Hartman. She served as Shuso, or head student, with Kiku Christina Lehnherr Roshi, and her Dharma Transmission was completed by Osho Shosan Victoria Austin. Before entering Zen in 2001, she practiced for 15 years in the Nichiren/Soka Gakkai tradition, and she began again as a beginner on the Zen path.

Her practice is also shaped by Native American and African indigenous traditions. She has taken part in ceremony with Ifá diviners from Dahomey, Africa, and briefly studied Yoruba. Her teaching is also found in her book Sanctuary: Home, Homeless, and Belonging, which she has taught through the San Francisco Zen Center.

The Place

The retreat takes place at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts, and is held in person only.