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 The Practice of Balanced Living in Zen and Yoga: Part I With Shokuchi Deirdre CarriganFour Sundays, May 10–31, 9:30–11 am PT, Online 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 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 Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 04:00 PM Tassajara Agency, Interdependence and Compassion: Exploring Themes to Inform Our Most Senior Years, ZMC 5/26–5/31 – Waitlist Only Wednesday, Jul 15, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Embodying the Genjo Koan in our Daily Lives, GGF 7/15–7/19 Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 03:00 PM Green Gulch Farm 2026 Fall Practice Period at Green Gulch Farm, GGF 10/14–12/15 Sunday, Nov 1, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 02:00 PM Green Gulch Farm A Ceremony for Those Who Have Died, GGF 11/1 Sunday, Nov 22, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 09:45 AM Green Gulch Farm A Special Morning with the SFZC Family Sangha, GGF 11/22 Saturday, Oct 10, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 10/10 Saturday, Nov 21, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 11/21 Saturday, Dec 5, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 12/5 Saturday, Jun 13, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 6/13 Saturday, Jul 11, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 7/11 Saturday, Aug 8, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 8/8 Saturday, Sep 19, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 9/19 Tuesday, Jun 9, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 10:00 AM Online Awaken Self-Compassion Through Art Journaling, Online 6/9–6/30 Tuesday, Sep 8, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 10:00 AM Online Awaken Self-Compassion Through Art Journaling, Online 9/8–9/29 Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 07:00 PM City Center Baika-ryu Eisanka: A Presentation on Japanese Buddhist Hymn Chanting, CC 6/24 Sunday, Jun 7, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 09:00 AM City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting, CC 6/7 Thursday, Aug 20, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 06:00 PM Online Being Human in the Age of AI, Online 8/20–9/10 04:00 PM City Center Deep Rest In Zen And Yoga: Learning To Let Go And Be Upright, CC 8/20–8/23 Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 04:00 PM Tassajara Bowing to the Wild: Embodied Animism & Zen in the Tassajara Wilderness, ZMC 5/19–5/24 – Waitlist Only Wednesday, Jun 17, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 04:00 PM Tassajara Bringing Life to Life: A Retreat of Presence and Renewal, ZMC 6/17–6/21 – Waitlist Only Tuesday, Jul 7, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 07:00 PM Online Catholic Zen, Online 7/7–7/28 Tuesday, Jul 21, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 04:00 PM Tassajara Communication, Connection, Heartbreak and Forgiveness-Sangha Week, ZMC 7/21–7/26 – Waitlist Only Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Courageous Heart, Calm Mind: Living Intentionally Through Zen & Yoga, GGF 8/5–8/9 Tuesday, Jun 23, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 04:00 PM Tassajara Cultivating a Mind of Radical Trust-Sangha Week, ZMC 6/23–6/28 – Waitlist Only Saturday, Aug 22, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 01:00 PM Online Dancing in the Dark Fields of Illness & Pain, Online 8/22–10/3 Saturday, Jun 20, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 11:00 AM Online Dancing with Chronic Illness and Pain: Ongoing Group, Online 6/20–11/21 Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 04:00 PM Tassajara Deep Rest in Zen and Yoga: Learning to Let Go, ZMC 8/11–8/16 – Waitlist Only Saturday, May 16, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 01:30 PM Online Dogen's Samadhis: Exploring Zazen Through the Shobogenzo, Online 5/16 Wednesday, Jun 10, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Easy as Breathing: Wild Heart Writing for Women, GGF 6/10–6/14 Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026 Start Time Location Event Sort descending 04:00 PM Tassajara Easy as Breathing: Wild Heart Writing for Women, ZMC 9/1–9/6 – Waitlist Only More Events