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A sesshin was held from December 4 - December 13, 2009. The event was held in the No Gate Dojo in Albuquerque, NM and led by Jitsudo. Twelve other people attended all or part of the event. On December 13th a group of family and friends gathered together to witness the Tokudo ceremony of Ralph Kendo Fritz and Carol Myoshin Bruce-Fritz.
In June 2010 Jitsudo and Ryushin attended the Zen Peacemakers retreat at the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in Poland.
Jitsudo, along with three other volunteers, has been teaching meditation twice a week at Sequoyah Adolescent Treatment Center, a 36-bed residential treatment center for youth in Albuquerque. All of the boys have a history of violent crime, with treatable mental illness. Sequoyah utilizes a compassionate multidisciplinary team approach to treatment in a culturally sensitive environment that addresses the individual needs of the resident. The meditation work, in six short weeks, has had a noticeable impact on a few of the boys, two of whom will start to teach meditation to others in the second stage of this program, starting at the end of May. These two boys already have a daily meditation practice on their own. The Sequoyah Adolescent Treatment Center is under the direction of the New Mexico Department of Health.
Rohatsu Sesshin and Tokudo Rohatsu Sesshin was held from November 28 - December 8, 2008. A Tokudo ceremony was conducted for Don Ryushin Benage at the No Gate Dojo in Albuquerque, NM on December 8, 2008. 
Sesshin, No Gate Dojo, Colorado Springs
A sesshin was held during the weekend of September 4 - 8, 2008. 
Sesshin - Teahouse, Albuquerque, NM
A sesshin was held during the weekend of May 16 - May 18, 2008. 
Eye-Opening Ceremony - Colorado Springs
An Eye-Opening Ceremony and sesshin was condected during the weekend of March 27 - March 30, 2008. Tokudo A Tokudo ceremony was conducted for Eric Kishin Arbiter at the No Gate Dojo in Albuquerque, NM on December 16, 2007. 
Jukai A Jukai ceremony was conducted for Don Benage in Albuquerque, NM on June 10, 2007.
A weekend sesshin was conducted in Colorado Springs, March 30 - April 1, 2007. 
Celebrating Muslim / Jewish Unity at Nahalat Shalom
On Sunday, January 7th, 2007 the congregation at Nahalat Shalom in Albuquerque celebrated the installation of magnificent new entry doors created by Hershel Weiss. They commemorate the centuries that Spanish Jews and Muslims lived together in harmony. Clergy from Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Native American and Buddhist faiths were present to bless the doors, and Jitsudo Sensei delivered the Buddhist blessing. | |
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