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SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFollowing the instruction the Valley Streams Zen Sangha meets for a 30-minute meditation in the Dharma Hall followed by a 10-minute service and Dharma talk. You are invited to stay for these events after the instruction.\n  * Meets in the Library at Sacramento Dharma Center.   \nSign up for Weekly Emails to receive current program information.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-in-person-2022-03-14-2022-04-11-2022-12-12/2026-07-13/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Meditation Instruction
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260718T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260718T163000
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CREATED:20260526T195354Z
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SUMMARY:One-day Sitting led by Nyokai Kristin Diggs (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:In zazen\, we rest awake in the boundless silence and stillness that invisibly nourishes and sustains our everyday\, active lives. \nThe mind holds the body\, and the body holds the mind\, in deeply habitual ways. In zazen (just sitting with nothing to get ahold of and nothing to get away from – in complete acceptance)\, we sit upright and settle deeply in the embrace between gravity and the earth. In zazen\, we simply settle the body and disengage from excessive thinking\, thus releasing the breath\, the nervous system\, and the musculature of the body. We dare to rest awake in the boundless silence and stillness that invisibly nourishes and sustains our everyday\, active lives. \nThis retreat will be led by Nyokai Kristin Diggs. Our day will include periods of sitting and walking meditation\, and a Dharma talk. A silent lunch break will be offered\, during which indoor and outdoor seating will be available. Please bring your own lunch. \nNyokai Kristin Diggs joined our sangha as Teacher in 2026. Prior to moving to Sacramento\, she trained residentially at all three San Francisco Zen Center temples (2014-2025)\, holding a number of senior positions\, including Ino\, Tenzo\, and Work Leader. Lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson and priest ordained by Eijun Linda Cutts\, she served as Shuso during the winter 2025 practice period at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center\, led by Eijun Linda Cutts. \nThis day of sitting will also offer periods of optional\, personalised posture suggestions/adjustments to those who wish to receive help establishing a settled/easeful sitting posture. \nAttendance is available on a sliding scale from $10 to $50. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nIf this will be your first extended sitting with us\, please send us a note at info@valleystreamszen.org to introduce yourself. \nPlease register here.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/half-day-sitting-led-by-kristin-diggs-katonah-in-person-only-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,One-Day Sitting,Retreat
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T123000
DTSTAMP:20260527T201035Z
CREATED:20260526T201323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T201035Z
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SUMMARY:Doan Training For Everyone (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:After 2 opening periods of zazen\, followed by morning service\, we will offer Doan training for anyone who would like to strike the bells (the doan)\, play the wooden fish or mokugyo (the fukudo)\, or intone the sutra title and dedication (eko) of the service (the kokyo).  Participants don’t have to commit to future service on the doan ryo (the doan team)\, but can express their interest if so moved. Our morning will end with a closing service and social lunch (please bring your own). This is a free event. \nIf this will be your first extended sitting with us\, please send us a note at info@valleystreamszen.org to introduce yourself.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/doan-training-for-everyone/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T184000
DTSTAMP:20220412T080000Z
CREATED:20220412T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220412T080000Z
UID:20271-1786384800-1786387200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFollowing the instruction the Valley Streams Zen Sangha meets for a 30-minute meditation in the Dharma Hall followed by a 10-minute service and Dharma talk. You are invited to stay for these events after the instruction.\n  * Meets in the Library at Sacramento Dharma Center.   \nSign up for Weekly Emails to receive current program information.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-in-person-2022-03-14-2022-04-11-2022-12-12/2026-08-10/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Meditation Instruction
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T160000
DTSTAMP:20260803T233216Z
CREATED:20260803T233216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T233216Z
