by Web Editor | Apr 8, 2014 | Features, News
For Purusha Hickson, there is no divide between yoga practice and spiritual practice once you begin to connect to your body through yogic movement, you naturally begin to unite with the spirit that is alive within that body. As he says, “When people show up for...
by Web Editor | Apr 7, 2014 | News
A Story in Photographs by Shundo David Haye For the fifty or so monks who have been living at Tassajara for this ango, or practice period, the Shuso Ceremony marks the culmination of three months of intense training together. For the dozen or so former shusos who make...
by Web Editor | Mar 11, 2014 | Features, News, Zen Practice
This winter at Tassajara the weather has been very unusual–glorious, mild and clear, which we have all so deeply enjoyed. The pool has been in continuous use, and on warm days there are even sunbathers . Yet the enjoyment was mixed with deep concern about the...
by Web Editor | Mar 11, 2014 | Arts & Culture, Features, News
Diane Renshaw, whose intimacy with Tassajara began in 1978, has known the valley and surrounding wilderness through her practice of Zen and as a professional ecologist. Involved in an ongoing wild plant project at Tassajara, she both nurtures and is nurtured by the...
by Web Editor | Feb 12, 2014 | News
So many tempting places I want to stop and explore. Why not turn into the charming small town of Carmel and wander through boutiques, art galleries, ice cream shops, or walk on the beach? Or stop at the Carmel Mission. Or drive along the seventeen mile coast highway,...
