Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings January Intensive Five-Day Sesshin Led by Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler and Furyu Nancy SchroederWednesday, January 21, 4 pm—Monday, January 26, 4:30 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease apply by Wednesday, January 14, 2026. Saturday One-Day Sitting With Kikū Christina LehnherrSaturday, January 24, 8:40 am–6 pm, City Center and OnlinePlease register by Wednesday, January 21, by noon PT. One Breath, One Brushstroke: An Introduction to Intuitive Painting Practice With Maria Freebairn-Smith, Claudia Erzinger and So-on Eli Brown-StevensonFriday, January 23, 6–8:30 pm, The Center for Creative Exploration Beginners' Tea Series With Meiya Wender and/or Jamie Morf, Keiko Wright and Eri BrevigTen Sundays, February 1–April 19, 1–3 pm, Green Gulch Farm Beginners' Half-Day Sitting Sunday, February 1, 9 am–1 pm, City Center Buddha Body – Buddha Mind Led by Kiku Christina Lehnherr8 Tuesdays, 7:15–8:45 pm PT, City Center and OnlinePlease register by Tuesday, February 3. Featured Online Offerings It’s Just a Story: What is all this and how do we know? Furyu Nancy Schroeder and Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-BylerThursday, January 8–Monday, January 26, OnlineRegistration Deadline is January 15 The Four Noble Truths: Transforming Our Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Well-Being With Ryotan Cynthia Kear and Diane Shoshin FitzgeraldFour Saturdays, January 17–February 7, 11 am–12:30 pm PT, Online SFZC Family Sangha Online: Winter Cohort (Jan–Mar) With Meikyo Chelsea TrueEight Mondays, January 19–March 9, 4–5:30 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 24, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Kikū Christina Lehnherr, Livestream/Onsite 1/24 Sunday, Jan 25, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am No Dharma Talk, 1/25 Monday, Jan 26, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 1/26 Tuesday, Jan 27, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM Online Buddha Body – Buddha Mind, CC/Online 1/27–3/17 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 1/27 Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Shuso Way Seeking Mind, Rev. Hokyo Yoshin Lorenzo Garbo, Livestream/Onsite 1/28 Thursday, Jan 29, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 1/29 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 1/29 Friday, Jan 30, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 1/30 Saturday, Jan 31, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:00 AM City Center Full Moon Ceremony, Online/Onsite 1/31 08:30 AM Online Nagarjuna's Middle Way: No Distinction Between Samsara and Nirvana, Online 1/31–3/7 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 1/31 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 1/31 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel, Livestream/Onsite 1/31 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 1/31 01:30 PM City Center Heart Qigong for Year of the Fire Horse, CC 1/31 – Waitlist Only Sunday, Feb 1, 2026 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting, CC 2/1 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Thiemo Blank, Livestream/Onsite 2/1 01:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Beginners' Tea Series, GGF 2/1–4/19 02:00 PM Online Relaxing into the Wonderment of Zazen: Teachings with Guo Gu and Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, Online 2/1–2/8 Monday, Feb 2, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 2/2 Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 2/3 Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026 Start Time Location Event 06:00 PM Online Meditation Training 2.0: Mindfulness and Working with the Five Hindrances, Online 2/4–3/18 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm: Shingi Review, CC 2/4 Thursday, Feb 5, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Finding Your Way: A Zen Inspired Retreat, GGF 2/5–2/8 – Waitlist Only 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 2/5 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 2/5 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Buddha Night (Silent Meditation), CC 2/5 07:15 PM City Center Meditation Training 2.0: Mindfulness and Working with the Five Hindrances, In-Person 2/5–3/19 Friday, Feb 6, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 2/6 More Events