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, 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) -- not meeting Memorial Day
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 Church
Saturdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Next Scheduled for 2019: June 8th
Longmont One Day Sittings at The Meditation Place
Next Scheduled for 2019: October 26
Meditation Weekends at The Meditation Place in Longmont
Friday evening 7 pm to Sunday morning 10:30 am
September 27th--29th
This year end retreat 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.
Special Year End Sitting, December. 28--31st (4 day)
Summer Practice Period at Ryumon-ji runs from June 21st to August 4th. Sesshin schedule days are June 22nd and July 20th. Cliff will be in full day residence from Friday July 19th through Monday, July 29th. You are welcome to attend any part of the practice period. More information is available at ryumonji.org.
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, Colorado
Marc Ringel usually has sitting at his home in Greeley on some Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 6 pm Contact Marc: marc.ringel1@gmail.com or 720-431-2919 to receive more information.
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, 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) -- not meeting Memorial Day
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 Church
Saturdays 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Next Scheduled for 2019: June 8th
Longmont One Day Sittings at The Meditation Place
Next Scheduled for 2019: October 26
Meditation Weekends at The Meditation Place in Longmont
Friday evening 7 pm to Sunday morning 10:30 am
September 27th--29th
This year end retreat 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.
Special Year End Sitting, December. 28--31st (4 day)
Summer Practice Period at Ryumon-ji runs from June 21st to August 4th. Sesshin schedule days are June 22nd and July 20th. Cliff will be in full day residence from Friday July 19th through Monday, July 29th. You are welcome to attend any part of the practice period. More information is available at ryumonji.org.
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, Colorado
Marc Ringel usually has sitting at his home in Greeley on some Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 6 pm Contact Marc: marc.ringel1@gmail.com or 720-431-2919 to receive more information.
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. He is certified as a Soto Zen Dharma Teacher in the US and Japan.