The thief left it behind/the moon at the window — Ryokan. One day of zen in person, Saturday 25 April 2026, in person . 2.15pm for 2.30 start until 5pm. Zazen, Dharma talk, private interviews, open circle, tea and cake. Dana (donation). All welcome.

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Zen, Affect, & the Ethics of Joy. A weekend workshop, 9-10 May 2026. Thessaloniki, Greece.

You will not find the limits of soul, even if you travelled to the far corners of the earth– so deep and wide is its measure (Heraclitus, fragment 35). Zazen (silent meditation), rhizomatic dreamwork, Butoh dance, group process. Exploring together the limits of the self and a portal to transformation. To book place and for more information, email katerina.liakou.35@gmail.com

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The above retreat is now full but cancellation may occur. If interested, you can be on a waiting list and/or register for the next retreat in October, details below.

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Past events

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A lovely afternoon at the Unitarian Chapel today, 12 Oct .25, facilitating Who is the Other?, a workshop on Zen and the Ethics of Hospitality. Thank you to all participants for their sincerity and openness. And to reverend Kate Dean for hosting it so beautifully 🙏🏻💜

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Feedback from participants

 The Zen and the Ethics of Joy workshop, held in June, was very popular with around 50 people attending. Here, two participants reflect on the event. “When Dr Manu asked us to turn to our neighbour and describe the emotion we find most difficult or overwhelming, my initial reaction was a mild but rising panic. How could I root around the undergrowth of my heart space and then honestly share with somebody I’d never met? What had I signed up for? This, however, was the beauty of the workshop. To notice in ourselves and others the ways in which we seek to repress, reshape, and control our own emotions, but also how these very emotions are a shared and fundamental aspect of being human. I am so humbled to have taken part.” (Jemimah)

“I really liked that Manu Bazzano’s workshop began in silence with us listening to a beautiful piece of music and a simple guided meditation. I found the exercises working with different challenging emotions to be very powerful and I was moved by the willingness of participants to speak with deep authenticity. I discovered the extent of my own healing journey over the past five years when we were asked to do an exercise that would once have had me fleeing for safety – an unexpected touch from someone I had only just met. Whilst I did not particularly enjoy this exercise, that was not the point and I could see the parallels to unexpected events that will inevitably occur in our lives.” (Sola)

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