About this Retreat
Nancy Kodo Conover has been practicing Zen since 2000 and received Lay Transmission from Chozen and Hogen Roshi in 2015, ordained as a temple priest in 2021 and received Dharma Transmission and Preceptor authorization in 2023. Kodo retired from a career as a vocational rehabilitation counselor to help establish Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple and is the Temple Manager since 2010. She leads Tuesday night meditation and discussion at Heart of Wisdom, co-leads Grasses and Trees Sesshin and has a life long interest in the natural world. She is married and has lived in the Pacific Northwest her whole adult life.
Laura Jomon Martin has been practicing Zen since 2004, receiving Lay Teacher Transmission from Chozen and Hogen Roshi in 2019. She has served in various capacities within the ZCO Sangha, leading retreats, classes, and is always excited about Sangha-building activities and organizational development. She continues a long career as a social worker (since 1993), with most of those years in community mental health agencies. She is an LCSW in private practice, specializing in working with healthcare professionals. She has taught MBSR and secular mindfulness since 2009. She and her husband Bansho currently reside at Great Vow. Zen Teacher Jomon leads a group in Vancouver, WA on Tuesday nights. Find out more
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Details of this retreat
Inspired by SOLVE Oregon Beach Cleanup activities, and in conjunction with the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup Day, you’re invited to join the Zen Community of Oregon for a weekend CAMPING retreat at BEVERLY BEACH STATE PARK.
Take a weekend on the coast to connect with the Sangha. With a relaxed schedule and opportunity for socializing, there will be sitting times, Dharma talks, and practices to take with you into beach clean-up practice.
We will share work practice together — cooking, set-up, clean-up — as a continued expression of care for each other and the Earth. We will focus on themes of Compassion, listening practice, our precious living earth and waters, and the Bodhisattvas who look after them.
When: Dinner Thursday September 18th – Breakfast Sunday September 21st (you are welcome to come early, but be sure to bring your own food until Thursday dinner)
We will practice beach cleanup on Saturday September 20th from 10am – 1pm.
COST: $175 if registered by August 21 Late registration $200.
This year, the group campsite area will not be available. You will need to reserve your own tent site (https://www.reserveamerica.com/explore/beverly-beach-state-park/OR/402126/overview) at the state park: 3 nights costs $91. Campsites do fill up fast. We have reserved a couple tent sites just in case. There are no more yurts available through the state park reservation system. We have also reserved a couple of yurts for three nights at an additional cost of $202 each. They can sleep up to 4. Please contact Jomon if you need a yurt. We are prioritizing Silver Dragons (participants 60 or better) for yurts.
A $50 deposit holds your space in the retreat. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Scholarships are available by emailing registrar@zendust.org.
Deadline for registration September 11, 2025
BRING:
Tent
Sleeping Pad, Sleeping Bag, Pillow
Layers of clothing,
Comfortable shoes for beach cleanup
Camp chair (optional)
Toiletries
Oryoki set if you have one
Water bottle
Sitting supplies – your own cushion or bench. There will be chairs on site.
Bring a thick blanket or yoga mat to use as a Zabuton (the floor is hard)
A sieve or wire strainer for sifting small plastic pieces out of the sand.
Questions about the retreat, email Kodo.Conover (at) gmail.com
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