Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings One Breath, One Brushstroke: An Introduction to Intuitive Painting Practice With Maria Freebairn-Smith, Claudia Erzinger and So-on Eli Brown-StevensonSaturday, April 12, 2 pm–5 pm, The Center for Creative Exploration Introductory Half-Day Sitting Led by a Green Gulch TeacherSaturday, April 12, 9 am–12 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Thursday, April 10, by 4 pm PT. Wisdom Stories of Tibet Book Signing With Ryuko Laura BurgesSaturday, April 12, 10 am–12:30 pm, City Center All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen With Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Everyday Zen Dharma teachersSaturday, April 19, 9 am–5 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Friday, April 18, by 12 pm PT. Saturday One-Day Sitting Led by Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-BylerSaturday, April 26, 5 am–6 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Tuesday, April 22, by 4pm PT. Fallen Water: A Novel of Zen and Earth—Book Reading and Signing With Tim ReamThursday, April 24, 7:30–8:30pm, Conference Center at 308 Page St. Featured Online Offerings Zen and Vajrayana: Two Direct Paths to Awakening With Chris Jay and Kokyo HenkelSaturday, April 26, 9–11 am PT, Online Practices for Frightening Times Led by Zenshin Florence CaplowFive Saturdays, May 10–June 7, 2:30–4 pm PT, Online Dancing with Chronic Illness and Pain: Ongoing Group Led by Zenshin Florence CaplowSundays, May 11–October 12, 12–1:30 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, Jul 1, 2025 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara The Heart of Yoga and Zen, ZMC 7/1–7/6 – Sold out Wednesday, Jul 2, 2025 Start Time Location Event 06:00 PM Online Meditation in Recovery: Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, Online 7/2 Thursday, Jul 3, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 7/3 Saturday, Jul 5, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 7/5 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 7/5 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Marc Lesser, Online/Onsite 7/5 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 7/5 Monday, Jul 7, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 7/7 Tuesday, Jul 8, 2025 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara Tassajara Summer Family Program, ZMC 7/8–7/13 – Sold out Wednesday, Jul 9, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Full Moon Ceremony, Online/Onsite 7/9 Thursday, Jul 10, 2025 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm How Does My Love for Life Want to Express Itself? A Sensory Awareness Retreat, GGF 7/10–7/13 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 7/10 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 7/10 Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 7/12 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 7/12 01:00 PM City Center Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Karen Sundheim), Online 7/12 Sunday, Jul 13, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting, CC 7/13 Monday, Jul 14, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online 7/14 Tuesday, Jul 15, 2025 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Tassajara Genzo-e Retreat on Dogen's "Beyond Buddha", ZMC 7/15–7/20 04:00 PM Tassajara Leaning into the Liminal: Cultivating Resilience Through Buddhist Practice, ZMC 7/15–7/20 Thursday, Jul 17, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 7/17 Saturday, Jul 19, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 7/19 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 7/19 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, Online/Onsite 7/19 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 7/19 Sunday, Jul 20, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Livestream Dharma Talk: Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, Online/Onsite 7/20 01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Sunday Tea Gathering, GGF 7/20 Monday, Jul 21, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 7/21 Thursday, Jul 24, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 7/24 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 7/24 More Events