{"id":266,"date":"2026-02-25T13:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T13:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikian.fi\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:49:00","slug":"jasenyys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ikian.fi\/en\/jasenyys\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--module--divi-section--93fc173a-8ddb-4895-b0ef-bfcf1d5f7dc6\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-heading--5cc275b2-b54a-44e7-a32c-abf79622799f\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">iki zen<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--6efb6bbd-12a1-4834-b469-9798f4a40b40\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span>Membership<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The Iki Zen Association membership fee for 2026 is 120\u20ac and entitles you to 20% discounts on event prices. In addition, you can participate in weekly sessions and free zazenkai at the Meditation Cellar in Kruunuhaka, Helsinki.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>MEMBER EXPERIENCES<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><em>The breathing practice of Iki Zen resonates. I had tried several<\/em><br \/><em>Zen styles and visited several practice centers before Iki<\/em><br \/><em>Zen swept me away. The community is also warm and relaxed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Aino<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><em>Here I understood for the first time how invaluable it is for practice to have a teacher who has already walked the path himself. The role of the other practitioners, the Sangha, for the establishing and opening up of my own practice has also begun to dawn on me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Mikko<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><em>I began meditating over 15 years ago, exploring various traditions<\/em><br \/><em>without forming a lasting affiliation. In 2021, I attended a<\/em><br \/><em>Feldenkrais\ncourse at Ikian in Sipoo, where I also was introduced to Genpo,<\/em><br \/><em>Teishin,\nand zazen practices. The Japanese<\/em><br \/><em>Zen Buddhist tradition at Ikian was\nunfamiliar to me, and the impactful<\/em><br \/><em>recitations made a strong\nimpression. Subsequently, I started participating in retreats<\/em><br \/><em>and other\nevents. Initially, adapting to the tradition\u2019s intricate<\/em><br \/><em>details proved challenging; however, over time, these aspects and the discipline<\/em><br \/><em>have become part of my practice, contributing clarity and structure.\nThere<\/em><br \/><em>is no longer a need to seek other approaches. I have<\/em><br \/><em>found\nstability and a sense of community within this sangha\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>-<\/em>Johanna<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-266","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikian.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikian.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikian.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikian.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ikian.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/ikian.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":402,"href":"https:\/\/ikian.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/266\/revisions\/402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ikian.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}