Marathon Monk Ultra

Join us for a rare and intimate Ultramarathon gathering at Sky Maple Farm featuring Marathon Monk Mitsunaga Endo Tai-Ajari of Japan. Ajari is the 50th monk in modern history to complete the legendary Kaihogyo, the thousand-day walking meditation practiced by Tendai Buddhist monks on Mt. Hiei in Japan. This profound discipline requires monks to walk tens of thousands of miles over seven years in continuous prayer and meditation, a path so demanding that only a small number of practitioners have completed it in over a millennium.



At the heart of the experience is a one-mile forest loop where participants will have the opportunity to run or walk alongside the Marathon Monk at different parts throughout the course of the Ultra. Moving at their own rhythm and free from clocks or competition, participants are encouraged to explore the loop as a form of moving meditation. A Mala bead will be given for every lap completed, allowing participants to track their distance without clocks or cell phones.



The Ultra will conclude with the Solgorithm gathering starting at 4:00pm on June 6th. Marathon Monk Ultra participants will be able to recovery after the Ultra with yoga, meditation, floating sound baths and a talk from the Ajari-sama and Akshay Nanavati who walked solo across Antarctica. Solgorithm will conclude with a farm-to-table dinner and empowerment ceremony performed by the Ajari-sama.



Marathon Monk Ultra Concluding Events:

· 4:00 – 5:15pm – Reception & talk with Ajari-sama from Japan and Akshay Nanavati.

· 5:30 – 8:30 - Mindfulness Sessions (Enjoy floating sound baths, singing bowls, equine therapy, binaural meditation and sunset yoga with local practitioners set-up at different areas on the farm).

· 8:40 - 10:00 – Farm-to-Table Dinner & Q&A with Ajari-sama.

· 10:00pm – Kaji (Empowerment Ceremony) performed by Ajari-sama

Event's current local time: 7:38 AM ET