Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Introductory Half-Day Sitting Led by a Green Gulch TeacherSaturday, October 11, 9 am–12 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Thursday, October 9, by 4pm PT. Love and Power: Building Nourishing, Brave Spaces to Hold Conflict and Change With Shosan Victoria Austin and David RichoOnsite: Saturday, October 11, 1–4 pm, City CenterOnline: Sunday, October 12, 10 am–12 pm Beauty of Japan - Japanese Music and Dance With Yukiko Matsuyama, Sawako Ama and Rieko KotokuSaturday, October 11, 7:30–9 pm, City Center Buddha Hall Saturday One-Day Sitting Led by Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-BylerSaturday, October 25, 5 am–6 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Tuesday, October 14, by 4pm PT. Beginners' Half-Day Sitting Sunday, October 19, 9 am–1 pm, City CenterPlease register by Thursday, October 16. Ofrenda: A Butoh Performance With Sandra Soto, Juan Antonio Suinaga and Emily HippertSaturday, October 25, 7:30–9 pm, Conference Center at 308 Page Street Featured Online Offerings City Center Fall 2025 Practice Period The Heart of the Zen Way Led by Ryushin Paul HallerOctober 1–December 6, Online and CommuterApplication deadline is Wednesday, October 8, 2025. The Heart of the Zen Way With Ryushin Paul HallerEight Mondays, October 6–November 24, 7:15–8:45 pm PT, OnlineRegistration deadline is Monday, October 13. Establishing the Path of Practice – Part 2 With Ryushin Paul HallerEight Classes on Tuesdays, October 7–November 25, 7:15–8:45 pm PTPlease register by Tuesday, October 14. 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 Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Vanessa Able, Livestream/Onsite 10/8 Thursday, Oct 9, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 10/9 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 10/9 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 10/9 Friday, Oct 10, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Zazenkai with Ryushin Paul Haller, CC 10/10 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 10/10 Saturday, Oct 11, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 10/11 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 10/11 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Half-Day Sitting, GGF 10/11 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Shosan Victoria Austin, Livestream/Onsite 10/11 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 10/11 01:00 PM City Center Love and Power: Building Nourishing, Brave Spaces to Hold Conflict and Change, CC 10/11 01:00 PM City Center Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Cynthia Kear), Online 10/11 07:30 PM City Center Beauty of Japan - Japanese Music and Dance, CC 10/11 Sunday, Oct 12, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Online Love and Power: Building Nourishing, Brave Spaces to Hold Conflict and Change, Online 10/12 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson, Livestream/Onsite 10/12 Monday, Oct 13, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 10/13 Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:00 PM Online Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind & Not Always So: Teachings from Suzuki Roshi, Online 10/14–11/18 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 10/14 Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 Start Time Location Event 03:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Green Gulch Farm Fall 2025 Practice Period: Practicing Suzuki Roshi's Way, GGF 10/15–12/16 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Ryushin Paul Haller, Livestream/Onsite 10/15 Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 10/16 07:00 PM Online Spirit Offerings: Theory and Practice of a Contemporary Sejiki Ceremony, Online 10/16–10/30 07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 10/16 Friday, Oct 17, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:00 AM Online Monthly BIPOC Affinity Group, CC 10/17 09:00 AM City Center Zazenkai with Ryushin Paul Haller, CC 10/17 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 10/17 Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 10/18 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk: Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho, Livestream/Onsite 10/18 Sunday, Oct 19, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting, CC 10/19 More Events