Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Introductory Half-Day Sitting Led by a Green Gulch TeacherSaturday, December 7, 9 am–12 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Thursday, December 5, by 4 pm PT. Meditation in Recovery One-Day Sitting: Rohatsu and the Twelfth Step Led by Ryotan Cynthia KearSaturday, December 7, 9 am–5 pm, Green Gulch Farm Socks for Our Neighbors With Ellen Simpson and Gengyoko Tim WicksSaturday, December 14, 2–3:30 pm PT, City Center Conference Center Green Gulch Farm Spring Practice Period: The Jewel Mirror Samadhi Led by Kokyo HenkelFebruary 26–April 8, 2025, Green Gulch FarmPlease submit your practice period application by Thursday, December 26. New Year’s Eve at City Center Tuesday, December 31, 9 pm–12:05 am, City Center New Year's Eve at Green Gulch With Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-BylerTuesday, December 31, 8 pm–1 am, Green Gulch Farm Featured Online Offerings Three-Day Rohatsu Sesshin 2024 With Jisan Tova Green, Gengyoko Tim Wicks and So-on Eli Brown-StevensonThursday, December 5–Saturday, December 7, 5:50 am–2:40 pm, OnlinePlease register by Wednesday, December 4. End the Year Heart-First Led by Lea Seigen ShinrakuSaturday, December 7, 9 am–12 pm PT, Online Zen Foundations: Actualizing the Genjo Koan in Daily Life With Ryotan Cynthia Kear and Diane Shoshin FitzgeraldSaturday, December 14, 9 am–12 pm 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 Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 12/17 Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Livestream Dharma Talk: Roger Hillyard, Online/Onsite 12/18 Saturday, Dec 21, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:15 AM City Center Winter Solstice Ceremony, CC 12/21 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 12/21 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 12/21 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman, Online/Onsite 12/21 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 12/21 01:00 PM City Center Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Lisa Hoffman), Online 12/21 01:00 PM Online The Mind of Winter: A Zen and Yoga Gathering on the Solstice, Online 12/21 Sunday, Dec 22, 2024 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Livestream Dharma Talk: Kokyo Henkel, Online/Onsite 12/22 Monday, Dec 23, 2024 Start Time Location Event 06:00 AM City Center Interim, CC 12/23–12/31 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online 12/23 Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 12/24 Wednesday, Dec 25, 2024 Start Time Location Event 06:00 AM City Center Christmas Holiday, CC 12/25 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm: No Dharma Talk 12/25 Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 12/26 Saturday, Dec 28, 2024 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 12/28 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Sozan Miglioli, Online/Onsite 12/28 Sunday, Dec 29, 2024 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Livestream Dharma Talk: Furyu Nancy Schroeder, Online/Onsite 12/29 Monday, Dec 30, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online 12/30 Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 12/31 08:00 PM Green Gulch Farm New Year's Eve at Green Gulch, GGF 12/31 09:00 PM City Center New Year’s Eve at City Center, CC 12/31 Sunday, Jan 5, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am: No Dharma Talk, 1/5 Tuesday, Jan 7, 2025 Start Time Location Event 12:00 PM Tassajara Winter-Spring 2025 Practice Period at Tassajara, 1/7–4/2 03:00 PM Green Gulch Farm January 2025 Intensive at Green Gulch Farm, GGF 1/7–1/28 05:30 PM Online Practices for Frightening Times, Online 1/7–2/4 05:30 PM Online Transforming Depression and Anxiety Practice Group, Online 1/7–3/18 Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025 Start Time Location Event 06:00 PM Online Meditation Training: Establishing a Meditation Practice in Four Short Weeks, Online 1/8–1/29 Friday, Jan 10, 2025 Start Time Location Event 06:00 PM City Center Building a Personal Spiritual Practice (Part 3) with Michael McCord, The Commons 1/10 More Events