Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Green Gulch Farm Fall 2025 Practice Period: Practicing Suzuki Roshi's Way Led by Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-BylerWednesday, October 15–Tuesday, December 16, Green Gulch FarmApplication deadline is Wednesday, September 3. Saturday One-Day Sitting Led by Shosan Victoria AustinSaturday, September 6, 5:40 am–6 pm, City CenterPlease register by Wednesday, September 3, by noon PT. Living from Integrity and Compassion With Patricia Sullivan and Thiemo BlankThursday, September 4–Sunday, September 7, Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen With Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Everyday Zen Dharma teachersSaturday, September 6, 9 am–5 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Friday, September 5, by 12 pm PT. Open Reality: Meeting the Polycrisis Together With All Beings With Shodo Spring and Qayyum JohnsonSaturday, September 6, 2–4 pm PT, Online City Center Fall 2025 Practice Period The Heart of the Zen Way, Residential Participation Led by Ryushin Paul HallerOctober 1–December 6, Residential ParticipationApplication deadline is Sunday, September 7. Featured Online Offerings Zen and Vajrayana: Direct Paths in Dialogue – Part II With Chris Jay and Kokyo HenkelSaturday, August 30, 9–11 am PT, Online Faith in Mind: Exploring the Xin Xin Ming With Sokaku Kathie Fischer and Zoketsu Norman FischerFour Thursdays, September 4–25, 7:30–9 pm PT, Online Awaken Self-Compassion through Art Journaling Led by Lea Seigen ShinrakuFour Tuesdays, September 9–September 30, 10–11:30 am 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, Oct 18, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Livestream/Onsite 10/18 Sunday, Oct 19, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting, CC 10/19 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, Livestream/Onsite 10/19 01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Sunday Tea Gathering, GGF 10/19 Monday, Oct 20, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 10/20 Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 10/21 Thursday, Oct 23, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 10/23 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 10/23 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 10/23 Friday, Oct 24, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Zazenkai with Ryushin Paul Haller, CC 10/24 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 10/24 Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Saturday One-Day Sitting, GGF 10/25 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 10/25 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 10/25 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Dainin Marsha Angus, Livestream/Onsite 10/25 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 10/25 Sunday, Oct 26, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:30 AM City Center Living with Impermanence: A Daylong Workshop to Contemplate Death, CC 10/26 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Embracing the Cycles of Life, GGF 10/26 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Sessei Meg Levie, Livestream/Onsite 10/26 Monday, Oct 27, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 10/27 Tuesday, Oct 28, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 10/28 Thursday, Oct 30, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 10/30 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 10/30 Friday, Oct 31, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Zazenkai with Ryushin Paul Haller, CC 10/31 05:45 PM City Center Sejiki Ceremony, CC 10/31 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 10/31 Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 11/1 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Zenshin Florence Caplow, Livestream/Onsite 11/1 Sunday, Nov 2, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Online Contemplative Tending: Soji as Creative Practice, Online 11/2–2/1 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Thiemo Blank, Livestream/Onsite 11/2 More Events