Opening to Nature Walk: 100 Acre Wood; Saturday June 7th; please join us for a mindful walk through the woods; 2.5 miles of easy terrain in this wonderful extension of Fairhaven Park.

June Sansui-ji Work Party; Sunday, June 8th; 9 am; 2509 Cedarwood; painting, cleaning, and a variety of tasks.

Samish Island Sesshin 2025; join us for our annual sesshin with Zoketsu Norman Fischer on Friday, June 13th through Saturday June 21. This is a beautiful, silent retreat on the grounds of the Samish Island Campground; see details for full info. 

Opening to Nature Walk: Stimpson Family Nature Reserve; Saturday, June 28th; 7-10:30 am; a mindful early morning walk through old-growth forest; 4.9 miles; 300 ft total elevation gain.

Weekly Practice Moves to Sansui-ji: Wednesday July 2nd; new time and place for our weekly weekday evening practice time. Wednesdays 6:30pm - 8:30pm.

Hike: Opening the Mountains; Saturday, July 12th; 8:30-5:30; full day mountain hike; above tree-line near Mount Baker; uphill the whole way, 7 miles round trip.

Opening to Nature Walk: Old Growth Meditation; Saturday, August 2nd; 9:30-3:30; 1/4 mile and level (stepping over a few big logs) Meditation in the old-growth forest, stopping at Nooksack falls for sack lunch.

One Day Sit; Sunday August 10th; 7-3; one day retreat with breakfast and lunch provided, at Sansui-ji--followed immediately by a priest ordination ceremony for Seishin Tyndall.

Ordination Ceremony for Seishin Tyndall: Sunday August 10th; at end of one day sit; this special ceremony for Seishin to receive their formal priests robes and bowls and begin a life-long journy serving sangha and the world as a Soto Zen priest.

Temple Opening Ceremony - Saturday August 30th. Save the date. Details to follow.

Samish Island Fall Sesshin 2025: Thursday through Sunday, November 6-9. Our Fall Residential sesshin at the Samish Island Retreat Center. Registration is now open!