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 Thursday, Sep 11, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 9/11 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 9/11 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 9/11 Friday, Sep 12, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 9/12 Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 9/13 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 9/13 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk and Book Signing: Shinshu Roberts, Livestream/Onsite 9/13 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 9/13 01:00 PM City Center Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Cydnie Golson), Online 9/13 01:00 PM Online Faces of Compassion: Bodhisattva Archetypal Figures, Online 9/13–10/18 01:00 PM City Center Genjōkōan: Meeting the Myriad Things Workshop, CC 9/13 Sunday, Sep 14, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Livestream/Onsite 9/14 10:00 AM City Center Shamatha and Pause – Cultivating Tranquil Abiding, A Meditation in Recovery Retreat, CC 9/14 Monday, Sep 15, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 9/15 Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 9/16 Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Body and Nature: A Retreat for Women, GGF 9/17–9/21 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Kogen Kim Hart, Livestream/Onsite 9/17 Thursday, Sep 18, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 9/18 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 9/18 Friday, Sep 19, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:00 AM Online Monthly BIPOC Affinity Group, CC 9/19 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 9/19 Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 9/20 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting, GGF 9/20 07:30 PM City Center Equinox Sound Bath, CC 9/20 Sunday, Sep 21, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting, CC 9/21 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Hoka Chris Fortin, Livestream/Onsite 9/21 01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Sunday Tea Gathering, GGF 9/21 – Waitlist Only Monday, Sep 22, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:00 PM Online Becoming Yourself: Teachings from Suzuki Roshi, Online 9/22–10/13 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 9/22 Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:15 AM City Center Autumn Equinox Ceremony, CC 9/23 More Events