Deep Rest in Zen and Yoga: Learning to Let Go, ZMC 8/11–8/16
Deep Rest is a skill many of us haven’t been taught—but deeply need. With regular practice of Deep Rest, we can learn how to allow mind and body to readily ...
Deep Rest is a skill many of us haven’t been taught—but deeply need. With regular practice of Deep Rest, we can learn how to allow mind and body to readily ...
Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. —Howard Thurman - ...
YUZ meets in person weekly in the Buddha Hall of City Center on 300 Page Street. For the latest information, visit the Young Urban Zen site. Tuesday evenings, 7:15 – 8:45 pm - Young Urban Zen (YUZ) is a group under the auspices of the San Francisco Zen Center, with a particular focus on those ...
The Reset Retreat offers an immersive, device-free environment to help you cultivate the qualities of mind and communication skills that lead to well-being and success—at work, with money, and in life. Given how much of our lives we spend working, this retreat is designed to bring joy, purpose, and flow to the moments that shape ...
Dharma talks by Zen teachers are a traditional method of transmitting the heart and understanding of Buddha's Way. Everyone is welcome to attend. All public dharma talks are held in the Buddha Hall. NOTE: Preceding the Dharma talk, from 7:30 - 7:45, there is a 15-minute period of gathering and settling to allow everyone to ...
Every Thursday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm PT. Join San Francisco Zen Center teachers for a weekly online drop-in session, offering opportunities to connect in real time. Each session includes: 20 ...
We will gather weekly on Thursday evenings for Informal Zazen in the Buddha Hall at 300 Page Street. We will be exploring our zazen practice and how it is informed ...
Trans Sangha is a meditation group by and for transgender people; beginners and newcomers are always welcome. Trans Sangha meets weekly in the zendo at 300 Page Street, with different ...
Meditation in Recovery will be meeting by Zoom. Friday Nights at 7:30 - Join Online Meeting - Meeting ID: 886 966 3311 - Passcode: Meditate23 - Please join us at ...
One-day sittings offer traditional Soto Zen all-day meditation practice. In order to understand the nature of our formal retreats and to be clear about the details of the practice, please review a typical one-day sitting schedule. We ask those who attend one-day sittings to commit to participating in the complete schedule. We will be using the ...
Weekly meeting: Saturdays, 8:50 am – 1:00 pm. Saturday Sangha is for anyone who joins the zazen schedule during the weekdays and/or on Saturday. Within the container of traditional forms, ...
This gentle one-day sitting will begin mid-morning to allow participants coming from outside Green Gulch to join more easily. We'll begin at 9am and follow the traditional forms of zazen ...
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