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SUMMARY:Radiant Awareness: Backpacking Journey to Tassajara\, ZMC 5/30–6/4
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWhat does this wilderness immersion open or allow? Steeped in the demands and complexity of modern\, daily life\, it is easy for our attention to become fragmented\, our inner and outer lives constrained by habits of thought\, and our senses dulled. Backpacking in the wild returns us to simple\, natural rhythms: sleeping on the ground\, rising with the sun\, carrying all that we need on our backs\, walking peacefully in contact with the land for the majority of the day. \nOur senses come alive as our bodies\, minds\, and hearts encounter the beauty and wholesomeness of the wild earth: a chorus of birds at dawn\, the taste of cold spring water\, full inhalations of aromatic plants\, deep shade offered by an oak at midday\, starlight filling our eyes at night. In this way\, wilderness immersion mirrors the essence of Zen practice itself: recalibrating us to perceive the true vibrance of the world\, which transmits its own timeless wisdom. \nOur four-day backpacking journey into Tassajara moves through the ancestral lands of the Esselen People and the eastern heart of an expansive\, biodiverse wilderness—grounding us in a rich historical\, cultural\, and ecological context before we enter the gates of Zen Mountain Center. Walking in the spirit of pilgrimage\, our days are shaped by intention: mindful silence on the trail\, group check-ins and Dharma discussions that form us into a sangha (spiritual community)\, and awareness practices (including daily zazen meditation) that attune us with ourselves and this potent landscape. \nDrawing on their engaged\, respective backgrounds in Zen and Eco-Somatics\, leaders Mike Smith and Ariel Johnson guide us across both wild and perceptual thresholds\, offering simple practices and insights that support reconnection with the Earth\, our animal bodies\, our senses\, our hearts\, and our naturally calm and spacious minds. \nBy the time we arrive at the monastery gate\, we have been polished to a shine by our wild wanderings—alert\, radiant\, and ready to enter fully into the depth of practice offered in Tassajara’s enchanted valley. We then spend two nights at Tassajara dedicated to integration\, sinking into the monastery’s offerings of meditation\, serenity\, and community. When it is time to return home\, may we carry this radiant awareness with us\, meeting our ordinary lives and the challenges of our time with more clarity\, presence\, resilience\, and care. \nImportant Notes: \n\nThe full experience takes place over six days\, from Saturday\, May 30th to Thursday\, June 4th\, 2026.\nThe last two nights (June 2 and 3) will require booking accommodations at Tassajara.\nExperience with backpacking or Tassajara/Zen is not required; Wildtender provides support for physical and psychospiritual preparation\, and weaves wilderness skill-building\, Zen instruction\, and orientation to Tassajara into the program.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/radiant-awareness-backpacking-journey-to-tassajara-zmc-5-30-6-4/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260602T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260604T110000
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SUMMARY:Small Mind\, Big Mind: Meeting Yourself Where You Are\, ZMC 6/2–6/4
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOur mornings begin with vigorous asana and end with a Dharma talk and meditation. We’ll close our days together with Yin and Nidra practices to integrate the teachings and insights. Come join this brief retreat to revitalize your heart-mind and body with us!
