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Courageous Heart, Calm Mind: Living Intentionally Through Zen & Yoga, GGF 8/5–8/9 – Waitlist Only
Description
Setting an intention is a powerful and conscious tool for transformation, especially when intentions arise from a heartfelt vow or ideal that reflects our deepest values. When practicing Iyengar yoga and Zen meditation, we aim to support our intentions with a steady yet resilient mind-body. Our focus is more on cultivating an internal state of being rather than achieving an external goal.
As challenges arise in our daily lives, however, we can lose contact with our innermost intentions. Deepening our practice of yoga and meditation can help us realign with our original goals. With a clear mind and a courageous heart, we can find the inspiration and strength to once more attend to what is most important to us.
With a lighthearted approach, Letitia will help us express the poses fully and with joy. David will encourage us to connect to our natural state of confidence, insight, and equanimity. All levels of yoga and meditation experience are welcome.
Fee Information
- Standard: $400 — covers full program costs
- Member (Become an SFZC Member): $340 — for current SFZC members
Please note that the retreat fee does not include accommodations.
For commuter options please call 415-865-1899.
San Francisco Zen Center is committed to making Zen practice and the Dharma accessible to all who seek it by offering both a General support fund and a dedicated BIPOC support fund. Please email supportfunds@sfzc.org for more information BEFORE signing up.
This event has reached full capacity. To be added to the waitlist, please contact rezoffice@sfzc.org. Be sure to check our calendar for more offerings, as new events are continuously added.
Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman
Central Abbot & Abiding Abbot of City Center
Tenzen David Zimmerman is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist priest and teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, with dharma transmission from Soshin Teah Strozer. He currently serves as SFZC’s Central Abbot as well as Abiding Abbot of City Center/Beginner’s Mind Temple.
Letitia Bartlett
Letitia Bartlett has been teaching yoga for 30 years. She is a graduate of the Iyengar Teacher Training Program in San Francisco and has studied with the Iyengar family in Pune on several occasions. Letitia had a career in professional theater and circus in San Francisco for 40 years, and currently lives in the town of Sonoma where she happily teaches at Sonoma Yoga.