Dr. Barry Kerzin will lead a meditation retreat in Japan this fall.
We will enjoy meditation practice together with a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji to clear the mind!
A) 6 days : Nov. 22 Wed. – Nov. 27 Mon. 2017
B) 4 days : Nov. 23 Thu. National Holiday – Nov. 26 Sun. 2017
◆ Meditation Retreat in Yamanashi Pref. by Lake Shoji (one of the five lakes at the foot of Mt. Fuji.)
Message from Dr. Barry Kerzin
“Meditation retreat gives us the opportunity to assess our lives by going inward and being silent. We learn ways to transform our anger, jealousy, and pride into tolerance, appreciation, and humility. This brings more self-confidence and joy in our hearts and minds. The best kind of meditation retreat is for life, or until we reach enlightenment. Most people are not ready to make that commitment. For them a three-year retreat is best. Many are not ready to make that commitment. For them a six-day retreat is best. Some are not ready to make that commitment. For them a four-day retreat is offered. Changing our old negative habits is not easy. It takes time and commitment. The rewards are beyond imagination. Come fly with us in the sky of happiness, and join our retreat.”
– Dr. Barry Kerzin
【Date】Please choose one of the following courses.
A) 6 days : Nov. 22 Wed. – Nov. 27 Mon. 2017
B) 4 days : Nov. 23 Thu. National Holiday – Nov. 26 Sun. 2017
Meet at Kawaguchiko Station at 12:30 pm for hotel pick-up or at the hotel by 1:00 pm.
(More information available after registration.)
【Lecturer】 Dr. Barry Kerzin (in English with Japanese interpretation)
【Place】Shoji Mount Hotel
〒401-0336 南都留郡富士河口湖町精進301
Shoji 301, Fuji-Kawaguchiko-cho, Minami Tsurugun, Yamanashi Prefecture, 4010336
Please note: Transportation – Each person needs to arrange own transportation to arrive at Yamanashi Pref. and leave from there by train or express bus.
【Fees: All prices include accommodation with 3 meals and Tax 】
A) 6 days : Nov. 22 Wed. – Nov. 27 Mon. 2017
139400 yen (for Human Values Members 134400 yen)
B) 4 days : Nov. 23 Thu. National Holiday – Nov. 26 Sun. 2017
95640 yen (for Human Values Members 90640 yen)
・Application Form
A) 6 days : Nov. 22 Wed. – Nov.27 Mon. 2017
B) 4 days : Nov. 23 Thu. National Holiday – Nov. 26 Sun. 2017
【Day sample program】
Day 1 : Start at 1:30 p.m.
Day 4 or 6 ( last day of each course ) : Finish at 3:00 p.m.
7:30 Morning Yoga
8:30 Breakfast
9:30 Lecture
11:00 Meditation practice
11:40 Q & A session
12 30 Lunch
13:45 Lecture
15:00 Meditation including walking meditation
16:00 Q & A session
17:00 Meditation
18:00 Dinner
19:00 Lecture
19:45 Meditation
20:15 Silent time
＜Meditation practice＞
Shamatha meditation
Walking meditation
Compassion meditation(Tong Len)
9 round breathing meditation
＜Lecture＞
“What is meditation?”
“How does meditation help you?”
“What is mind?”
“How to cultivate compassion and mindfulness.”
“How to change your negative feelings.”
*There will be some tea breaks. The schedule is subject to change according to some conditions such as the group process/weather.
Barry Kerzin was born in California. Barry received BA in Philosophy from the University of California at Berkeley and Barry received an MD degree from the University of Southern California.
Barry Kerzin is an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington Tacoma, a Visiting Professor at the Central University of Tibetan Studies in Varanasi, India, an Honorary Professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and a former Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington. Barry is a fellow at the Mind and Life Institute and consults for the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig on compassion training.
He is founder and president of the Altruism in Medicine Institute (AIMI) and founder and chairman of the Human Values Institute (HVI) in Japan.
