WINTER RESET TRAINING
WINTER RESET TRAINING
In Japan, winter has always been a time for recharging and accumulating energy, to be fully ready when Spring comes. It is called fuyasu, to accumulate.
The breathtaking winter landscape of the Three Mountains of Dewa has been the center of regeneration for the Yamabushi for centuries. These mountains have held their regenerative power intact for ages, as the core yamabushi training ground.
In this spirit, we have created the Winter Reset Training, an opportunity to look inward and think about the various connections in your life. Get away to a seaside monastery and the sacred Mt. Haguro to contemplate connections with not only other people, family, friends, coworkers, but also with yourself and the environment.
Winter is a time to regenerate. A time to ease your mind and return to yourself.
Day 1: Orientation and Authentic Zen Practice
Day 2: Yamabushi Guided Hike in snow and stay in lodge at summit of Mt. Haguro
Day 3: Morning Yamabushi Guided Hike back to base of Mt. Haguro
LOCATION
MT. HAGURO
Mt. Haguro represents the world of the present where the troubles of the current day are overcome. With its stone stairway and Five Story Pagoda situated amongst the hundreds of towering cedar trees and Japan’s thickest thatched roof at Sanjingosaiden Shrine, the lowest-lying Mt. Haguro is the perfect initiation into the world of the Dewa Sanzan.
Zenpoji Temple
Zenpoji has a unique affinity with the sea and the Shonai region has prospered from this sacred connection to the ocean. The temple has benefited from centuries of investment by the local community, and has developed a character unique among Zen temples, influenced by nature worship in the nearby Dewa Sanzan mountains.
Under the guidance of the Zen monks, with the support of your interpreter, you will seek a mindset of stillness and focus. Through seated meditation (zazen), brush calligraphy, and chanting, you have the opportunity to find stillness and strength of mind applicable in your daily life.
Dates
2024 Dates
20-22 February, 2024
12-14 March, 2024
Contact us to register your interest. Official bookings open for the 2024 season on March 1st, 2024.
The Winter Reset Training is only available on these dates. For other times of the year, see our Masters Yamabushi Shugyo, Basic Yamabushi Shugyo, or Yamabushi Reset Training . The Yamabushi Reset Training has customisable options. Contact us for more information.
Information correct as of May 2023. Take note that changes to the itinerary are possible.
ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS
Accommodation at Zenpoji Temple and Saikan at the top of Mt. Haguro. All meals are provided.
Zenpoji Temple on the coast of the Sea of Japan
Yamabushi Training Meals
GALLERY
Daishobo's main hall during Yamabushi training
Yamabushi training at Dewa Sanzan Shrine on Mt. Haguro
Snow covered torii gate at the top of Mt. Haguro
The start of Mt. Haguro's snowy adventure.
One of Mt. Haguro's many subordinate shrines
A snowy five-storey pagoda.
A Jizo statue
Yamabushi participants braving a blizzard. Uketamo!
The bridge that stretches over Haraigawa river on Mt. Haguro
RESET TRAINING PROGRAMS
RESET TRAINING
Reset body and mind with the Yamabushi Reset Program. Three-day program on Mt. Haguro that incorporates core elements of yamabushi training and Zen Buddhism with more modern methods of reflection focused on a spiritual reset of body and mind.
THREE PEAKS RESET TRAINING
Ultimate personalised journey of discovery under the guidance of yamabushi and Zen masters on all three of the sacred Dewa Sanzan mountains.
SHUGYO PROGRAMS
MASTERS SHUGYO
Weeklong experience that takes place on all three of the Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Haguro, Mt. Gassan, and Mt.Yudono. Includes waterfall meditation. Only limited places available.
BASIC SHUGYO
The Yamabushido Basic Shugyo is a five-day Yamabushi experience under the direction of a certified Yamabushi master. This program has less physical demand than the Masters Yamabushi Training Program, yet maintains the core rituals including waterfall meditation and is just as intense, making it the perfect initiation into the world of the Yamabushi.
Options and customized experiences are also available.