Buddhist immersion day at Alsace Zen Temple

About this getaway

Tame your emotions and learn Zen meditation

Experience a day of immersion in the Buddhist world of a Zen temple. Reconnect with the essential, with simplicity and inner calm in the natural surroundings of a charming Alsatian village on the edge of a forest in the Northern Vosges mountains.
Discover also the KIBO monastic farm, in the Zen tradition, located close to the Ryumon Ji Zen Temple.

For this day of discovery of Buddhist philosophy, you'll be accompanied by the charismatic, multi-talented Zen Buddhist nun, Kankyo (see details in guidebook).

She will share with you her experience of silence and her love of nature. She lives in a cabin in the heart of the Vosges du Nord forest, close to the animals of the KIBO farm.

Individual registrations on fixed dates (see below)

The day is guaranteed as soon as we have 10 participants, otherwise it is postponed to a later date.

To order, use the booking form and specify the date you would like to attend. We will confirm the date by e-mail 15 days before the event.

Upcoming dates (select from the booking cartridge)

• Saturday, March 29, 2025(SOLD OUT)
• Sunday, May 11, 2025(SOLD OUT)
• Friday, August 15, 2025(SOLD OUT)
• Saturday, October 4, 2025(SOLD OUT)
• sunday, march 22
• Saturday, April 25
• sunday may 31
• Saturday, October 3, 2026

Small groups of at least 10 people customized dates

For registration in small groups on the dates of your choice, please contact us by e-mail scotty@tracesvdn.fr or by phone 06.22.11.54.86.

Ask us first about the date you want, then as soon as we have the temple's agreement, we'll get back to you to send you the information to finalize your booking.

Practical information

• Buddhist meals: vegetarian or gluten-free meals available on request.
• The day is open to anyone over the age of 16, with no special requirements. People who are stressed, agitated or talkative are welcome!
• The meditations are suitable for beginners.
• The day alternates between moments of silence and meditation, concentration and convivial exchanges.
• Bring soft, comfortable clothing, walking shoes and a notebook.
• For the afternoon workshop, this is not a group therapy session, and everyone can work on personal themes in complete privacy.

Guide/Accompanist

Your guide is a Zen Buddhist nun, based at Weiterwiller Zen Temple in the Northern Vosges(www.dailyzen.fr).
A best-selling author of numerous books, she is also an international speaker, blogger, hypnotherapist and singing teacher. She has been practicing Zen Buddhism for over 20 years.
With her love of nature, in 2020 she also founded an association that runs the KIBO farm, a 14-hectare estate of pure nature located near the Zen temple, which helps elderly and factory-farmed animals, including some fifteen horses. The farm helps to improve their living conditions. All proceeds from the day's events are donated to the KIBO farm for the animals.

Options: Overnight stay before or after the immersion day: prices depend on comfort and dates, please ask us.

A supplement of €10 per person is charged on certain public holidays.