Sit-A-Thon Details
Cost
This event is free and open to the public. However! The Sit is a fundraiser, and we gratefully accept any donation you can provide. You can donate on our pledge page or at Clouds via credit/debit card, cash, check, or Venmo. Thank you for your generosity!
Childcare
We will provide Childcare during the following times - bring your little and go and enjoy sitting. There will be fun crafts, including making encouraging signs for those sitting!
Saturday (3/29) 10 am - 12 pm, and 2 pm - 5 pm.
Sunday (3/30) 8 am - 10:30 am.
During The Sit
You can come ANY TIME during the 24 hours and sit for as long or little as you like! Someone will be at the door to greet you - yes, even at 3:00 am.
Coffee, tea, water, and light snacks will be provided throughout. We will be having a potluck lunch in celebration after the Sit ends at 10:30am on Sunday 3/30.
There will be areas for resting and stretching outside the zendo.
During these 24 hours, we’ll be in noble silence in the zendo: there will be no talks or guided meditations (except in the last 90 minutes, there will be a guided meditation led by Sosan and 108 bells). Please speak softly while outside the zendo.
We have an accessible entryway, center, and seating arrangements. Walking meditation is also encouraged and there will be a space for this.
Meditation Instruction
Are you new to meditation? No problem! We will have greeters and teachers on-hand to support you. In addition to an info sheet, teacher will be available for on-call meditation instruction.
Zoom Links
Day #1: Saturday March 29th from 10:00 am CST - 11:59pm CST
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89175104539?pwd=oUtUBM2nDYi12PC2W9LvHTbaxZGbvm.1
Meeting ID: 891 7510 4539
Passcode: 587509
Day #2: Sunday March 30th from 12:00 am CST to 10:30 am CST
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83742362060?pwd=M3wzR6GzjbCapkbkX4aBvBO6aJvVdK.1
Meeting ID: 837 4236 2060
Passcode: 950337
“With time, your roots grow deep and your branches long. You lean a little less backward in fear and a little less forward in doubt, resting solidly right where you are. When the wind blows, you bend. When it stops, you straighten. Your boughs provide shelter and shade. Your strength supports the sky. Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes and the grass grows by itself.”