With Meikyo Chelsea True, Junsen Shelly Hughes, Kanjin Yael Raff Peskin, Kanki Elis Herman, and Samara Alima - Green Gulch Farm Zen Center is happy to welcome families to this annual two-night retreat. In this special offering, we explore family practice as a path for healing our ancestral lineages, discover the wisdom of children, and ...
With Meikyo Chelsea True, Junsen Shelly Hughes, and Kanjin Yael Raff Peskin - The SFZC Family Sangha is happy to welcome families to this annual five-night retreat at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. In this special offering, we make space for moving at the pace of mountains and waters, discover the wisdom of children, and share ...
With Meikyo Chelsea True, Junsen Shelly Hughes, Kanjin Yael Raff Peskin, Kanki Elis Herman, and Samara Alima - In these gentle offerings for families of all forms, we honor family practice as a full expression of bodhisattva vows. Through creative projects, play, and stories, we learn about our Zen lay-ancestors, receive the wisdom of children, ...
Join us as we honor our ancestors and the turning of the seasons. This morning offering from the SFZC Family Program is inspired by the Soto Zen ceremony known as Sejiki – and is a time for honoring those who have died. Traditionally, Sejiki is a ceremony held in the fall for remembering the deceased ...
Sunday, November 1, 2 – 5 pm, Green Gulch Farm - In this afternoon event, people from all walks of life and loss gather to acknowledge and mourn the death of those who have died. We first create handmade offerings in the Japanese Buddhist tradition of Jizo Bodhisattva, and then say goodbye in a ceremony ...
With Meikyo Chelsea True, Junsen Shelly Hughes, Kanjin Yael Raff Peskin, Samara Alima, and Kanki Elis Herman - Rooted in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi and grounded in everyday family life, the SFZC Family Sangha welcomes you onto the tender and transformative path of family practice. This special offering is an opportunity to ...
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