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/small-mind-big-mind-meeting-yourself-where-you-are-zmc-6-2-6-4/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T210000
DTSTAMP:20260712T004327Z
CREATED:20260712T003931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T004327Z
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SUMMARY:NOT POEMS! A free monthly Poetry Night at SF Zen Center\, CC 6/5
DESCRIPTION: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) \n\nAll are invited to participate in a monthly night of poetry in the City Center Bookstore. \nFacilitated by Kevin Starbard and Christopher Robin Gallagher\, this offering will take place once a month\, on a date that will be announced and found on the SFZC calendar. \nWe welcome you to express yourself\, down to the marrow of your heartstrings. These are extraordinary times that we are living in. Please let us know what you have to say. \nInvite your friends and loved ones to witness your take on the current state of affairs\, and/or existence as a whole. We look forward to seeing and hearing from you there! \nSan Francisco Zen Center Bookstore300 Page StreetSan Francisco\, CA 94102 \n  \n \nChristopher Robin Gallagher \nChristopher Robin Gallagher has served as the Program Registrar and Senior Reservationist for San Francisco Zen Center since 2015. He has performed poetry throughout North America for close to thirty years. Here is a sample of the message that he is hoping to uplift the human race with: \nMy heart breaks like porcelainOver the beauty of it allI’m not sure where to beginWinter\, Spring\, Summer\, or Fall \n  \n \nKevin Starbard \nKevin Starbard has been curating Zen Arts events at City Center since 2022. \nHe currently serves as Bookstore Manager at City Center\, and has practiced at all 3 SFZC temples\, and at Toshoji temple in Tokyo.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/not-poems-a-free-monthly-poetry-night-at-sf-zen-center-cc-6-5/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260610T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T110000
DTSTAMP:20260511T010102Z
CREATED:20260510T214844Z
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SUMMARY:Easy as Breathing: Wild Heart Writing for Women\, GGF 6/10–6/14
DESCRIPTION:Loosen your creativity\, fill your page with words that want to be written\, and share your stories in an inspiring\, supportive setting. \nAuthentic\, 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\, then follow playful and provocative prompts to start our pens flowing. With timed exercises\, we bypass our inner critics and write consciously and freely. Words appear. Memories stir. Tales breeze in and land on the page. After writing\, we read aloud and encourage one another\, without critiquing. \nThis practice can serve as a form of meditation or a way to discover the writer within\, jumpstart any writing project\, or add new tools to your writer’s belt. \nWriting experience is not needed. A willingness to be quiet and to play is all. \nNo special materials or advance reading are necessary. Participants should bring pen and a notebook or paper\, since laptop use is not fitting for this modality. \nThis retreat welcomes all self-identified women.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/easy-as-breathing-wild-heart-writing-for-women-ggf-6-10-6-14/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T210000
DTSTAMP:20260924T210224Z
CREATED:20260510T214844Z
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SUMMARY:Sacred Rhythms: Butoh\, CC 6/12 & 6/13 – Waitlist Only
DESCRIPTION: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. \n“Butoh dancer Kana Kitty begins each performance with a poem. A little-known fact about Butoh is that its choreography is invisibly yet inextricably linked to poetry. ‘I write a poem for every performance\,’ Kana explains\, ‘and I recite it in my head while I dance. Butoh rhythm is often based on the words’ intonation.” —Tokyo Weekender magazine\, July 2024 \nKana performs extensively throughout Japan\, and often collaborates with other dancers and artists. She will be giving two different performances at SFZC. Each performance is ticketed separately: \nThis event has reached full capacity. To be added to the waitlist\, please contact rezoffice@sfzc.org. Be sure to check our calendar for more offerings\, as new events are continuously added. \nIn addition to these performances\, Kana Kitty is facilitating a Butoh Meditation workshop (6/14).
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/sacred-rhythms-butoh-cc-6-12-6-13/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T183000
DTSTAMP:20260712T004324Z
CREATED:20260712T003931Z
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SUMMARY:GRIP: Peace & Accountability—What does it take? The Dharma from inside prison\, CC 6/13
DESCRIPTION: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 peace from within. Learn powerful insights and hear stories directly shaped by GRIP’s work inside California prisons\, which continues to impact communities beyond those walls. \nSpeakersMarylyn Tesconi\, Survivor of violence and member of GRIP’s survivor networkNina Gold – GRIP FacilitatorRobin Guillen\, GRIP Facilitator & AlumniTommy Shakur Ross\, GRIP Facilitator & Alumni \nIf you are interested in this program\, you may want to consider volunteer outreach with the Prison Correspondence Team. Contact sheilaSFZC@gmail.com for more information.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/grip-peace-accountability-what-does-it-take-the-dharma-from-inside-prison-cc-6-13/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T210000
DTSTAMP:20260924T210407Z
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SUMMARY:Mandala: Butoh\, CC 6/12 & 6/13 – Waitlist Only
DESCRIPTION: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. \n“Butoh dancer Kana Kitty begins each performance with a poem. A little-known fact about Butoh is that its choreography is invisibly yet inextricably linked to poetry. ‘I write a poem for every performance\,’ Kana explains\, ‘and I recite it in my head while I dance. Butoh rhythm is often based on the words’ intonation.” —Tokyo Weekender magazine\, July 2024 \nKana performs extensively throughout Japan\, and often collaborates with other dancers and artists. She will be giving two different performances at SFZC. Each performance is ticketed separately: \nThis event has reached full capacity. To be added to the waitlist\, please contact rezoffice@sfzc.org. Be sure to check our calendar for more offerings\, as new events are continuously added.  \nIn addition to these performances\, Kana Kitty is facilitating a Butoh Meditation workshop (6/14).
