Featured Onsite & Hybrid Offerings Beginners' Half-Day Sitting Led by Roger HillyardSunday, April 6, 9 am–1 pm, Conference Center at 308 Page St. 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. Featured Online Offerings The Two Truths With Furyu Nancy SchroederFour Tuesdays, April 1–April 22, 5–6:30 pm PT, Online Metaphorical Buddhism: Non-Buddhist Models for Buddhist Practice With Dōshin Dan GudgelFour Tuesdays, April 1–April 22, 7–8:30 pm PT, Online Zen and Vajrayana: Two Direct Paths to Awakening With Chris Jay and Kokyo HenkelSaturday, April 26, 9–11 am 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, May 3, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM Green Gulch Farm All Day Sitting with Everyday Zen, GGF 5/3 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Yogetsu Akasaka, Online/Onsite 5/3 01:30 PM City Center Breathwork and Zen in Motion: Experience Inner Liberation Through Breath and Movement, CC 5/3 Sunday, May 4, 2025 Start Time Location Event 09:00 AM City Center Beginners' Half-Day Sitting, CC 5/4 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Livestream Dharma Talk: Myles Cowherd, Online/Onsite 5/4 Monday, May 5, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online/Onsite 5/5 Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 5/6 Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Start Time Location Event 03:00 PM Green Gulch Farm Introductory Four-Day Sesshin, GGF 5/7–5/11 04:00 PM Tassajara True Body, True Self: Radical Presence Through Zen and Yoga, ZMC 5/7–5/11 – Sold out 06:00 PM Online Meditation in Recovery: Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, Online 5/7 Thursday, May 8, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 5/8 07:00 PM City Center Trans Sangha, CC 5/8 Saturday, May 10, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 5/10 08:40 AM City Center Zazen (Meditation) Instruction, CC 5/10 11:20 AM City Center Zendo (Meditation Hall) Forms Instruction, CC 5/10 02:30 PM Online Practices for Frightening Times, Online 5/10–6/7 Sunday, May 11, 2025 Start Time Location Event 10:00 AM Green Gulch Farm Sunday 10:00am Livestream Dharma Talk: Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, Online/Onsite 5/11 12:00 PM Online Dancing with Chronic Illness and Pain: Ongoing Group, Online 5/11–10/12 Monday, May 12, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM Online Dogen's Practical Guidance in Genjokoan, Online 5/12–6/2 07:30 PM City Center Meditation in Recovery, CC weekly meeting, Online 5/12 Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:00 AM City Center Full Moon Ceremony, Online/Onsite 5/13 04:00 PM Tassajara Embodied Joy and Ease: A Zen And Yoga Retreat, ZMC 5/13–5/18 – Sold out 07:15 PM City Center Young Urban Zen, 5/13 Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Start Time Location Event 07:30 PM City Center Wednesday 7:30 pm Livestream Dharma Talk: Tatsudo Nicole Baden Roshi, Online/Onsite 5/14 Thursday, May 15, 2025 Start Time Location Event 05:30 PM Online Thursday Drop-in Practice Session, Online 5/15 Friday, May 16, 2025 Start Time Location Event 04:00 PM Green Gulch Farm The Awakened Activity of Family Practice, GGF 5/16–5/18 Saturday, May 17, 2025 Start Time Location Event 08:40 AM City Center Urban Gate Sangha, 5/17 09:00 AM Online Awesome Presence of Active Buddhas, Online 5/17 10:00 AM City Center Saturday 10:00 am Livestream Dharma Talk: Zentatsu Richard Baker Roshi, Online/Onsite 5/17 01:00 PM City Center Queer Dharma Group (topic/speaker: Kayden Walsh), Online 5/17 More Events