For 29 years he has been providing free medical care to the poor up to the highest lamas. Barry has completed many meditation retreats including a three-year retreat. His brain was studied at Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin, Madison as a long-term meditator. He was ordained by HH the 14th Dalai Lama as a fully ordained monk and combines his work as a monk and doctor, harmonizing the mind and body. He lectures around the world in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Russia, Mongolia, Europe, and North America.
For HVI, Barry works in juvenile prisons in Japan and is developing a well-being curriculum. He teaches compassion to doctors at St. Luke’s hospital in Tokyo, and other hospitals and medical schools in Japan and leads meditation retreats at Mt. Fuji. He has delivered TEDx talks in Philadelphia and Taipei. For AIMI, in June 2015 he gave a medical grand rounds lecture on compassion at Stanford Medical School, and the Stanford CCARE, and in July lectured at Surgical Grand Rounds on the science behind meditation to the Ventura County Medicine Centre, as well as lectured at the University of Washington. In Spring 2016 he lectured at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and U.K. medical schools. Barry was the keynote speaker for the White Coat Ceremony for new first year medical students at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. In Fall 2016 he presented the plenary lecture to 800 Family Doctors at the Family Medicine Education Consortium in Pittsburgh. In 2017 he was invited to the board of the Pain Project from the Arizona Department of Health. They are tackling the opiate epidemic using non-pharmacologic methods. Barry consults for Kaiser Permanente on their new medical school (opening in 2019) infusing compassion throughout the curriculum.
He has written Tibetan Buddhist Prescription for Happiness, and with the Dalai Lama and Professor Tonegawa, Mind and Matter: Dialogue between Two Nobel Laureates, in Japanese. His books Nagarjuna’s Wisdom: A Guide to Practice, Compassion-Bridging Practice and Science and No Fear No Death: The Power of Compassion are in press (English). Barry has written many chapters for books and given many interviews for radio, and TV including documentaries on PBS New Medicine 2005, PBS Ethics and Religion 2015 and PBS NewsHour.
【Access】Lake Kawaguchi area : http://www.fujisan.ne.jp.e.aca.hp.transer.com/access/
＜Tokyo Station＞
・High way Bus
8:40 Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit Bus stop, Tokyo → 10:42 Kawaguchiko Station, Yamanashi Prefecture → 11:08 Kawaguchiko Station Bus stop → 11:43
Shoji Bus stop／Fujimi-Sou Bus stop
＜Shinjuku＞
・High way Bus
8:55 Shinjuku High way Bus Terminal, Tokyo → 10:40 Kawaguchiko Station, Yamanashi Prefecture → 11:08 Kawaguchiko Station Bus stop → 11:43 Shoji Bus stop／Fujimi-Sou Bus stop
・Train and Bus
8:30 JR Shinjuku Station, Tokyo → 9:38 JR Otsuki Station → 10:02 JR Otsuki Station → 10:49 Kawaguchiko Station, Yamanashi Prefecture → 11:08 Kawaguchiko Station Bus stop → 11:43 Shoji Bus stop／Fujimi-Sou Bus stop
＜Haneda Airport＞
・High way Bus
6:55 Haneda Airport → 9:35 Kawaguchiko Station, Yamanashi Prefecture → 11:08 Kawaguchiko Station Bus stop → 11:43 Shoji Bus stop／Fujimi-Sou Bus stop
＜Narita Airport＞
・High way Bus
6:50 Narita Airport, Chiba Prefecture → 8:02 Tokyo Station, Tokyo → 8:40 Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit Bus stop, Tokyo → 10:42 Kawaguchiko Station, Yamanashi Prefecture → 11:08 Kawaguchiko Station Bus stop → 11:43
Shoji Bus stop／Fujimi-Sou Bus stop
【Cancellation policy】
Cancellation Fees Apply.
8 to 14 days prior (30%)
3 to 7 days prior (50%)
2 days prior (80%)
No show or cancellation on the day (100%)
The teacher receives no salary. The participation fees are used to cover the international and domestic travel expenses of the teacher and staff for the programs, to help develop publication and distant education of the teachings, and to sustain the activities including ongoing support for people. Thank you for your understanding, and support for the sustainability of our activities.
