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Online Zendo - Meditation, Dharma Talks, and Ceremonies
Zazen (Meditation) Instruction: Recorded Sessions
Thursday Online Drop-in Practice Sessions with SFZC Practice Leaders
Sunday Online Drop-in Practice Sessions with Abbess Fu Schroeder
Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings
Saturday One-Day Sitting

With Gengyoku Tim Wicks
Saturday, October 3, 5:40 am–6:00pm, City Center

Please register by Wednesday, September 30


 
True Body, True Self: Radical Presence Through Zen and Yoga at Green Gulch Farm

With Christy Brown and Ango Sara Tashker
Thursday, October 1–Sunday, October 4, Green Gulch Farm
 
Family Program Offering: Ancestors’ Ritual

With Meikyo Chelsea True
Sunday, October 4, 10:30 am–12 pm, Green Gulch Farm
 
 
All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen

With Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Senior Everyday Zen Dharma teachers
Saturday, October 10, 9:00 am–5:00 pm, Green Gulch Farm

Please register by 12:00 pm PT on October 8
 
Atemporal Connection: A Butoh Performance (Friday & Saturday Night)

With Sandra Soto and Himiko (Tomoko Ide)
Friday & Saturday Night, October 9 & 10, 7:30–9 pm, City Center
 
Subtle Brush Strokes: A Two-Day Calligraphy Workshop

With Himiko (Tomoko Ide)
Saturday, October 10, 1–3 pm–Sunday, October 11, 2:30–4:30 pm, City Center
 
Featured Online Offerings
Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks

With Keiryu Liên Shutt
Four Wednesdays, September 30–October 21, 6–7:30 pm PT

 
Saturday One-Day Sitting

With Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman
Saturday, October 3, 4:40am–6 pm PT

Please register by Friday, October 2



 
Deep Rest: Learning to Let Go

With Shokuchi Deirdre Carrigan
Four Sundays, October 4–25, 2:30–4:00 pm PT
 

Calendar

 

Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026
Start Time Location Event
06:40 AM City Center Autumn Equinox Ceremony, CC 9/22
07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 9/22
Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Anlor Davin, Livestream/Onsite 9/23
Thursday, Sep 24, 2026
Start Time Location Event
05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 9/24
07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 9/24
07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Sangha (Community) Night, CC 9/24 – Canceled
Friday, Sep 25, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:10 AM City Center Eihei Dogen & Keizan Jokin Memorial, CC 9/25
07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 9/25
07:30 PM City Center NOT POEMS! A free monthly Poetry Night at SFZC Featuring Colleen Morton Busch, CC 9/25
Saturday, Sep 26, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:15 AM City Center Full Moon Ceremony, CC 9/26
08:50 AM City Center Saturday Sangha, 9/26
09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Saturday One-Day Sitting, GGF 9/26
10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk & Livestream: Dōshin Dan Gudgel, CC 9/26
01:00 PM Online Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Cynthia Kear), Online 9/26
03:00 PM City Center Seasonal Alchemy to Attune Autumn, CC 9/26 – Canceled
Sunday, Sep 27, 2026
Start Time Location Event
10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Kokyo Henkel, Livestream/Onsite 9/27
05:00 PM Online Sunday Sangha with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder, 9/27
Monday, Sep 28, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 9/28
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 9/29
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026
Start Time Location Event
06:00 PM Online Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks, Online 9/30–10/21
07:30 PM City Center 2026 Fall Practice Period at City Center, 9/30–12/5
07:30 PM Online 2026 Fall Practice Period at City Center, Online/Commuter 9/30–12/5
07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman, Livestream/Onsite 9/30
Thursday, Oct 1, 2026
Start Time Location Event
04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm True Body, True Self: Radical Presence Through Zen and Yoga at Green Gulch Farm, GGF 10/1–10/4
05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 10/1
07:00 PM City Center Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 10/1
07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, Buddha Night (Silent Meditation), CC 10/1
Friday, Oct 2, 2026
Start Time Location Event
07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 10/2
Saturday, Oct 3, 2026
Start Time Location Event
05:40 AM City Center Saturday One-Day Sitting, City Center 10/3
05:40 AM Online Saturday One-Day Sitting, Online 10/3