Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings City Center Fall 2025 Practice Period The Heart of the Zen Way, Residential Participation Led by Ryushin Paul HallerOctober 1–December 6, Residential ParticipationApplication deadline is Sunday, September 7. Beginners' Tea Series Led by Meiya WenderSundays, September 7–December 14, 1–3 pm, Green Gulch Farm Genjōkōan: Meeting the Myriad Things Workshop With Shinshu RobertsSaturday, September 13, 1–4 pm, Conference Center at 308 Page Street Shamatha and Pause: Cultivating Tranquil Abiding (A Meditation in Recovery Retreat) With Tetsugen Tom Baker and Sei Ka Betsy GrohSunday, September 14, 10 am–4 pm, City Center Saturday One-Day Sitting Led by Thiemo BlankSaturday, September 27, 5 am–6 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Tuesday, September 16, by 4 pm PT. Body and Nature: A Retreat for Women, GGF 9/17–9/21 With Zenshin Florence Caplow and Susan MoonWednesday, September 17, 4 pm–Sunday, September 21, 11 am, Green Gulch Farm Featured Online Offerings Open Reality: Meeting the Polycrisis Together With All Beings With Shodo Spring and Qayyum JohnsonSaturday, September 6, 2–4 pm PT, Online Awaken Self-Compassion through Art Journaling Led by Lea Seigen ShinrakuFour Tuesdays, September 9–September 30, 10–11:30 am PT, Online Faces of Compassion: Bodhisattva Archetypal Figures Led by Taigen Dan LeightonThree Saturdays, September 13–October 18, 1–4 pm PT, Online Calendar Event Type - Any -CeremoniesClasses & Extended CoursesDharma TalksFamily & Children's EventsGreen Gulch Farm, Garden & WatershedPractice GroupsPractice PeriodsSitting Meditation & SesshinsSpecial Events & ExhibitsTea EventsWorkshops and Retreats Practice Center - Any -City CenterGreen Gulch FarmOnlineTassajara Friday, Sep 5, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 9/5 Saturday, Sep 6, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:40 AM City Center Saturday One-Day Sitting, CC 9/6 07:00 AM City Center Full Moon Ceremony, Online/Onsite 9/6 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, not meeting 9/6 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 9/6 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Shosan Victoria Austin, Livestream/Onsite 9/6 02:00 PM Online Open Reality: Meeting the Polycrisis Together With All Beings, Online 9/6 Sunday, Sep 7, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Sozan Michael McCord, Livestream/Onsite 9/7 01:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Beginners' Tea Series, GGF 9/7–12/14 Monday, Sep 8, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 9/8 Tuesday, Sep 9, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Online Awaken Self-Compassion through Art Journaling, Online 9/9–9/30 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 9/9 Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Dōshin Dan Gudgel, Livestream/Onsite 9/10 Thursday, Sep 11, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 9/11 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 9/11 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 9/11 Friday, Sep 12, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 9/12 Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 9/13 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 9/13 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk and Book Signing: Shinshu Roberts, Livestream/Onsite 9/13 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 9/13 01:00 PM City Center Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Cydnie Golson), Online 9/13 01:00 PM Online Faces of Compassion: Bodhisattva Archetypal Figures, Online 9/13–10/18 01:00 PM City Center Genjōkōan: Meeting the Myriad Things Workshop, CC 9/13 Sunday, Sep 14, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Livestream/Onsite 9/14 10:00 AM City Center Shamatha and Pause: Cultivating Tranquil Abiding (A Meditation in Recovery Retreat), CC 9/14 Monday, Sep 15, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 9/15 Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 9/16 Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Body and Nature: A Retreat for Women, GGF 9/17–9/21 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Kogen Kim Hart, Livestream/Onsite 9/17 More Events