On Saturday 12th December, 2-4pm at the Buddhist Society, 58 Eccleston Square, London SW1V1PH, Matthew Kuke Kane will be giving a workshop in Zen yoga. Kuke-san has been a visiting guest with Zenways for the past three months.

Resident in Japn for the last seven years, American Zen monk Kuke took tokudo (monastic ordination) in the Rinzai school and is currently studying in Bukokuji temple under the well known Soto master Harada Tangen Roshi. A kamikaze pilot in the war, eighty five year old Tangen Roshi is one of the last of a generation of Soto masters who also studied Rinzai-style koan meditation. Bukokuji is a thriving temple with a strict zazen schedule. The temple has a period of Zen Taiso – yoga – every morning, and one of Tangen Roshi’s senior students, Yamahata Hogen Roshi is particularly well known for having developed his yoga to a high level and taught in Europe and Australia. Kuke-sensei is a qualified and insured Zen yoga teacher. His style is approachable, informal and friendly. He teaches Zen Taiso primarily as a way of preparing the body for the rigours of zazen, sitting meditation. Zen Taiso practice stresses physical alignment, energetic flow, and mindfulness of the body. Kuke-sensei is delighted to share his practice with members of the society who may be interested in becoming more comfortable physically so that their meditation practice can more easily deepen. He is experienced in teaching both in Japanese and in English.

The workshop costs £10 payable on the door. All welcome.

Day: Tuesday
Date: 08-12-2009
Hiya we have a public lecture at University College London, Drayton House, Gordon Street. Here are the details:

Start time: 19:30
End time: 21:00
Duration: 90 minutes
Room: Drayton B06

Come to Euston Station, the venue is right at the beginning of Gordon Street. Look out for someone holding a sign outside Drayton House. It’s all free. Look forward to meeting you.
Best wishes Daizan