February 11-14, 2010
Contemplative Care Retreat
At The Guest House in Chester, Connecticut


With Roshi Enkyo O’Hara, Trudi Jinpu Hirsch, Koshin Paley Ellison & Robert Chodo Campbell, Core Teaching Faculty of NYZCCC.

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