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, struggle, and imperfection are experiences we share rather than personal failures. For people who find that self-judgment interrupts creativity, art journaling can provide a gentle, ...
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 take care of ourselves by relating to depression and anxiety with compassion and understanding. Our purpose is for participants to learn and practice how to ...
Four Thursdays, February 4–25, 3:30–5:00 pm PT How can reading and writing poetry support us as we age? How can poetry help us be more aware of changes in our bodies and minds, deal with transitions, and strengthen connectedness and community? We will learn from poets who have written about their own aging, including Jane ...
Four Saturdays, February 6–27, 8:30–10:00 am PT When Tassajara was purchased at the end of 1966, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi began creating what would become the first Zen training monastery outside Asia. The idea had been forming for years: early issues of Wind Bell record members of SFZC searching for a monastery site as early as ...
Saturday, February 6–20, 9:00–10:30 am PT Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a practical framework for understanding the body as a dynamic system of relationships. In this three-part lecture series, Dr. Liping Zhu will introduce foundational concepts from Chinese medicine and offer accessible ways to observe patterns of balance and disharmony in daily life. Across the ...
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. In this six-part interactive class we will share our stories and explore practices that may be useful on the journey. Optional readings will be shared ...
Four Tuesdays, February 9–March 2, 6:00–7:30 pm PT - Fukanzazengi, Dogen’s instructions for zazen, presents intriguing questions that this class will explore and attempt to answer. What does it mean when Dogen describes zazen as the “Dharma gate of repose and bliss”? How do we take the backward step, and what is the meaning of ...
Four Thursdays, February 4–25, 3:30–5:00 pm PT How can reading and writing poetry support us as we age? How can poetry help us be more aware of changes in our bodies and minds, deal with transitions, and strengthen connectedness and community? We will learn from poets who have written about their own aging, including Jane ...
Four Saturdays, February 6–27, 8:30–10:00 am PT When Tassajara was purchased at the end of 1966, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi began creating what would become the first Zen training monastery outside Asia. The idea had been forming for years: early issues of Wind Bell record members of SFZC searching for a monastery site as early as ...
Saturday, February 6–20, 9:00–10:30 am PT Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers a practical framework for understanding the body as a dynamic system of relationships. In this three-part lecture series, Dr. Liping Zhu will introduce foundational concepts from Chinese medicine and offer accessible ways to observe patterns of balance and disharmony in daily life. Across the ...
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. In this six-part interactive class we will share our stories and explore practices that may be useful on the journey. Optional readings will be shared ...
Four Tuesdays, February 9–March 2, 6:00–7:30 pm PT - Fukanzazengi, Dogen’s instructions for zazen, presents intriguing questions that this class will explore and attempt to answer. What does it mean when Dogen describes zazen as the “Dharma gate of repose and bliss”? How do we take the backward step, and what is the meaning of ...
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