Category: Guided Meditation

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July 21st, 2025 – Dharma Talk by Eli Brown-Stevenson

Dharma Talk given on Monday, July 21st, 2025 – Eli Brown-Stevenson (12.3 MB, 48 min).

Eli Brown-Stevenson

Eli Brown-Stevenson

Visiting Teacher

Eli Brown-Stevenson has spent the past decade living at Tassajara and City Center (SFZC). He is currently a resident priest in the city and serves as the Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for the three temples. Prior to joining SFZC, Eli worked in the secular world, most notably in for-profit education and as a benefits liaison for employee wellness programs. After a decade of exploring various practices, he decided to leave the corporate world and immerse himself in formal residential practice. Eli’s Zen practice is deeply influenced by his main teacher, Maya—his daughter whom he met when she was born in 2017. In 2019, Eli received priest ordination from Abbot Ed Sattizahn and was given the Dharma name So-On Gen Kan, which means “Ancestor Warmth Present Completely.” Eli was the shuso (head student) for the Fall 2022 practice period at City Center.
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July 14th, 2025 – Dharma Talk by WaDen Eido Barbara Baccei

Dharma Talk given on Monday, July 14th, 2025 – WaDen Eido Barbara Baccei (11.9 MB, 49 min).

WaDen Eido Barbara Baccei

WaDen Eido Barbara Baccei

Visiting Teacher

WaDen Eido Barbara Baccei, an ordained Soto Zen Teacher, received Lay Entrustment from Kyōshō Valorie Beer Roshi. She is also a Soto Zen sewing teacher lineage holder of Suzuki Roshi. An alignment-focused yoga teacher, she is a graduate of the Berkeley Yoga Room Teacher Training. A contemplative artist and book artist, she works on paper and fabric embellished with findings from the natural world.
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October 9th, 2023 – “Guided Medicine Buddha Meditation” – by Susan Farrar

Talk given on Saturday, October 9th, 2023 –  Susan Farrar (11.6 MB, 50 min).

Susan Farrar

Susan Farrar

Susan Farrar practices in two traditions---in the Tibetan tradition with Lion’s Roar Dharma Center since 2008, and more recently, with Valley Streams Zen Sangha.  She completed the 2-year Foundation of Buddhist Thought training in 2014 and  the Chaplaincy Program from the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies in 2019. She volunteers as a chaplain at U.C. Davis Medical Center and has volunteered as a hospice worker also through U.C Davis. She is also active in various activities surrounding food insecurity in the Sacramento community. Prior to her retirement in 2004, Susan worked as a law office manager and as a research manager specializing in data and demographic research. She has a BA from the University of Colorado and post-graduate work at UCLA.