Calendar

Saturday, August 29, 3—6 pm, City Center

With Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler
Oct 14, 2026 / 3:00pm –Dec 15, 2026 / 2:30pm

Please register by Thursday, September 3.

With Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman
Wednesday, September 30–Satuday, December 5, 7:30–6 pm, City Center

Please register by Friday, September 4.

Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings

With So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson and Erik Irvin
Saturday, September 5 am–2:30 pm, Green Gulch Farm

With Joanna Rosenfeld
Friday, September 11–Sunday, September 13, 5–4 pm, City Center

With Joanna Rosenfeld, Shelly Cook-Contreras and Christina Braun
Saturday, September 12, 7:30–9 pm, City Center

Featured Online Offerings

With Lea Seigen Shinraku
Four Tuesdays, September 8–29, 10–11:30 am PT, Online

With Charlie Korin Pokorny and Sarah Dōjin Emerson
Tuesdays, September 8–November 24, 12–1:30 pm PT

With Edward Espe Brown
Five Saturdays, September 12–October 10, 10:30 am–12:00 pm PT, Online

Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
07:15 PM	City Center	Young Urban Zen, 8/25

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
04:00 PM	Green Gulch Farm	Four-Day Sesshin, GGF 8/26–8/30
07:30 PM	City Center	Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Zesho Susan O’Connell, Livestream/Onsite 8/26

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
04:00 PM	Tassajara	The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Retreat for People in Recovery, ZMC 8/27–8/30 – Canceled
05:30 PM	Online	Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 8/27
07:00 PM	City Center	Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 8/27
07:00 PM	City Center	Trans Sangha, Sangha (Community) Night, CC 8/27

Friday, Aug 28, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
06:40 AM	City Center	Full Moon Ceremony, CC 8/28
07:30 PM	Online	Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 8/28

Saturday, Aug 29, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
08:50 AM	City Center	Saturday Sangha, 8/29
10:00 AM	City Center	Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk & Livestream: Sozan Miglioli, CC 8/29
03:00 PM	City Center	Zen Sin Fronteras Bodhisattva Initiation Ceremony, CC 8/29

Sunday, Aug 30, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
10:00 AM	Green Gulch Farm	Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Kokyo Henkel, Livestream/Onsite 8/30
05:00 PM	Online	Sunday Sangha with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder, 8/30

Monday, Aug 31, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
07:30 PM	City Center	Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 8/31

Tuesday, Sep 1, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
04:00 PM	Tassajara	Easy as Breathing: Wild Heart Writing for Women, ZMC 9/1–9/6 – Canceled
07:15 PM	City Center	Young Urban Zen, 9/1

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
04:00 PM	Tassajara	Satori and Salutations: Opening to the Heart of Zen and Yoga, ZMC 9/2–9/6 – Waitlist Only
07:30 PM	City Center	Wednesday 7:30 pm Dharma Talk: Heather Shōren Iarusso, Livestream/Onsite 9/2

Thursday, Sep 3, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
05:30 PM	Online	Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 9/3
07:00 PM	City Center	Informal Zazen & Speciality Tea, CC 9/3
07:00 PM	City Center	Trans Sangha, Buddha Night (Silent Meditation), CC 9/3

Friday, Sep 4, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
07:30 PM	Online	Meditation in Recovery, Friday weekly meeting, Online 9/4

Saturday, Sep 5, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
08:40 AM	City Center	Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 9/5
08:50 AM	City Center	Saturday Sangha, 9/5
09:00 AM	Green Gulch Farm	Vast Body, Many Parts: A Somatic Inquiry of Self-Energy, GGF 9/5
10:00 AM	City Center	Saturday 10:00 am Dharma Talk & Livestream: Paula Arai, CC 9/5
11:20 AM	City Center	Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 9/5

Sunday, Sep 6, 2026
Start Time	Location	Event
10:00 AM	Green Gulch Farm	Sunday 10:00am Dharma Talk: Horin Nancy Petrin, Livestream/Onsite 9/6
05:00 PM	Online	Sunday Sangha with Senior Dharma Teacher Fu Schroeder, 9/6