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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

 

Saturday, Nov 14, 2026
Start Time Location Event
11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 11/14
01:00 PM Online Close At Hand: Meditation and Drawing, Online 11/14
Sunday, Nov 15, 2026
Start Time Location Event
01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Sunday Tea Gathering, GGF 11/15
05:00 PM Online Sunday Sangha with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder, 11/15
Monday, Nov 16, 2026
Start Time Location Event
09:00 AM Online The Zen of Poetry and the Poetry of Zen, Online 11/16–12/21
07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 11/16
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 11/17
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2026
Start Time Location Event
04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm One Breath, One Brushstroke: Intuitive Painting Practice Retreat, GGF 11/18–11/22
Thursday, Nov 19, 2026
Start Time Location Event
05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 11/19
07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 11/19
07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, BIPOC Night, CC 11/19
Friday, Nov 20, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 11/20
Saturday, Nov 21, 2026
Start Time Location Event
08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 11/21
09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 11/21
Sunday, Nov 22, 2026
Start Time Location Event
09:45 AM Green Gulch Farm A Special Morning with the SFZC Family Sangha, GGF 11/22
05:00 PM Online Sunday Sangha with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder, 11/22
Monday, Nov 23, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 11/23
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 11/24
Thursday, Nov 26, 2026
Start Time Location Event
05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, not meeting 11/26
07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 11/26
Friday, Nov 27, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 11/27
Saturday, Nov 28, 2026
Start Time Location Event
08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 11/28
08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 11/28
09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting, GGF 11/28
11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 11/28
07:00 PM City Center Rohatsu Sesshin, City Center 11/28–12/5
Sunday, Nov 29, 2026
Start Time Location Event
05:00 PM Online Sunday Sangha with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder, 11/29
Monday, Nov 30, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 11/30
Tuesday, Dec 1, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, not meeting 12/1
Thursday, Dec 3, 2026
Start Time Location Event
05:40 AM Online Three-Day Rohatsu Sesshin, Online 12/3–12/5