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/mandala-butoh-cc-6-12-6-13/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T160000
DTSTAMP:20260712T004329Z
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SUMMARY:Tea & Mindfulness\, GGF 6/14 – Canceled
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn a welcoming and relaxed setting\, you’ll explore how simple\, intentional practices—like preparing and enjoying a cup of tea—can bring mindfulness into everyday life. We’ll guide you through accessible tools\, mindful conversation\, and grounding rituals to support your personal practice. \nBy the end of the retreat\, you will not only have new knowledge about the history of tea\, its connection to Buddhism\, and how tea is made\, but but also personal mindfulness practices.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/tea-mindfulness-ggf-6-14-canceled/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T180000
DTSTAMP:20260925T000510Z
CREATED:20260510T214844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T000510Z
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SUMMARY:Prism: Butoh Meditation Workshop\, CC 6/14
DESCRIPTION: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. \nNo dance experience is required. Beginners are very welcome. For dancers\, this workshop offers an opportunity to experience a different origin of movement beyond conventional dance practice. \nWhat Kana shares is not technique\, but state and being: \n\nHow to tune your channel of consciousness\nWhat your body is receiving\nWhat kind of “void” exists within you\n\nThrough this process\, we will explore ways of communicating with invisible energies—the core of Butoh—as a practical experience. \nNote for participants: If possible\, please wear white clothing. \nIn addition to this workshop\, Kana Kitty is giving two performances with Fenner Merlick and Ember Luna.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/prism-butoh-meditation-workshop-cc-6-14/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260616T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260621T110000
DTSTAMP:20260511T010108Z
CREATED:20260510T214844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T010108Z
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SUMMARY:Step Into Your Life: A Zen Inspired Retreat\, ZMC 6/16–6/21
DESCRIPTION: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 in our relationships\, our work\, and our lives. \nWe will practice with the essence of meditation\, just sitting with what is. And we will experience a variety of guided meditations\, exploring our inner voices\, our intuition\, and our emotions. \nThrough meditations\, Zen teachings and stories\, conversations\, awareness practices\, and writing we’ll create a safe\, vital\, and meaningful time of learning together. This retreat is open to everyone interested in stopping\, exploring\, and bringing more awareness and mindfulness to daily life.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/step-into-your-life-a-zen-inspired-retreat-zmc-6-16-6-21/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260617T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260621T110000
DTSTAMP:20260511T010108Z
CREATED:20260510T214844Z
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SUMMARY:Bringing Life to Life: A Retreat of Presence and Renewal\, ZMC 6/17–6/21 – Waitlist Only
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOur mornings will include Qigong practice adapted from the Eight Brocades\, sitting and walking meditation\, Zen stories and teachings\, and group reflection. Afternoons offer gentle\, restorative stretching that supports deep rest and ease. Between sessions\, there will be spacious time to explore Tassajara’s trails\, creek\, and hot springs\, allowing the body to settle and the mind to soften. \nThis retreat is an invitation to rediscover the fullness of being alive through presence and renewal.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/bringing-life-to-life-a-retreat-of-presence-and-renewal-zmc-6-17-6-21-waitlist-only/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260624T160000
DTSTAMP:20260511T010114Z
CREATED:20260510T214857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T010114Z
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SUMMARY:Words Under the Words\, CC 6/23–6/24
DESCRIPTION:In the City Center Dining RoomTuesday\, June 23–Wednesday\, June 24\, 10 am–4 pm \nEveryone is already experienced. We are always beginners. \nDip into nourishing wells of words and silence. \nFuel up with poetry and quietude\, allowing them to replenish one another. A writing circle of the encouraging kind! We will share beloved poems\, writing in response\, discussing process and particulars\, finding first drafts\, lines and images\, listening to one another\, with language springing up from many voices\, and shared daily meditation. Resonance\, resilience\, simplicity\, interviews and a writing walk too! \nPlease note that this retreat is two days and the retreat fee includes lunch.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/words-under-the-words-cc-6-23-6-24/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T110000
DTSTAMP:20260712T002624Z
CREATED:20260510T214857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260712T002624Z
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SUMMARY:Opening the Heart of Poetry: Writing as a Practice of Transformation & Discovery\, ZMC 6/23–6/28
