Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Introductory Half-Day Sitting Saturday, May 16, 9 am–12 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Thursday, May 14, by 4 pm PT. NOT POEMS! A free monthly Poetry Night at SF Zen Center With Christopher Gallagher and Kevin StarbardFriday May 15, 7:30–9 pm, City Center Zen-a-thon 2026 Open House Saturday, May 16, 8 am–2 pm, City Center From Golden Gate to Greens: A Peace Walk for Zen-a-thon 2026 Sunday, May 17, 1–4:30pm, Green Gulch Farm Family Sangha Daylong Retreat at Green Gulch Farm With Meikyo Chelsea True, Junsen Shelly Hughes, Kanjin Yael Raff Peskin, Kanki Elis Herman, and Samara AlimaSunday, May 24, 10 am–2 pm, Green Gulch Farm The Wonder of Bird Song Led by Zac Denning and Jokai Carolyn CavanaghWednesday, May 27–Saturday, May 30, Green Gulch Farm Featured Online Offerings Dogen's Samadhis: Exploring Zazen Through the Shobogenzo With Kodo ConlinSaturday, May 16, 1:30–3 pm PT, Online Three-Day Sesshin Led by Lucy Xiao and Gengyoku Tim WicksThursday, May 28–Saturday, May 30, 5:40 am–6 pm PT, Online The Practice of Balanced Living in Zen and Yoga: Part II With Shokuchi Deirdre CarriganFour Sundays, June 7–28, 9:30–11 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, Jun 6, 2026 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting, GGF 6/6 09:00 AM City Center Transforming Depression and Anxiety, CC 6/6 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Ryotan Cynthia Kear, Livestream/Onsite 6/6 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 6/6 Sunday, Jun 7, 2026 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting, CC 6/7 09:30 AM Online The Practice of Balanced Living in Zen and Yoga: Part II, Online 6/7–6/28 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, Livestream/Onsite 6/7 Monday, Jun 8, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 6/8 Tuesday, Jun 9, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Online Awaken Self-Compassion Through Art Journaling, Online 6/9–6/30 06:00 PM Online Twining Vines: Buddhism and Recovery, Online 6/9–7/14 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 6/9 Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Easy as Breathing: Wild Heart Writing for Women, GGF 6/10–6/14 Thursday, Jun 11, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 6/11 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 6/11 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Sangha (Community) Night, CC 6/11 Friday, Jun 12, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 6/12 07:30 PM City Center Sacred Rhythms: Butoh, CC 6/12 & 6/13 Saturday, Jun 13, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 6/13 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 6/13 01:00 PM Online Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Lorenzo Garbo), Online 6/13 05:00 PM City Center GRIP: Peace & Accountability—What does it take? The Dharma from inside prison, CC 6/13 07:30 PM City Center Mandala: Butoh, CC 6/12 & 6/13 Sunday, Jun 14, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Kristin Diggs, Livestream/Onsite 6/14 01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Sunday Tea Gathering, GGF 6/14 03:00 PM City Center Prism: Butoh Meditation Workshop, CC 6/14 Monday, Jun 15, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 6/15 Tuesday, Jun 16, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara Step Into Your Life: A Zen Inspired Retreat, ZMC 6/16–6/21 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 6/16 Wednesday, Jun 17, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara Bringing Life to Life: A Retreat of Presence and Renewal, ZMC 6/17–6/21 – Waitlist Only Thursday, Jun 18, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 6/18 More Events