Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Abdominal Sound Healing Qigong Retreat With Dr. Liping Zhu, DAOM, L.Ac.Thursday, April 2, 4 pm–Sunday, April 5, 11 am, City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting Sunday, April 5, 9 am–1 pm, City Center City Center Spring 2026 Practice Period: Nothing Lacking, Continuous Practice, Residential With Led by Rev. Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 and Rev. Gengyoko Tim WicksMonday, April 27–Saturday, May 30Please register by Sunday, April 7, 2026 Introductory Half-Day Sitting Saturday, April 18, 9 am–12 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Thursday, April 16, by 4 pm PT. Transforming Shame and Guilt to Healing & Connection: A Meditation in Recovery Daylong Retreat With Koshin Steven TierneySunday, April 19, 9am–4pm, Green Gulch Farm A Special Morning with the SFZC Family Sangha With Meikyo Chelsea True, Junsen Shelly Hughes, Kanjin Yael Raff Peskin, Samara Alima, and Kanki Elis HermanSunday, April 19, 9:45–11:45 am, Green Gulch Farm Featured Online Offerings Dogen’s Extensive Record: Eihei Koroku With Taigen Dan LeightonTwo Saturdays, April 4–11, 1–3 pm PT, Online Close at Hand: Meditation and Drawing With Sam McWilliams and Ryuko Laura BurgesSaturday, April 18, 1–4 pm PT, Online Diving Deep into Zen With Pamela WeissSunday, April 12–Sunday, December 6, OnlinePlease register by Monday, April 6, 2026. 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 Monday, Apr 13, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 4/13 Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 4/14 Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Dan Gudgel, Livestream/Onsite 4/15 Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 4/16 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 4/16 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, BIPOC Night, CC 4/16 Friday, Apr 17, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:00 AM City Center Monthly BIPOC Affinity Group, CC 4/17 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 4/17 07:30 PM City Center NOT POEMS! A free monthly Poetry Night at SF Zen Center, CC 4/17 Saturday, Apr 18, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 4/18 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting, GGF 4/18 01:00 PM Online Close at Hand: Meditation and Drawing, Online 4/18 Sunday, Apr 19, 2026 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Transforming Shame and Guilt to Healing & Connection: A Meditation in Recovery Daylong Retreat, GGF 4/19 09:45 AM Green Gulch Farm A Special Morning with the SFZC Family Sangha, GGF 4/19 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Wendy Johnson, Livestream/Onsite 4/19 01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Arbor Day at Green Gulch Farm 2026, GGF 4/19 Monday, Apr 20, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 4/20 Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 4/21 Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026 Start Time Location Event 06:50 AM City Center Earth Day Ceremony, CC 4/22 Thursday, Apr 23, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 4/23 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 4/23 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Sangha (Community) Night, CC 4/23 Friday, Apr 24, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 4/24 07:30 PM City Center Tada Ima (Just Now), CC 4/24 & 4/25 Saturday, Apr 25, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:30 AM Online The Four Bodhisattva Vows, Online 4/25–5/16 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 4/25 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 4/25 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Ben Connelly, Livestream/Onsite 4/25 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 4/25 01:00 PM City Center Flower Garland Buddhism: Interdependence, Social Engagement, and Abundance, CC 4/25 More Events