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 ...
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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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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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Rooted in Awareness: Iyengar Yoga and Zen to Embody Your Life, ZMC 6/30–7/5 – Waitlist Only
Whole Heart, Boundless Heart: A retreat on the four Brahmaviharas, ZMC 6/30–7/5
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The Heart of Yoga and Zen, ZMC 7/7–7/12
Yoga invites us into our bodies. Meditation stabilizes and opens the mind. Inquiry offers a gateway into deeper understanding. All three are illuminated through the heart. This retreat will harness the power of these practices to step into the fullness of our hearts and our lives. Mornings will begin with a vigorous, mindful Vinyasa Flow ... |
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We invite you to an evening with Srinivas Reddy to experience the spiritual tradition that is Hindustani Classical Music. Srinivas is a scholar and translator with a PhD in South and Southeast Asian Studies from UC Berkeley, as well as a classical sitarist trained by his guru Pandit Partha Chatterjee, a direct disciple of the ... |
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If you love to relax with a cup of tea and enjoy savoring award-winning chocolate, join this tea and chocolate pairing workshop and dive into the world of single-origin teas and chocolates! You will embark on a journey through the history of tea, the many different varieties, how they are made, and how to brew ... |
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The Heart of Yoga and Zen, ZMC 7/7–7/12
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Embodying the Genjo Koan in our Daily Lives, GGF 7/15–7/19
The secret of all teachings of Buddha is how to live in each moment, how to obtain absolute freedom moment after moment. This is the theme of the Genjo Koan. —Suzuki Roshi - In Dogen’s beautiful, seminal Genjo Koan, he extends a wonderful and challenging invitation: how to engage fully in the present moment and ...
Zen and Drawing, ZMC 7/15–7/19 – Waitlist Only
The Zen and Drawing retreat proposes drawing as a meditative practice in which we develop the capacity to contemplate what we observe both outside and inside ourselves. The chosen drawing exercises for the sessions help us observe things as they really are and not as we think they are. In the same way that we ... |
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Zen and Modern Leadership, ZMC 7/16–7/19
Where personal growth in leaders creates empowering environments. In this immersive retreat, you’ll deepen your connection to yourself and others through Zen principles integrated with the Leadership Embodiment and Conscious Leadership programs. Drawing on Zen, mindfulness, and somatic engagement, you’ll learn to work with posture—thought, emotion, and body—to recover quickly from stress, stay poised and ... |
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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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Embodying the Genjo Koan in our Daily Lives, GGF 7/15–7/19
Zen and Drawing, ZMC 7/15–7/19 – Waitlist Only
Zen and Modern Leadership, ZMC 7/16–7/19
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Set in the vibrant summer landscape of Green Gulch Farm, this day-long workshop explores the season of growth, expansion, and joy through Zen and Daoist teachings, along with insights from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In TCM, summer is associated with the Heart, which governs awareness, connection, and emotional balance. As energy naturally moves outward during ... |
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Tai Yi Swimming Dragon Taichi Retreat, ZMC 7/21–7/26 – Waitlist Only
Harmonize, balance, improve health, and cultivate a sense of well-being through Taichi and Qigong. During this retreat we will learn Form One of Tai Yi Swimming Dragon Quan, a gentle, flowing form of movement that combines Taichi, Qigong, and yogic stretching. This rare and beautiful Taichi style, once a secret family heirloom of Taoist Grandmaster ...
Communication, Connection, Heartbreak and Forgiveness-Sangha Week, ZMC 7/21–7/26 – Waitlist Only
Sitting with the Buddha, Ven. Ananda once said, "This is half of the holy life, lord: admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie." The Buddha responded, "Don't say that, Ananda! Don't say that! Admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie is actually the whole of the holy life." Precisely because of the depth of trust we hold ... |
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Tai Yi Swimming Dragon Taichi Retreat, ZMC 7/21–7/26 – Waitlist Only
Communication, Connection, Heartbreak and Forgiveness-Sangha Week, ZMC 7/21–7/26 – Waitlist Only
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A half-day program of extended meditation and community practice, led by members of the Trans Sangha. Meditation instruction will be provided. Some experience with meditation is encouraged. Open to anyone who identifies as trans. - Email TransSangha@proton.me to register or with questions. - There is no fee to participate. Registration deadline: July 19 - |
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Joyful Ease, Your Own True Body, GGF 7/30–8/2 – Waitlist Only
Awaken a sense of fully embodied joy and ease through yoga asana, breath, and Zen meditation. In this retreat we will leave behind our usual busy schedules and to-do lists and settle into a more contemplative routine. With two full days of classes and a half day to begin and end the retreat, we will ... |
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