You are invited to Valley Streams Zen Sangha’s Annual Meeting and potluck brunch. Spouses, partners, friends, and family—all are welcome. Gather in the West Lobby at 10 a.m. to share a meal and each other’s company. After the brunch, the 2026-2027 Board and officers will be introduced and give a report on the state of […]
This daylong retreat will explore attitudes and teachings about death and dying through meditation, ceremony, writing, music, and movement. People celebrate the Aztec/Mexican “Dia de los Muertos” by making elaborate altars, feasting, singing and telling jokes making light of death. The Japanese/Zen Buddhist “Sejiki” ceremony similarly involves by making a special altar-offering of food and […]
On the second Monday of each month, we offer a 40-minute introduction to Zen practice. We focus on the art of sitting meditation, with emphasis on posture, breath and mental focus. This is for new meditators and those wishing to refresh their practice of meditative immersion. Following the instruction the Valley Streams Zen Sangha meets […]