A Kido Retreat is a special chanting retreat. This is the definition taken from the Kwan Um School Website.
Kido chanting retreats: Kidos consist primarily of chanting from 9:00am to 3:00pm with a break at noon for an informal lunch. We chant “Kwan Seum Bosal”, the Korean name for the bodhisattva of compassion, while sitting, standing and walking (similar to the special chanting that we do every evening at 6:30pm). Multi-day kidos follow the same schedule as a Yong Maeng Jong Jin, with chanting in place of sitting meditation. These retreats are suitable for beginners as well as experienced students.
At the Northern Light Zen Center we do Kido for a half day. The last Kido retreat was held at NLZC on the 25th! A great success.
