PROGRAMS

YAMABUSHI SHUGYO AND TRAINING

For millennia, the sacred Dewa Sanzan mountains where our Yamabushido programs are based have been training ground for spiritual development. There are two main ways in which these three peaks have been used, Yamabushi Shugyo, and Training.

MASTERS SHUGYO

Weeklong retreat including Yamabushi Shugyo under Master Hoshino on all three of the Dewa Sanzan: Mt. Haguro, Mt. Gassan, and Mt. Yudono.

BASIC SHUGYO

Five-day retreat including Yamabushi Shugyo under the direction of a certified Yamabushi on Mt. Haguro.

YAMABUSHI SHUGYO

Yamabushi Shugyo is as intense as it gets. No talking. No reading or writing. No clocks. Just you, nature, and Uketamo, the philosophy of the yamabushi.

Yamabushi Shugyo is not for the average person. It purposely takes you well out of your comfort zone and challenges you in a way only these mountains can.

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, we have two programs for you.

RESET TRAINING

Three-day program on Mt. Haguro incorporating core elements of yamabushi training and Zen Buddhism with more modern methods of reflection focused on a spiritual reset of body and mind.

WINTER RESET TRAINING

Three-day program during the snowy winter months that is perfect for reflecting on the year that was, and preparing for the year ahead.

YAMABUSHI TRAINING

We understand not everyone wants or needs the intensity and seriousness of Yamabushi Shugyo, but they still want the opportunity for self development. This is why we also offer Yamabushi Training.

Yamabushi Training is steeped in centuries of journeys to the sacred mountains of Dewa in what is known as Dewa Sanzan Ko. Yamabushi Training is less intense, but it still maintains the core philosophy of Uketamo and many of the same activities out in nature, just with the added opportunity to ask questions and even take photos.

If you’d like to learn more, check out these three training programs.