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 Saturday, Apr 25, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Online The Joys of Koan Practice: A Soto Zen Teacher's Panel, Online 4/25 07:30 PM City Center Tada Ima (Just Now), CC 4/24 & 4/25 Sunday, Apr 26, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: ZKikū Christina Lehnherr, Livestream/Onsite 4/26 Monday, Apr 27, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center City Center Spring 2026 Practice Period: Nothing Lacking, Continuous Practice, Residential 4/27–5/30 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 4/27 07:30 PM Online 2026 Spring Practice Period: Nothing Lacking, Continuous Practice, Online/Commuter 4/27–5/30 Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara Being At Tassajara: Esselen Teachings, Zen Wisdom, and Ecological Knowledge, ZMC 4/28–5/3 – Waitlist Only 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 4/28 Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara True Body, True Self: Zen and Yoga, ZMC 4/29–5/3 – Waitlist Only 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Gendo Lucy Xiao, Livestream/Onsite 4/29 Thursday, Apr 30, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 4/30 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 4/30 Friday, May 1, 2026 Start Time Location Event 04:40 AM City Center Full Moon Ceremony, CC 5/1 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 5/1 Saturday, May 2, 2026 Start Time Location Event 06:30 AM City Center Saturday One-Day Sitting, CC 5/2 06:30 AM Online Saturday One-Day Sitting, Online 5/2 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 5/2 10:30 AM Online How to Cook Your Life: Dogen’s Instructions to the Tenzo with Ed Brown, Online 5/2–5/30 Sunday, May 3, 2026 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Beginners' Half Day Sitting, CC 5/3 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Livestream/Onsite 5/3 02:00 PM City Center A Living Zen Ceremony: Tea, Scent, Breath, and Voice as Practice, CC 5/3 Monday, May 4, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 5/4 Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 5/5 Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Start Time Location Event 03:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Four-Day Sesshin, GGF 5/6–5/10 05:30 PM Online Introduction to Buddhism: A Global History of Buddhist Traditions, Beliefs, and Practices, Online 5/6–6/3 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 5/7 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 5/7 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Buddha Night (Silent Meditation), CC 5/7 Friday, May 8, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 5/8 Saturday, May 9, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 5/9 More Events