Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Winter-Spring 2025 Practice Period at Tassajara, 1/7–4/2 Led by Eijun Linda CuttsTuesday, January 7–Wednesday, April 2, Tassajara Zen Mountain CenterPlease submit your practice period application by Wednesday, November 20. All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen With Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Everyday Zen Dharma teachersSaturday, November 23, 9 am–5 pm, Green Gulch FarmPlease register by Friday, November 22, 12 pm PT 2024 CC Rohatsu Sesshin With Jisan Tova Green, Gengyoko Tim Wicks and So-on Eli Brown-StevensonTuesday, December 3–Saturday, December 7, 6 am–6 pm, City Center Conference CenterPlease register by Friday, November 29. Returning to the Root: Embracing the Cycles of Life Led by Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道Sunday, December 1, 10 am–4 pm, Green Gulch Farm 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 Featured Online Offerings Zen Teacher Zongmi's Overview of Buddhist Philosophy with Kokyo Henkel Led by Kokyo HenkelSix Saturdays, November 23–December 28, 8:30–10 am PT, Online 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 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 Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 Start Time Location Event 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 12/7 – Canceled Sunday, Dec 8, 2024 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Livestream Dharma Talk: TBD, Online/Onsite 12/8 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Seven-Day Rohatsu Sesshin with Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, GGF 12/8–12/15 Monday, Dec 9, 2024 Start Time Location Event 06:00 AM City Center Interim, CC 12/9–12/11 07:30 PM Online Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online 12/9 Tuesday, Dec 10, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 12/10 Wednesday, Dec 11, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Livestream Dharma Talk: Dōshin Dan Gudgel, Online/Onsite 12/11 Thursday, Dec 12, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 12/12 Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 Start Time Location Event 06:30 AM City Center Full Moon Ceremony, Online/Onsite 12/14 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 12/14 09:00 AM Online Zen Foundations: Actualizing the Genjo Koan in Daily Life, Online 12/14 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Zenki Mary Mocine, Online/Onsite 12/14 02:00 PM Online Poetic Explorations: Cultivating Awareness in the Garden of the Senses, Online 12/14 – Postponed 02:00 PM City Center Socks for Our Neighbors, CC 12/14 Sunday, Dec 15, 2024 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am: No Dharma Talk, 12/15 01:30 PM Green Gulch Farm Sunday Tea Gathering, GGF 12/15 – Sold out Monday, Dec 16, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 12/16 Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 12/17 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 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 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 More Events