Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings 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 Arbor Day at Green Gulch Farm 2026 With Wendy Johnson and Jokai Carolyn CavanaghSunday, April 19, 1:30–4 pm, Green Gulch Farm Tada Ima (Just Now) With Mayako Okura, Diana Soline and Delana MotterFriday, April 24–Saturday, April 25, 7:30–9 pm, City Center Flower Garland Buddhism: Interdependence, Social Engagement, and Abundance With Ben ConnellySaturday, April 25, 1–3 pm, City Center Featured Online Offerings Close at Hand: Meditation and Drawing With Sam McWilliams and Ryuko Laura BurgesSaturday, April 18, 1–4 pm PT, Online The Joys of Koan Practice: A Soto Zen Teacher's Panel With Kokyo Henkel, Mushin Antoinette Parekh, Korin Charlie Pokorny, Nomon Tim Burnett, Heather Shoren Iarusso and Robert ReeseSaturday, April 25, 4–6 pm PT, Online The Four Bodhisattva Vows With Shundo David HayeFour Saturdays, April 25–May 16, 8:30–10 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, Apr 11, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 4/11 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 4/11 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 4/11 – Waitlist Only 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Hondo Dave Rutschman, Livestream/Onsite 4/11 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 4/11 01:00 PM Online Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: River Shannon), Online 4/11 Sunday, Apr 12, 2026 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Livestream/Onsite 4/12 01:00 PM Online Diving Deep into Zen, Online 4/12–12/6 01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Sunday Tea Gathering, GGF 4/12 – Waitlist Only 03:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Funeral Ceremony for David Chadwick at Green Gulch Farm, GGF 4/12 Monday, Apr 13, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 4/13 Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 4/14 Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Dōshin Dan Gudgel, Livestream/Onsite 4/15 Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 4/16 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 4/16 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, BIPOC Night, CC 4/16 Friday, Apr 17, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:00 AM City Center Monthly BIPOC Affinity Group, CC 4/17 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 4/17 07:30 PM City Center NOT POEMS! A free monthly Poetry Night at SF Zen Center, CC 4/17 Saturday, Apr 18, 2026 Start Time Location Event 08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 4/18 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting, GGF 4/18 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman, Livestream/Onsite 4/18 01:00 PM Online Close at Hand: Meditation and Drawing, Online 4/18 Sunday, Apr 19, 2026 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Transforming Shame and Guilt to Healing & Connection: A Meditation in Recovery Daylong Retreat, GGF 4/19 09:45 AM Green Gulch Farm A Special Morning with the SFZC Family Sangha, GGF 4/19 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Wendy Johnson, Livestream/Onsite 4/19 01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Arbor Day at Green Gulch Farm 2026, GGF 4/19 Monday, Apr 20, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 4/20 Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 4/21 Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026 Start Time Location Event 06:50 AM City Center Earth Day Ceremony, CC 4/22 More Events