This five-day retreat explores the question of agency in the context of aging through the lens of Buddhist practice. How do we stay awake, responsive, and connected as our capacities and roles change? Participants will engage in zazen, mindful discussion, experiential exercises, and contemplative inquiry to deepen awareness of interdependence and self-compassion. Aging invites us ...
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Joyful Ease, Your Own True Body, ZMC 5/26–5/31 – Waitlist Only
Awaken a sense of fully embodied joy and ease through yoga asana, breath, and Zen meditation. The true Dharma teachings are conveyed and brought forth within the practices of posture, zazen meditation, and yoga, with this very body-mind. Linda's and Patricia's combined teaching, a seamless interweaving of Zen and Yoga, leads us to grow down ...
Radiant Awareness: Backpacking Journey to Tassajara, ZMC 5/30–6/4
The trek to Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is a beloved and time-honored journey. Rather than driving in—careening through the expansive Ventana Wilderness at a pace that inhibits meaningful contact—let us take days to walk to the monastery on foot, arriving enriched through immersion in the wild. What does this wilderness immersion open or allow? Steeped ...
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In this workshop, we explore the ancient practice of EIJI HAPPO—the Eight Principles of the character for “Eternity” (永). Each stroke embodies a fundamental movement found in all of Japanese calligraphy, but also reflects a deeper rhythm within ourselves. Through brush, breath, and presence, we will slow down and enter a meditative space where writing ... |
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Small Mind, Big Mind: Meeting Yourself Where You Are, ZMC 6/2–6/4
Yoga and Zen are ancient traditions that cultivate our innate ability to embody the moment with presence, compassion, and fearlessness. In this retreat, we’ll explore the modern benefits of these timeless teachings that can invigorate and inspire us, and infuse wonder into our daily routines. Our mornings begin with vigorous asana and end with a ... |
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Who says my poems are poems? My poems are not poems. When you know that my poems are not poems, Then we can speak of poetry! — Ryokan, Zen monk & poet (1758-1831) All are invited to participate in a monthly night of poetry in the City Center Bookstore. Facilitated by Kevin Starbard and Christopher ... |
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Easy as Breathing: Wild Heart Writing for Women, GGF 6/10–6/14
Loosen your creativity, fill your page with words that want to be written, and share your stories in an inspiring, supportive setting. Authentic, compelling writing comes from a place of emptiness and mindfulness. By showing up, listening, and writing what arises, we discover the ideas we need to bring to light. We calm the mind, ... |
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San Francisco Zen Center is pleased to host the US premiere performance of the Butoh artist Kana Kitty, one of the most popular Butoh dancers in Japan, as she begins a tour of California and Mexico. "Butoh dancer Kana Kitty begins each performance with a poem. A little-known fact about Butoh is that its choreography ... |
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Join GRIP (Guiding Rage Into Power) Training Institute (sponsored by San Francisco Zen Center) for an inspiring conversation rooted in lived experience, transformation, accountability, and restorative justice. This presentation from alumni and facilitators of the program and survivors of violence will explore what it truly takes to disrupt cycles of violence, cultivate accountability, and build ...
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San Francisco Zen Center is pleased to host the US premiere performance of the Butoh artist Kana Kitty, one of the most popular Butoh dancers in Japan, as she begins a tour of California and Mexico. "Butoh dancer Kana Kitty begins each performance with a poem. A little-known fact about Butoh is that its choreography ... |
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Easy as Breathing: Wild Heart Writing for Women, GGF 6/10–6/14
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Discover the art of slowing down in this peaceful and grounding Tea & Mindfulness retreat at Green Gulch. Designed to help calm the overstimulated mind, this experience blends tea ritual with practical mindfulness techniques to cultivate connection, clarity, and inner stillness. In a welcoming and relaxed setting, you’ll explore how simple, intentional practices—like preparing and ...
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In this workshop, Butoh is approached not as choreography, but as a state of consciousness and body. Through meditation, participants will be guided to allow movement to naturally emerge from within their own bodies. No dance experience is required. Beginners are very welcome. For dancers, this workshop offers an opportunity to experience a different origin ... |
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Step Into Your Life: A Zen Inspired Retreat, ZMC 6/16–6/21
In our world of busyness—of more, faster, better—this retreat offers time to stop, reflect, renew, and step fully into the richness of your life. Together, we’ll follow a gentle schedule of sitting and walking meditation, interspersed with talks and discussions from the wisdom of Zen teaching, as we explore how these dialogues may be utilized ... |
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Bringing Life to Life: A Retreat of Presence and Renewal, ZMC 6/17–6/21 – Waitlist Only
Join us in the beautiful Tassajara Valley, where we will enter a rhythm of practice that nourishes body, mind, and spirit. Guided by Lucy, this retreat draws inspiration from the timeless wisdom of Zen and Daoist traditions, inviting participants to explore what it means to bring life to life. Our mornings will include Qigong practice ... |
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Step Into Your Life: A Zen Inspired Retreat, ZMC 6/16–6/21
Bringing Life to Life: A Retreat of Presence and Renewal, ZMC 6/17–6/21 – Waitlist Only
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Words Under the Words, CC 6/23–6/24
In the City Center Dining Room - Tuesday, June 23–Wednesday, June 24, 10 am–4 pm - Everyone is already experienced. We are always beginners. Dip into nourishing wells of words and silence. Fuel up with poetry and quietude, allowing them to replenish one another. A writing circle of the encouraging kind! We will share beloved ...
Opening the Heart of Poetry: Writing as a Practice of Transformation & Discovery, ZMC 6/23–6/28
All welcome, beginning and experienced writers alike. Mystery, generosity, observation, and invention are part of any genuinely creative act. So too is the ability to make of ourselves a passageway and conduit to the large and the shared, the intimate and the private, the joyous, the grievous, the unexpected. The energies of poem-making, like the ...
Cultivating a Mind of Radical Trust-Sangha Week, ZMC 6/23–6/28 – Waitlist Only
Join Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman with the Tassajara residential community in this opportunity to immerse yourself in Zen practice during the summer at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. Each day of the Sangha Week will include morning and evening zazen, liturgical services, three and a half hours of work practice, communal meals, and a daily ... |
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Opening the Heart of Poetry: Writing as a Practice of Transformation & Discovery, ZMC 6/23–6/28
Cultivating a Mind of Radical Trust-Sangha Week, ZMC 6/23–6/28 – Waitlist Only
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Rooted in Awareness: Iyengar Yoga and Zen to Embody Your Life, ZMC 6/30–7/5 – Waitlist Only
Through the practices of Iyengar Yoga and Zen meditation, we explore what it means to live with steadiness, clarity, and compassion. In this retreat, we will utilize alignment and awareness as gateways to presence, cultivating a body that is grounded, a mind that is quiet, and a heart that is open. Each day will include ...
Whole Heart, Boundless Heart: A retreat on the four Brahmaviharas, ZMC 6/30–7/5
Join us for a creative and heart-centered retreat! The four Immeasurables, or Brahmaviharas, are boundless capacities of love and kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. Recent scientific studies support what Buddhist practitioners have experienced for millenia: Cultivating these qualities supports increased satisfaction and joy in our hearts and interpersonal lives, and grounds the mind and ... |
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