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Saturday One-Day Sitting, CC 5/2
Description
One-day sittings offer traditional Soto Zen all-day meditation practice. In order to understand the nature of our formal retreats and to be clear about the details of the practice, please review the new schedule below. We ask those who attend one-day sittings to commit to participating in the complete schedule.
We will be using the traditional Zen form of oryoki for eating some of our meals in the zendo. While meals are included as part of the one-day sitting, you will need an oryoki set to participate. You may either bring your own set, purchase one ($100), or rent a set for the day. There will be an oryoki training the previous day on Friday, May 1st, at 5pm, in the dining room of the main building at 300 Page St.
If you will need a chair in the zendo for the entire day, please indicate this when you sign up.
Saturday, May 2, 2026
One-day Sitting Schedule
City Center
5:10 Wake-up Bell
5:25 Han begins
5:40 Zazen
6:20 Kinhin
6:30 Zazen
7:05 Service (Buddha Hall)
7:35 Soji
7:50 Breakfast (Zendo)
8:40 Break
9:10 Han begins
9:25 Zazen
10:00 Densho begins
10:15 Lecture (Buddha Hall)
11:15 Kinhin
11:30 Zazen
12:00 Service (Zendo)
12:10 Lunch (Zendo)
1:00 Break
1:50 Work Meeting (Courtyard)
2:50 Work ends
2:55 Tea (Dining Room)
3:15 Han begins
3:30 Zazen
4:10 Kinhin
4:20 Zazen
5:00 Kinhin
5:10 Zazen
5:50 Service (Zendo)
6:00 Dinner
Sitting may go into the evening:
6:40 Break
7:25 Han begins
7:40 Zazen
8:15 Kinhin
8:25 Zazen
8:55 Refuges
9:00 End of Day
To sit online please register here.
Fee Information
- Benefactor (125%): $140 — supports others’ participation
- Standard (100%): $112 — covers full program costs
- Member (90%): $100 — for current SFZC members
- Sliding Scale 1 (50%): $54 — supported rate
- Current SFZC residents may attend this course for free. To register, please email onlineprograms@sfzc.org at least 72 hours before the program begins.
Support Funds
San Francisco Zen Center is committed to making Zen practice and the Dharma accessible to all who seek it. In addition to our sliding scale fees, we offer both a General Support Fund and a dedicated BIPOC Support Fund for those who need financial assistance. If cost is a barrier, please reach out to supportfunds@sfzc.org before registering—we’re happy to support your participation.
For more information on our fee structure, see this document.
Please register by Wednesday, April 29.
Or call 415-354-0360 for registration assistance.
Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道
Gendo Lucy Xiao is a Dharma Heir in the Shunryu Suzuki Roshi lineage. She began practicing at San Francisco Zen Center in 2000 and studied under former abbot Ryushin Paul Haller, from whom she received priest ordination in 2010 and Dharma Transmission in 2025.
Gengyoku Tim Wicks
Tanto - Head of Practice
Born in Utah and raised in London, Gengyoku Tim Wicks studied fine art at San Francisco State University and received his MFA with distinction from California College of Arts and Crafts. He currently paints in San Francisco. His first practice was in the Vipassana tradition.