ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Retreats (&quot;gasshuku&quot;)</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body> <blockquote> <p><a href="index.html" target="_self"><img src="logos/sne-logo-BY_SMALL.JPG" alt="Logo -- the whole art of movement" width="394" height="97" border="0"></a></p> <p>A Shintaido retreat, known as a &quot;gasshuku,&quot; is an excellent introduction to Shintaido.</p> <p>It's a celebration, a workshop, a gathering of the tribe, a meditative retreat and an educational forum combined in one.The Japanese word &quot;gasshuku&quot; means &quot;together under one roof&quot; and suggests a gathering devoted to intensive practice and enjoyment of community.</p> <p>Shintaido North East organizes gasshuku at various locations, usually twice per year. The winter Gasshuku is often known as &quot;kangeiko&quot;. Gasshuku are open to all, from beginners to advanced practitioners. Instruction is provided appropriate to the physical ability and experience of participants. The teaching staff includes several experienced local instructors and often a special guest instructor.</p> <hr> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font face="georgia,serif"><font size="6"><strong>Shintaido Northeast<br> <br></strong></font><font size="6">KANGEIKO 2012 <br> <strong><font size="6"> <br>JANUARY 14-15, 2012 <br> SHINTAIDO FARM, <br> DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS <br></font></strong><font size="4" face="georgia,serif">                          <br>   <br>   <strong>The theme of this year s fall gasshuku is <font size="6" face="georgia,serif"><br>TENSHIN<br> HEAVENLY TRUTH<br> </font></strong>                             <strong> <br> Some additional information about the upcoming event:<br> <br>The gasshuku begins Saturday morning, January 14th. <br> <br> </font><font size="4"><strong>Gasshuku dates:<br>          Saturday morning, January 14th <br>        to Sunday afternoon, January 15th</strong><br> <br>Please arrive on <strong>Friday evening, January 13th, </strong> if you are traveling from afar.</font></font></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="4" face="georgia,serif"><br>Our location is the <strong>Shintaido Farm</strong>. See the Shintaido Farm website <a href="http://www.farm.shintaido.org/" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="georgia,serif">www.farm.shintaido.org</font></a> for travel directions, descriptions and photos.<br>  <br> <font size="4" face="georgia,serif"> <strong>Airports</strong> <br> <br> If you are flying in for the gasshuku, <br>Bradley International in Hartford, Ct is one hour by car from Shintaido Farm,<br> Boston&#39;s Logan Airport is two and a half hours by car and<br>New York airports are 3-4 hours away.<br>  </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="4" face="georgia,serif">Questions?  Contact: <strong>Matthew Shorten, Gasshuku Manager<br></strong></font><a href="mailto:mattshorten@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><font size="4" face="georgia,serif"><strong>mattshorten@yahoo.com</strong></font></a><br> <font size="4" face="georgia,serif"><strong>978 503-8225<br></strong>   </font></div> <table width="75%" border="2" cellpadding="8" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Download the: </font><a href="/PDFs/ShintaidoNortheastKangeiko2012brochure.pdf">Registration brochure</a> <font color="#FF0000"></font></h4></td> <td valign="top"> <h4><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Register On-line: </font><a href="SNE_registration.html">Schedule, fees, and on-line registration</a><font color="#FF0000"></font></p></h4></td> </tr> </table> <table width="75%" border="2" cellpadding="8" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td valign="center" bordercolor="#333333"><a href="/images/eiko5sized.JPG"><img src="images/eiko5sized.JPG" alt="Eiko Dai" width="640" height="480"</td> <td valign="center"> <h4><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.shintaido.org/news/000136.html">Pictures from Shintaido Northeast Fall Gasshuku 2011</a> </font></h4></td> <td><td valign="center"> <h4><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Link to <a href="http://www.farm.shintaido.org/">the Shintaido Farm</a> in Deerfield, MA </font></h4> </td> </tr> <hr> </table> <br> <hr> <h4><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Other Shintaido Retreats</font></h4> <p>Info on other retreats in the U.S. can be found at <a href="http://www.shintaido.org/docs/events.htm">Shintaido of America</a></p> <hr> <p><a href="index.html">SNE home </a></p> </blockquote> </body> </html>