Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings City Center Winter 2026 Practice Period: Buddha Body – Buddha Mind, Residential Participation Led by Kiku Christina LehnherrTuesday, January 20–Saturday, March 28, City CenterApplication deadline is Monday, December 29, 2025. New Year’s Eve at City Center Wednesday, December 31, 9 pm–Thursday, January 1, 12:05 am, City Center New Year's Eve at Green Gulch Farm With Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-BylerWednesday, December 31, 8 pm–Thursday, January 1, 1 am, Green Gulch Farm Whole and Wholesome Shikantaza: March 2026 Zen Retreat with Gil Fronsdal at Green Gulch Farm Led by Gil FronsdalSaturday, March 21–Saturday, April, 4, Green Gulch FarmDeadline for applications: January 4, 2026. Meditation Training 1.0 Led by Keiryu Liên ShuttFour Thursdays, January 8–29, 7:15–8:45 pm, City Center Green Gulch Farm Spring 2026 Three-Week Practice Period: The Practice of True Self, the Practice of No Self Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho and Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-BylerFriday, February 20–Sunday, March 15, Green Gulch FarmDeadline for applications is January 9 Featured Online Offerings The Mind of Winter: A Zen and Yoga Gathering on the Solstice With Shokuchi Deirdre CarriganSaturday, December 20, 1–6:30 pm PT, Online Awaken Self-Compassion through Art Journaling Led by Lea Seigen ShinrakuFour Tuesdays, January 6–27, 10–11:30 am PT, Online Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks Led by Keiryu Liên ShuttFour Wednesdays, January 7–January 28, 6–7:30 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 Saturday, Jan 3, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 1/3 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 1/3 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Edward Espe Brown, Livestream/Onsite 1/3 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 1/3 Sunday, Jan 4, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Kristin Diggs, Livestream/Onsite 1/4 Monday, Jan 5, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 1/5 Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Online Awaken Self-Compassion through Art Journaling, Online 1/6–1/27 12:00 PM Tassajara Tassajara Winter 2026 Practice Period: Transmission of the Light, ZMC 1/6–4/2 03:00 PM Green Gulch Farm January 2026 Intensive: It’s Just a Story—What Is All This And How Do We Know?, GGF 1/6–1/27 – Application closed 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 1/6 Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026 Start Time Location Event 06:00 PM Online Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks, Online 1/7–1/28 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Sozan Michael McCord, Livestream/Onsite 1/7 Thursday, Jan 8, 2026 Start Time Location Event 09:10 AM Online It’s Just a Story: What Is All This And How Do We Know?, Online 1/8–1/26 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 1/8 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 1/8 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 1/8 07:15 PM City Center Meditation Training 1.0, CC 1/8–1/29 Friday, Jan 9, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 1/9 Saturday, Jan 10, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 1/10 09:00 AM Online Writing and Mindfulness: Cultivating a Daily Practice, Online 1/10–1/24 – Canceled 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Mushim Patricia Ikeda, Livestream/Onsite 1/10 01:00 PM City Center Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: TBD), Online 1/10 Sunday, Jan 11, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, Livestream/Onsite 1/11 Monday, Jan 12, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 1/12 Tuesday, Jan 13, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 1/13 Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Dōshin Dan Gudgel, Livestream/Onsite 1/14 Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 1/15 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 1/15 Friday, Jan 16, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:00 AM City Center Monthly BIPOC Affinity Group, CC 1/16 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 1/16 More Events