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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
Four Day Sesshin

With Kokyo Henkel
Wednesday, August 26—Sunday, August 30, Green Gulch Farm

 Please register by August 19.
Deep Rest In Zen And Yoga: Learning To Let Go And Be Upright

With Shokuchi Deirdre Carrigan
Thursday, August 20—Sunday, August 23, City Center 
 
Beginners' Half-Day Sitting

Sunday, August 23, 9 am–1 pm, City Center
Zen Sin Fronteras Bodhisattva Initiation Ceremony

Saturday, August 29, 3—6 pm, City Center
 
2026 Fall Practice Period at Green Gulch Farm

With Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler
Oct 14, 2026 / 3:00pm –Dec 15, 2026 / 2:30pm

Please register by Thursday, September 3.

 
2026 Fall Practice Period at City Center

With Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman
Wednesday, September 30–Satuday, December 5, 7:30–6 pm, City Center

Please register by Friday, September 4.
 
Featured Online Offerings
Being Human in the Age of AI

With Sozan Michael McCord
Thursday, August 20—Thursday, September 10, 6–7:30 pm, PT, Online
 
Dancing in the Dark Fields of Illness & Pain

With Zenshin Florence Caplow
Six Saturdays, August 22—October 3, 1–2:30 pm PT
Class does not meet on September 12

 
Awaken Self-Compassion Through Art Journaling

With Lea Seigen Shinraku
Four Tuesdays, September 8–29, 10–11:30 am PT, Online
 

Calendar

 

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
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
Sunday, Oct 4, 2026
Start Time Location Event
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
Thursday, Oct 8, 2026
Start Time Location Event
05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 10/8
07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 10/8
07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Sangha (Community) Night, CC 10/8
Friday, Oct 9, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 10/9
Saturday, Oct 10, 2026
Start Time Location Event
08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 10/10
09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 10/10
09:00 AM Online The Inner Prison, Koans and Freedom, Online 10/10–10/31
Sunday, Oct 11, 2026
Start Time Location Event
09:00 AM City Center Caregivers' Sitting, CC 10/11
05:00 PM Online Sunday Sangha with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder, 10/11
Monday, Oct 12, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 10/12
Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 10/13