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Online Zendo - Meditation, Dharma Talks, and Ceremonies
Zazen (Meditation) Instruction: Recorded Sessions
Thursday Online Drop-in Practice Sessions with SFZC Practice Leaders
Sunday Online Drop-in Practice Sessions with Abbess Fu Schroeder
Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings
Saturday One-Day Sitting

With Kokyo Henkel
Saturday, September 26, 9 am–6 pm, Green Gulch Farm

Please register by Wednesday, September 16, by 4 pm PT.
 
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

Friday, September 18, 6:30–8:00 pm
All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen

With Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Senior Everyday Zen Dharma teachers
Saturday, September 19, 9:00 am–5:00 pm, Green Gulch Farm

Please register by 12:00 pm PT on September 18
I Am a Part of Infinity: The Spiritual Journey of Albert Einstein

With Kieran Fox
Saturday, September 19, 1–3 pm, City Center
 
Family Sangha Daylong Retreat at Green Gulch Farm

With Meikyo Chelsea True, Junsen Shelly Hughes, Kanjin Yael Raff Peskin, Kanki Elis Herman, and Samara Alima
Sunday, September 20, 10 am–2 pm, Green Gulch Farm

 
Beginners' Half-Day Sitting

Sunday, September 20, 9 am–1 pm, City Center
Featured Online Offerings
Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks

With Keiryu Liên Shutt
Four Wednesdays, September 30–October 21, 6–7:30 pm PT

 
Saturday One-Day Sitting

With Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman
Saturday, October 3, 4:40am–6 pm PT

Please register by Friday, October 2



 
Deep Rest: Learning to Let Go

With Shokuchi Deirdre Carrigan
Four Sundays, October 4–25, 2:30–4:00 pm PT
 

Calendar

 

Saturday, Sep 26, 2026
Start Time Location Event
10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk & Livestream: Dōshin Dan Gudgel, CC 9/26
01:00 PM Online Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Cynthia Kear), Online 9/26
03:00 PM City Center Seasonal Alchemy to Attune Autumn, CC 9/26
Sunday, Sep 27, 2026
Start Time Location Event
10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Kokyo Henkel, Livestream/Onsite 9/27
05:00 PM Online Sunday Sangha with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder, 9/27
Monday, Sep 28, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 9/28
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 9/29
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026
Start Time Location Event
06:00 PM Online Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks, Online 9/30–10/21
07:30 PM City Center 2026 Fall Practice Period at City Center, 9/30–12/5
07:30 PM Online 2026 Fall Practice Period at City Center, Online/Commuter 9/30–12/5
07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman, Livestream/Onsite 9/30
Thursday, Oct 1, 2026
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 10/1–10/4
05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 10/1
07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 10/1
07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Buddha Night (Silent Meditation), CC 10/1
Friday, Oct 2, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 10/2
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026
Start Time Location Event
05:40 AM City Center Saturday One-Day Sitting, City Center 10/3
05:40 AM Online Saturday One-Day Sitting, Online 10/3
08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 10/3
09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting, GGF 10/3
10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk & Livestream: Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman, CC 10/3
Sunday, Oct 4, 2026
Start Time Location Event
10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Steve Weintrab, Livestream/Onsite 10/4
10:30 AM Green Gulch Farm Family Program Offering: Ancestors’ Ritual, GGF 10/4
01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Sunday Tea Gathering, GGF 10/4
02:30 PM Online Deep Rest: Learning to Let Go, Online 10/4–10/25
05:00 PM Online Sunday Sangha with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder, 10/4
Monday, Oct 5, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 10/5
07:30 PM City Center Heart Practices of a Bodhisattva: The Six Paramitas, CC/Online 10/5–11/23
Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 10/6
Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026
Start Time Location Event
12:00 PM Tassajara 2026 Tassajara Fall Practice Period, ZMC 10/7–12/19