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 ...
Practice doesn't only happen on the cushion, it happens in connection, too! Join us for a casual gathering of SFZC members to meet one another and build the kind of community that sustains us beyond our time in the zendo. We will be distributing wrist malas (ojuzu) at the gathering. Used for generations to steady ...
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 ...
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 minutes of meditation - A brief Dharma reflection - Group discussion - These sessions provide a welcoming space for practice and community connection, open to ...
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 by other Zen practices. This will be followed by discussion and specialty teas in the Welcome Center. Specialty teas are high-quality, often rare, loose-leaf teas ...
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 offerings depending on the week: Sangha Night is on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month: a community building focused evening open to all ...
Friday, September 11, 5:00–8:00 pm - Saturday, September 12, 9:00 am–3:00 pm - Sunday, September 13, 10:00 am–4:00 pm - This engrossing three-day workshop at City Center is open to performers, movers, dancers, actors, and curious beginners. The workshop will explore the thresholds between: impulse and action - self and other - touch and distance ...
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 the usual time; log in five minutes before the meeting opens. Fridays, 7:30 – 9 pm - This drop-in group explores the connections between Buddhist ...
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 ...
A gentle introduction for beginning sitters. The morning will include instruction in sitting meditation (zazen) and walking meditation (kinhin), followed by alternating brief periods of zazen (20–25 minutes) and kinhin (10–15 minutes), and discussion with the leader.
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 ...
Resonant Void is a Butoh-inspired performance exploring the space between birth and dissolution, presence and disappearance, and the hidden emotional landscapes of the body. Developed in Tokyo in collaboration with Japanese Butoh artist Motoya Kondo, Yuko Kawamoto, and Minoru Hideshima, and dramaturg Conan Amok, and teachers such as Daisuke Yoshimoto, Yumiko Yoshioka, Marie-Gabrielle Rothie, Yumino ...
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