Prairie Mountain Zen Center offers the Buddhist practices of meditation, dharma discussion and sangha (community). We provide meditation opportunities in Longmont, Fort Collins and Denver, Colorado..
New to meditation? Beginners are welcome. Meditation instruction is offered, at the beginning of sessions or by appointment. Contact Cliff at cliff@prairiemountain.org Phone: (303) 246-8333
New to meditation? Beginners are welcome. Meditation instruction is offered, at the beginning of sessions or by appointment. Contact Cliff at cliff@prairiemountain.org Phone: (303) 246-8333
Our regular schedule:
Fort Collins practice at Plymouth Congregational Church; 916 West Prospect; is on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm with a half hour of sitting, followed by walking meditation and study group with tea.
Longmont gatherings are at the Meditation Place; 324 Main St.--Alley Entrance.
We meet every Sunday morning for three 20 minute sittings, at 8:00; 8:30 am and 9 am: with walking meditation in between. Public Talk is at 9:30… you may attend for any part of the morning. Practice Interviews (dokusan) is available with Cliff during the second two sittings.
Monday mornings 6:30 am; 40 minute sitting, followed by traditional chanting service.
(chanting service is optional)
Denver at Mayu Sanctuary; 1804 S. Pearl; on Monday evenings, 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm. We start with a 40 minute sit (instructions at the beginning as needed); followed by walking meditation; formal mindfulness tea (herbal) and dharma discussion.
Studio cost required.
One Day Sittings
We begin with opening tea and three 35 minute sitting periods. Oryoki lunch is included. The afternoon sitting begins at 2 pm, and has two sitting periods and closing tea. Practice interviews are available at Fort Collins sitting. You may attend for part of the day. Register with cliff@prairiemountain.org
Ft. Collins One Day Sittings at Plymouth Congregational:
Saturdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; February 29th and May 30th
Longmont One Day Sittings at The Meditation Place
Saturdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; April 25th
Meditation Weekends at The Meditation Place in Longmont
Friday evening 7 pm to Sunday morning 10:30 am
March 27th to 29th and September 25th to 27th
Extended practice offers a unique chance to deepen your meditation practice through alternating sitting and walking meditation; supported by the container of a traditional zen retreat. Four oryoki meals are provided.
The schedule can be found at the Special Events Tab on this site. Partial attendance is welcome. Prairie Mountain’s regular Sunday schedule, which is open to those not attending the meditation weekend, will occur for the close of the retreat.
For more information contact Cliff: cliff@prairiemountain.org; 303-246-8333. Cost is by donation.
Prairie Mountain Zen Center is affiliated with several local area sitting groups:
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Bird and Bell Meditation Group
A Free Community Service of Unitarian Universalist Church of Cheyenne;
3005 Thomes Avenue; Room 5 Upstairs. All traditions welcome
Meditation Schedule:
Tuesday and Thursday 7:15-7:45 AM
and Sunday 9:15-10:15 AM
Greeley:
Weekly meditation sessions. Usually Wednesdays, 6 pm to 7 pm, 10 minutes walking, 30 minutes sitting. At the home of Marc Ringel, 1317 19th St. Email Marc to get on the distribution list or call him at 720-431-2919. Non-denominational Buddhist. All are welcome.
Arvada, Colorado
Paul Barnett usually has sitting at his home in Arvada on Tuesday evenings at 7 pm . Contact Paul: dragonmountainzendo@msn.com or (303) 817-1807
Fort Collins practice at Plymouth Congregational Church; 916 West Prospect; is on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm with a half hour of sitting, followed by walking meditation and study group with tea.
Longmont gatherings are at the Meditation Place; 324 Main St.--Alley Entrance.
We meet every Sunday morning for three 20 minute sittings, at 8:00; 8:30 am and 9 am: with walking meditation in between. Public Talk is at 9:30… you may attend for any part of the morning. Practice Interviews (dokusan) is available with Cliff during the second two sittings.
Monday mornings 6:30 am; 40 minute sitting, followed by traditional chanting service.
(chanting service is optional)
Denver at Mayu Sanctuary; 1804 S. Pearl; on Monday evenings, 7:30 pm to 8:45 pm. We start with a 40 minute sit (instructions at the beginning as needed); followed by walking meditation; formal mindfulness tea (herbal) and dharma discussion.
Studio cost required.
One Day Sittings
We begin with opening tea and three 35 minute sitting periods. Oryoki lunch is included. The afternoon sitting begins at 2 pm, and has two sitting periods and closing tea. Practice interviews are available at Fort Collins sitting. You may attend for part of the day. Register with cliff@prairiemountain.org
Ft. Collins One Day Sittings at Plymouth Congregational:
Saturdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; February 29th and May 30th
Longmont One Day Sittings at The Meditation Place
Saturdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; April 25th
Meditation Weekends at The Meditation Place in Longmont
Friday evening 7 pm to Sunday morning 10:30 am
March 27th to 29th and September 25th to 27th
Extended practice offers a unique chance to deepen your meditation practice through alternating sitting and walking meditation; supported by the container of a traditional zen retreat. Four oryoki meals are provided.
The schedule can be found at the Special Events Tab on this site. Partial attendance is welcome. Prairie Mountain’s regular Sunday schedule, which is open to those not attending the meditation weekend, will occur for the close of the retreat.
For more information contact Cliff: cliff@prairiemountain.org; 303-246-8333. Cost is by donation.
Prairie Mountain Zen Center is affiliated with several local area sitting groups:
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Bird and Bell Meditation Group
A Free Community Service of Unitarian Universalist Church of Cheyenne;
3005 Thomes Avenue; Room 5 Upstairs. All traditions welcome
Meditation Schedule:
Tuesday and Thursday 7:15-7:45 AM
and Sunday 9:15-10:15 AM
Greeley:
Weekly meditation sessions. Usually Wednesdays, 6 pm to 7 pm, 10 minutes walking, 30 minutes sitting. At the home of Marc Ringel, 1317 19th St. Email Marc to get on the distribution list or call him at 720-431-2919. Non-denominational Buddhist. All are welcome.
Arvada, Colorado
Paul Barnett usually has sitting at his home in Arvada on Tuesday evenings at 7 pm . Contact Paul: dragonmountainzendo@msn.com or (303) 817-1807
Prairie Mountain Zen Center is led by Reverend Jodo Cliff Clusin, a Soto Zen monk and Dharma Teacher. Jodo Cliff’s mindfulness and meditation practice began while attending Grinnell College in the 70’s. In the 1980’s he was a meditation instructor under the guidance of Dainin Katagiri Roshi at the Minnesota Zen Center. In 1989 he moved to Boulder,Colorado, which enabled him to meet and practice with a wide variety of leading meditation teachers at Naropa University. Cliff has trained with Jon Kabat -Zinn in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. In 1994,he was ordained as a Buddhist monk by Shoken Winecoff Roshi, Abbot of Ryumonji Zen Monastery and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2010.