Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Whole and Wholesome Shikantaza: March 2026 Zen Retreat with Gil Fronsdal at Green Gulch FarmFronsdal Led by Gil FronsdalSaturday, March 21–Saturday, April, 4, Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting With Dr. Liping Zhu, DAOM, L.Ac.Thursday, April 2, 4 pm–Sunday, April 5, 11 am, City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting Sunday, April 5, 9 am–1 pm, City Center City Center Spring 2026 Practice Period: Nothing Lacking, Continuous Practice, Residential With Led by Rev. Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 and Rev. Gengyoko Tim WicksMonday, April 27–Saturday, May 30Please register by Sunday, April 7, 2026 Sunday Tea Gathering Led by Meiya WenderSunday, April 12, 1:30–3 pm, Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting Saturday, April 18, 9 am–12 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Thursday, April 16, by 4 pm PT. Featured Online Offerings Three-Day Sesshin Wednesday, March 25, 8:40 am PT–Friday, March 27, 2 pm PT, OnlinePlease register by Tuesday, March 24. Dogen’s Extensive Record: Eihei Koroku With Taigen Dan LeightonTwo Saturdays, April 4–11, 1–3 pm PT, Online SFZC Family Sangha Online: Spring Cohort (Apr–May) With Meikyo Chelsea TrueEight Mondays, April 6–May 25, 4–5:30 pm PT, Online Calendar Event Type - Any -CeremoniesClasses & Extended CoursesDharma TalksFamily & Children's EventsGreen Gulch Farm, Garden & WatershedPractice GroupsPractice PeriodsSitting Meditation & SesshinsSpecial Events & ExhibitsTea EventsWorkshops and Retreats Practice Center - Any -City CenterGreen Gulch FarmOnlineTassajara Sunday, Apr 5, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, Livestream/Onsite 4/5 Monday, Apr 6, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Online SFZC Family Sangha Online: Spring Cohort (Apr–May), Online 4/6–5/25 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 4/6 Tuesday, Apr 7, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 4/7 Thursday, Apr 9, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 4/9 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 4/9 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Sangha (Community) Night, CC 4/9 Friday, Apr 10, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 4/10 Saturday, Apr 11, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 4/11 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 4/11 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 4/11 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Hondo Dave Rutschman, Livestream/Onsite 4/11 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 4/11 01:00 PM Online Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: River Shannon), Online 4/11 Sunday, Apr 12, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Livestream/Onsite 4/12 01:00 PM Online Diving Deep into Zen, Online 4/12–12/6 01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Sunday Tea Gathering, GGF 4/12 03:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Funeral Ceremony for David Chadwick at Green Gulch Farm, GGF 4/12 Monday, Apr 13, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 4/13 Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 4/14 Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 4/16 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 4/16 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, BIPOC Night, CC 4/16 Friday, Apr 17, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:00 AM City Center Monthly BIPOC Affinity Group, CC 4/17 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 4/17 07:30 PM City Center NOT POEMS! A free monthly Poetry Night at SF Zen Center, CC 4/17 Saturday, Apr 18, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 4/18 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting, GGF 4/18 01:00 PM Online Close at Hand: Meditation and Drawing, Online 4/18 Sunday, Apr 19, 2026 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Transforming Shame and Guilt to Healing & Connection: A Meditation in Recovery Daylong Retreat, GGF 4/19 More Events