San Francisco Zen Center
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Alex Sandor
Alex Sandor's Art Studio

Amanda Heron
Body Time

Andrew Zarrillo
Sequoia Beach Dreamery

Anna Lappe
Grub

Anna Oneglia

Annie Somerville
Greens

Barbra Ritchison
Berkeley Rep

Becky Jensen
Presidio Golf Course and Clubhouse

Bernard McPhillips

Bill Baker

Calvin Souther
Paxton Gate

Camille Cusumano

Cari Turley
The Marsh

Christine Cariati

Christy Bartlett
Urasenke Foundation San Francisco

City Arts & Lectures

Crushpad

Darcy Lyon
Heartfire Healing Arts

Dave Barrett

Dave Story
Adobe® Systems

David Leventhal
Playa Viva Sustainable Resort & Residence Community

David Prowler

Debra Ross
Shambhala Sun Foundation

Dennis McNally

Diane McArthur
César

Erin Storm
Bally Total Fitness

Fil Lewitt

Fumi Sasa
Alexander Body Dynamics

Gene DeSmidt

Gilbert Ashoff
Vichy Springs Resort

Heffernan Insurance Brokers

Helga Fleishman
Imari Gallery

Jamie Morf
Shades of Green Landscape Architecture

Jane Norbeck

Jeff Goldfein

Joan E. Chapman
Memoir (and)

John Watson

Julie Freiberg

Kady Hoffman
Wave Bracelet

Karen Hamilton

Kathy Nelson
Kabuki Hot Springs

Kaz Tanahashi

Lawrell Studsill
Sencha Teahouse

Leeza Edwards

Linda Kalinowski
Bookshop West Portal

Lisa Bookstein
Health Ceramics

Liz Koeneke
Le Colonial Restaurant

Lizzie Nichols
Healing Yoga Foundation, San Francisco

Michael McCauley
Museum of the Aftican Diaspora

Michelle Ott
Blue Bottle Coffee

The Painters' Place

Patricia Warren

Paul Discoe
Live Edge

Renee Zensen
U Natural Hydration

Richard Parks
City Arts & Lectures

Ron Wada
Tafapolsky & Smith LLP

Ryuzen Robbie Pellet

Santa Cruz Guitar

Sarah Barca
Funky Door Yoga Haight

Scott Wren

Skip Kimura

Sophia Sanchez
La Peña

Stacy & James Flaherty
New Ventures West

Stevens Strauss

Susan Lipman
Bubblehead Soap Co.

TCHO

TOTO USA

Zohra Kalinkowitz

2009 Annual Benefit Event and Auction
Honoring
Angeles Arrien
and Huston Smith

Sunday, April 19, 2009 | Greens Restaurant

Auction Items (Sneak Peek)

 

Mexico

Playa Viva is a special place where you and your family will enjoy the rugged, unspoiled beauty of Mexico in the guilt-free luxury of an environmentally-conscious resort. Here, you will experience a diverse, wild ecosystem, while actually helping it thrive. Playa Viva will regenerate your mind and body, while regenerating the land.

Berkeley Mills Laquered Chair

A hand-made 10-coat black lacquered Lambda chair created by Berkeley Mills (owner Gene Agress built and donated the wood altar at Tassajara's Bath House). This unique chair is shining work of art fabricated at the wood shop in Berkeley.

Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen

Upset by Fast Food Nation? Grossed out by Super Size Me? Want to do something about it? Take action with Anna Lappé and chef Bryant Terry, as they dish up food for thought, tips for setting up your organic kitchen, and tantalizing menus. Celebrate the future of real food… and getcha grub on!

Raku Ceramic Sculpture

By Stevens Strauss. Raku is a pottery technique that originated in Japan in the 16th century. Like other Zen related art forms, Raku fuses opposites. Fire and earth, water and smoke synergistically produce an object that contains both elements.

Landscape Architecture

Shades of Green Landscape Architecture specializes in sustainable landscape design with a focus on recycled materials, rainwater harvesting, green roofs, and native and drought tolerant plantings. We'll come to your home for a two hour consultation to talk about your vision for your outdoor living space and how we can help transform your landscape into your own personal retreat.

Painting

Birds, insects and flora populate the landscape of Christine Cariati's paintings. These are not representational depictions of nature, instead they are creatures of the imagination presented in a stylized theatrical format. These intimate paintings explore the ways in which we re-imagine nature, finding beauty in chaos and wildness.

Eco-Toilet

Eco-toilet from TOTO® includes delivery and installation.

Rest a little easier on a toilet
designed to maximize comfort, hygiene, wellbeing, efficiency, and water conservation. The
Gwyneth™ is a sleek high profile two piece design with Double Cyclone® Technology for water conservation and a fast flush! It has Universal Height; ADA height compliant with seat.  Saves 20% water over 1.6gpf toilets.  Comes complete. This year, we are pleased to offer the addition of the luxury Washlet™.

Installation of Eco-Toilet

Bernard McPhillips, in construction and home remodeling for over 20 years, and invaluable help with projects at Green Gulch Farm and Tassajara, will install your new TOTO®.
Basic installation includes a wax toilet ring, a shutoff valve and a toilet supply line, and removal of your old toilet. Installation not to exceed 2 hours of work and is limited to Marin County, Berkeley/Oakland, or San Francisco.

Individualized Yoga Program

From Healing Yoga San Francisco: initial consultation and two follow up sessions.We offer a one-on-one consultations and design a program to support the needs of each individual using the various tools of yoga. Yoga is a holistic, healing discipline that offers a broad range of tools for supporting health, healing and personal transformation. After the initial consultation, we encourage the individual to return and the teacher will evaluate and modify the program/practice as needed. We generally work with those interested in maintaining, enhancing and complementing their wellness and health. In addition, those who might be experiencing distress or illness ranging from stress, back and neck pain, depression to more chronic and serious illnesses.

Framed Photograph

Photograph by Zohra Kalinkowitz . Hot Springs Landscape was taken at Ninghai Nanyuan Hot Springs in Ninghbo, China, while on a trip with former Abbess, Linda Ruth Cutts. Digital Pigment Print, 12" x 18".

Adobe® CS4 Web Premium

Create the full range of digital experiences, including interactive websites, applications, user interfaces, presentations, and mobile device content, with Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Web Premium software.

Acupuncture

Initial appointment, including: history, examination, treatment, plan & introduction to the understanding of Chinese traditional medicine and its benefits for your health and well being.  Julie has 52 years experience as a health care practitioner. Recommended by Zenkei Blanche Hartman.

Commercial Photography

One day of commercial photograpy with master photographer Bill Baker. With a broad view of the world in which we live and work, Bill strives to add beauty and bring to life the images he makes.

Canvas Travel Bag

Phillip Whalen's canvas travel bag. It comes with an i.d. tag in his handwriting listing his Hartford Street Zen Center address. It is full of nothing.

Comes with The Collected Poems of Philip Whalen

Tango, an Argentine Love Story

Autographed copy of Tango, an Argentine Love Story by Camille Cusumano, released by Seal Press (October, 08).

Immigration Consultation

Tafapolsky & Smith LLP offers one (1) free professional immigration consultation up to a maximum of 30 minutes duration.  The winner bidder may choose either an in-office or a telephone consultation.

Magazine Subscription

Two-year subscription to Memoir (and), a nonprofit literary journal dedicated to supporting creators of groundbreaking prose, poetry, experimental nonfiction, epistolary, graphic and photographic narratives