Saturday, December 19, 1:00–6:30 pm PT - This annual gathering honors the traditional Japanese practice of Fuyu-gomori—“winter hibernation”—which in Japan evokes cozy, quiet scenes of winter life, enjoying sweets (called ...
Four Sundays, December 6–27, 11:00 am–1:00 pm PT - “In darkness, we become devoted to clarity, courage, peace, and harmony. We discover the basic goodness of all humanity when we ...
Six Mondays, November 16–December 21, 9:00 am–11:00 am PT (View in your time zone) How can reading and writing poetry illuminate and uplift our Dharma practice? How does Dharma practice ...
Four Sundays, December 6–27, 11:00 am–1:00 pm PT - “In darkness, we become devoted to clarity, courage, peace, and harmony. We discover the basic goodness of all humanity when we ...
Four Wednesdays, January 6–27, 6:00–7:30 pm PT Want to learn how to meditate? Or have you tried and just can’t quite figure out how to make it work for you? ...
January 8–26, 9:00–11:15 am PT The theme for this three-week online offering is Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong. Lojong is the Tibetan Buddhist practice that ...
Three Saturdays, January 9–23, 9:00–10:30 am PT Yang Sheng 养生 or Life Preservation in Qigong is based on the general principles of nurturing and preserving life in the Traditional Chinese ...
Six Saturdays, January 9–February 13, 1:00–2:30 pm PT - This is an online introductory class for people who are working with the fierce teachers of chronic illness or chronic pain. ...
January 8–26, 9:00–11:15 am PT The theme for this three-week online offering is Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong. Lojong is the Tibetan Buddhist practice that ...
Four Mondays, January 11–February 1, 6:00–7:30 pm PT The path of Zen is a path straight to the heart of intimacy: intimacy with ourselves, intimacy with our lives, intimacy with ...
Four Tuesdays, January 12–February 2, 10:00–11:30 am PT Has it become harder to meet yourself with kindness? Self-compassion offers a way to reconnect with our fundamental humanity: remembering that uncertainty, ...
Four Tuesdays, January 12–February 2, 5:30–7:30 pm PT “To be you is enough, you know…” —Suzuki Roshi - Weaving together mindfulness and contemporary psychology, this course explores how to best ...
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