Four-Day Sesshin, GGF 8/26–8/30

Teachers
Practice Center
Date / Time
Aug 26, 2026 / 4:00pm - Aug 30, 2026 / 2:00pm
Event Type
Sitting Meditation & Sesshins
Description

Wednesday, August 26, 4 pm—Sunday, August 30, 2 pm

The Late Summer Four-Day Sesshin at Green Gulch Farm offers an entry into intensive retreat practice for those new to sesshin, as well as a chance for more experienced sitters to touch into the heart of practice.

Please review the example sesshin schedule. The sesshin will consist of sitting and walking meditation, Dharma talks, and ceremonies, with light instruction as needed throughout. Meals will be eaten silently and may take the form of oryoki meals in the zendo, informal silent meals in the dining room, or a combination of the two. Participants will be informed prior to the start of the retreat.

There will be an orientation on Wednesday, August 26 at 4:00 pm. The sesshin will begin on Wednesday after dinner and conclude with lunch on Sunday.

If you have questions about your participation in this sitting, please contact the Ino, Head of the Meditation Hall, at ggfino@sfzc.org.

To register for this sesshin, begin by completing this form

Once you have been approved for the sesshin, you will be sent an email that will include a link through which you can process your payment and complete your registration.

Fee Information

Guest House, Single Room: 

  • Benefactor - $910
  • Standard - $728
  • Member - $655
  • Sliding Scale 1 - $364

Guest House, Shared Room:

  • Benefactor - $717 per person
  • Standard - $573 per person
  • Member - $516 per person
  • Sliding Scale 1 - $287 per person

Single student housing (as available):

  • Benefactor - $801
  • Standard - $641
  • Member - $576
  • Sliding Scale 1 - $320

Shared student housing (as available):

  • Benefactor - $604
  • Standard - $483
  • Member - $435
  • Sliding Scale 1 - $242

NOTE: The Shared Room option only applies to partners or friends who apply together for the sesshin with the intention of sharing a room with each other. Green Gulch Farm will not be assigning people to room together at this time.

San Francisco Zen Center Members receive a 10% discount.

San Francisco Zen Center is committed to making Zen practice and the Dharma accessible to all who seek it by offering both a General support fund and a dedicated BIPOC support fund. After your application has been accepted, please email supportfunds@sfzc.org to request financial support.

Meals are included in the cost of sesshin. As meals will be eaten formally in the zendo meditation hall, please plan on bringing your oryoki set. If you do not have a set, if needed you can purchase one on arrival for an additional $55.

Please register by August 19.

Four–Day Registration Form

Registration Information
  1. Please fill out a sesshin registration form.
  2. After reviewing the registration form and determining the number of spaces available in the sesshin, the Ino will confirm by sending a letter of acceptance by email.
  3. The final steps to complete the registration and payment via the SFZC website will be provided in the acceptance email sent by the Ino.