The Zen Lawyer Workshop and Retreat Agenda
November 11-15 2026
Wednesday: Arrival
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Check in
4:00 – 7:00 PM Welcome remarks
7:00 – 9:30 PM Dinner at Michael’s
9:30 PM Personal care
10:00 PM Lights out / silence
Thursday
6:00 AM Wake-up bell
6:30 AM Personal care
7:00 AM Zazen intro (Red Room)
8:00 AM Breakfast at temple
9:00 – 11:00 AM Zazen expanded: meditation in walking and in life (Rinsen)
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Centering, qigong, aikido exercises, Kototama (Rinsen)
1:00 PM Lunch at temple
1:30 PM Rest practice
2:30 PM Walking meditation
3:00 PM Mindful email / phone practice
4:00 – 5:30 PM Michael: lessons learned with examples from trial; practical application of centering
5:30 PM Prepare for dinner
6:00 PM Dinner at temple
7:00 – 9:30 PM Michael on damages
9:30 PM Personal care
10:00 PM Lights out / silence
Friday
6:00 AM Wake-up bell
6:30 AM Personal care
7:00 AM Zazen (Zendo)
8:00 AM Breakfast at temple
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Work with Joshua
1:00 PM Lunch at temple
1:30 PM Rest practice
2:30 PM Walking meditation
3:00 PM Mindful email / phone practice
4:00 – 5:30 PM Work with Joshua
5:30 PM Prepare for dinner
6:00 PM Dinner at temple
7:00 – 9:30 PM Companioning: the concept, applied in new client interviews, depositions and trial (Rinsen, Michael, Joshua)
9:30 PM Personal care
10:00 PM Lights out / silence
Saturday
6:00 AM Wake-up bell
6:30 AM Personal care
7:00 AM Zazen (Zendo)
8:00 AM Breakfast at temple
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Work with Joshua
1:00 PM Lunch at temple
1:30 PM Rest practice
2:30 PM Walking meditation
3:00 PM Mindful email / phone practice
4:00 – 5:30 PM Michael on logical core truth, embracing the defense, editing the case
5:30 PM Prepare for dinner
6:00 – 9:30 PM Dinner out at The Stubborn Brother
9:30 PM Personal care
10:00 PM Lights out / silence
Sunday: Closing
7:00 AM Wake-up bell
8:00 AM Breakfast at temple
9:00 – 10:30 AM Open Sozan, Rinsen talk, graduation
10:30 AM Pack
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Optional: Buddhist Temple of Toledo service and talk from Rinsen
1:00 PM Optional: Lunch at temple