DESCRIPTION:All welcome\, beginning and experienced writers alike. \nMystery\, 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 energies of existence itself\, are transforming and undomesticable forces. Yet they can be invited and welcomed. The cultivation of an open and permeable attention in many directions will be at the heart of this gathering. Along with invitations to write and brief talks touching on poetry and Zen as shared practices\, there’ll be time for consideration of craft and for poems’ exchanging; time for reading\, rest\, and free writing; and time\, as always\, to experience Tassajara’s own teachings: the poems of meditation hall and creek\, of birdsong\, yucca\, and steepness\, of hot springs and clear-sky stars. \nParticipants should bring with them a selection of five or six poems written by others (no longer than one page\, please) that they find transformative\, revelatory\, moving\, consoling\, awakening of depth; also writing materials\, creativity’s intentions\, and perhaps a few questions.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/opening-the-heart-of-poetry-writing-as-a-practice-of-transformation-discovery-zmc-6-23-6-28-waitlist-only/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260628T110000
DTSTAMP:20260511T010116Z
CREATED:20260510T214857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T010116Z
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SUMMARY:Cultivating a Mind of Radical Trust-Sangha Week\, ZMC 6/23–6/28 – Waitlist Only
DESCRIPTION: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 group meeting for Dharma study and discussion. There will also be time each afternoon\, before and after the study sessions\, to rest\, relax\, and enjoy the natural beauty of Tassajara. \nDuring our afternoon sessions\, we’ll be exploring a beloved 6th-century poem\, Xin Xin Ming (‘Trust in Mind’ or ‘Faith in Mind’)\, attributed to Zen’s third Chinese Ancestor\, Sengcan\, which begins with the following provocative lines: “The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent\, everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the smallest distinction\, however\, and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart.” \nTrust in Mind offers an extraordinarily straightforward message that points to the heart and aim of Zen practice: the path of liberation is found by letting go of dualistic thinking (eg\, right/wrong\, like/dislike)\, cultivating a peaceful\, trusting heart-mind\, and realizing non-duality (oneness) in all things. When we can intentionally surrender our judgments\, preferences\, self-clinging\, and reliance on conceptual thinking\, we can experience effortless awareness\, equanimity\, and freedom from striving and worldly attachments. Sengcan’s poem offers profound teachings that can help us trust our True Heart-Mind\, even as we navigate uncertain times. \nAll levels of practice experience are welcome.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/cultivating-a-mind-of-radical-trust-sangha-week-zmc-6-23-6-28-waitlist-only/
CATEGORIES:Sangha Week (Tassajara)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260630T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260705T110000
DTSTAMP:20260511T010119Z
CREATED:20260510T214857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T010119Z
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SUMMARY:Whole Heart\, Boundless Heart: A retreat on the four Brahmaviharas\, ZMC 6/30–7/5
DESCRIPTION: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 meditative practice. \nJoin old friends Dawn Neal and Abbot Mako for a retreat dedicated to cultivating these boundless qualities. We will spend time learning the ancient meditative practices\, as well as integrating them with creative and conversational approaches.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/whole-heart-boundless-heart-a-retreat-on-the-four-brahmaviharas-zmc-6-30-7-5/
CATEGORIES:Workshops and Retreats
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260630T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260705T113000
DTSTAMP:20260511T010118Z
CREATED:20260510T214857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T010118Z
UID:10000154-1782835200-1783251000@www.sfzc.org
SUMMARY:Rooted in Awareness: Iyengar Yoga and Zen to Embody Your Life\, ZMC 6/30–7/5  – Waitlist Only
DESCRIPTION: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. \nEach day will include asana (yoga postures)\, pranayama (breath work)\, and zazen (sitting meditation). Together\, we will investigate how these disciplines support one another\, revealing the interconnection between physical stability and mental stillness. In the peaceful setting of Tassajara\, surrounded by mountains and streams\, we can return to the simplicity of direct experience and the refuge found in awareness itself. \nAll levels of yoga and meditation experience are welcome. Prior study with a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher is helpful but not required. Athena offers in-person and online classes for those who wish to become familiar with her teaching before attending the retreat. Book at www.tinyhavenyogasf.com.
URL:https://www.sfzc.org/event/rooted-in-awareness-iyengar-yoga-and-zen-to-embody-your-life-zmc-6-30-7-5-waitlist-only/
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