Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Saturday One-Day Sitting Led by Thiemo BlankSaturday, September 27, 5 am–6 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Tuesday, September 16, by 4 pm PT. Introductory Half-Day Sitting Led by a Green Gulch TeacherSaturday, September 20, 9 am–12 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Thursday, September 18, by 4 pm PT. Beginners' Half-Day Sitting Led by Gengyoko Tim WicksSunday, September 21, 9 am–1 pm, City CenterPlease register by Friday, September 19. Body and Nature: A Retreat for Women, GGF 9/17–9/21 With Zenshin Florence CaplowWednesday, September 17, 4 pm–Sunday, September 21, 11 am, Green Gulch Farm Equinox Sound Bath With Kevin Starbard and Karen StackpoleSaturday, September 20, 7:30–9 pm, City Center Buddha Hall Youth & Family Program With Meikyo Chelsea True and Junsen Shelly HughesSunday, September 28, 10 am–2 pm, Green Gulch Farm Featured Online Offerings Becoming Yourself: Teachings from Suzuki Roshi With Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-BylerFour Mondays, September 22–October 13, 5–6:15 pm PT, Online Dancing in the Dark Fields of Illness & Pain Led by Zenshin Florence CaplowSix Saturdays, September 27–November 8, 2:30–4 pm PT, OnlineClass does not meet on Saturday, November 1 City Center Fall 2025 Practice Period The Heart of the Zen Way, Online/Commuter Participation Led by Ryushin Paul HallerOctober 1–December 6, Online and CommuterApplication deadline is Tuesday, September 30, 2025. 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 Saturday, Sep 27, 2025 Start Time Location Event 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 9/27 02:30 PM Online Dancing in the Dark Fields of Illness & Pain, Online 9/27–11/8 03:00 PM City Center Lay Initiation Ceremony, CC 9/27 Sunday, Sep 28, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:45 AM Green Gulch Farm A Special Morning with the SFZC Family Sangha, GGF 9/28 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Youth & Family Program, GGF 9/28 – Waitlist Only 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, Livestream/Onsite 9/28 Monday, Sep 29, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 9/29 Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 9/30 Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025 Start Time Location Event 06:00 PM Online Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks, Online 10/1–10/22 07:15 PM Online City Center Fall 2025 Practice Period: The Heart of the Zen Way, Online/Commuter Participation 10/1–12/6 07:15 PM City Center City Center Fall 2025 Practice Period: The Heart of the Zen Way, Residential Participation 10/1–12/6 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Ryushin Paul Haller, Livestream/Onsite 10/1 Thursday, Oct 2, 2025 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm True Body, True Self: Radical Presence Through Zen and Yoga at Green Gulch Farm, GGF 10/2–10/5 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 10/2 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 10/2 Friday, Oct 3, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Zazenkai Series with Ryushin Paul Haller, CC 10/3–11/21 09:00 AM City Center Zazenkai with Ryushin Paul Haller, CC 10/3 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 10/3 Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:40 AM City Center Saturday One-Day Sitting, CC 10/4 05:40 AM Online Saturday One-Day Sitting, Online 10/4 06:40 AM City Center Bodhidharma Memorial, CC 10/4 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, not meeting 10/4 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 10/4 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Ryushin Paul Haller, Livestream/Onsite 10/4 Sunday, Oct 5, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Tatsudo Nicole Baden Roshi, Livestream/Onsite 10/5 02:00 PM Green Gulch Farm A Ceremony for Those Who Have Died, GGF 10/5 02:30 PM Online Deep Rest: Learning to Let Go, Online 10/5–10/26 Monday, Oct 6, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM Online The Heart of the Zen Way, CC/Online 10/6-11/24 07:15 PM City Center The Heart of the Zen Way, CC/Online 10/6-11/24 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 10/6 More Events