UID:20944-1786798800-1786809600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:SDC 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:On August 15\, the Sacramento Dharma Center is marking 10 years of providing a home for Buddha’s wisdom and compassion in our community. \nTo celebrate this milestone\, we invite you to join us for an ice cream social and birthday party at the Dharma Center from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. \nWe will also be celebrating our founders and those whose involvement in the early years made our spiritual home what it is today. \nPlease come by for ice cream\, cake\, and live music. Visit with your friends and make new ones. \nPlease register here: SDC 10th Birthday Party \nWe hope you will join us.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/sdc-10-year-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260830T160000
DTSTAMP:20260526T203244Z
CREATED:20260526T203244Z
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SUMMARY:Inter-Sangha Jizo Ceremony Led by Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION:Jizo is the beloved Great Bodhisattva found within many Buddhist traditions\, who carries us across the threshold of death and loss and safely accompanies us through the ‘hell zones’ of deep suffering. \nEspecially honored in Japan\, Jizo (also known as ‘Earth Store’ or ‘Earth Womb’) brings to us the qualities of courage\, fearlessness\, and tenderness needed to enter into our experiences of grief and loss and to open our hearts to the mystery of life and death. \nThis will be a sacred time for us to come together to acknowledge and remember the death of someone dear to us or another kind of significant loss\, whether recent or from long ago. We will take refuge in the safe container of our shared presence with each other for the sake of our healing. \nWe will be introduced to this ceremony by our facilitator and then in silence we will create hand-made offerings for our loved ones. In a ceremony of remembrance we will honor their lives and our relationship with them. We will complete the ceremony with a processional into our garden to offer prayer flag messages for the dying and for ourselves as we continue to live our lives. \nIn this sacred space we will together turn towards the complexity of grief and discover the strength that arises when we embrace our interconnectedness with all beings. \nFor further information contact: Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah at Ino@valleystreamszen.org. \nThis ceremony has been brought to us from Japan by Yvonne Rand and Jan Chosen-Bays and transmitted to Chris Forten and Sarah Emerson (all transmitted Zen Priests). Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah will lead this fourth inter-sangha event. She has had two years of training in preparation for guiding this ceremony. \nParāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah serves as Ino\, or head of the meditation hall. She studied in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin\, founder and guiding teacher of Udumbara Zen Center in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski\, Head Priest of Bamboo in the Wind Zen Center in Sunnyvale\, California. She was lay ordained in 2008 and priest ordained in 2019. She served as head student for the Spring practice period at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in May 2022. She offers Practice Interviews upon request.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/inter-sangha-jizo-ceremony-in-person-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260914T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260914T184000
DTSTAMP:20220412T080000Z
CREATED:20220412T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220412T080000Z
UID:20272-1789408800-1789411200@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFollowing the instruction the Valley Streams Zen Sangha meets for a 30-minute meditation in the Dharma Hall followed by a 10-minute service and Dharma talk. You are invited to stay for these events after the instruction.\n  * Meets in the Library at Sacramento Dharma Center.   \nSign up for Weekly Emails to receive current program information.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-in-person-2022-03-14-2022-04-11-2022-12-12/2026-09-14/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Meditation Instruction
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261012T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261012T184000
DTSTAMP:20220412T080000Z
CREATED:20220412T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220412T080000Z
UID:20273-1791828000-1791830400@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFollowing the instruction the Valley Streams Zen Sangha meets for a 30-minute meditation in the Dharma Hall followed by a 10-minute service and Dharma talk. You are invited to stay for these events after the instruction.\n  * Meets in the Library at Sacramento Dharma Center.   \nSign up for Weekly Emails to receive current program information.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-in-person-2022-03-14-2022-04-11-2022-12-12/2026-10-12/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Meditation Instruction
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261024T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261024T130000
DTSTAMP:20260601T194513Z
CREATED:20260601T194513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T194513Z
UID:20886-1792836000-1792846800@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Sangha Annual Meeting & Potluck Brunch (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION: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 the Sangha. You will get an update on the Sangha’s financial health\, including the Maitreya Fund that was established last year to provide a resource for future Sangha leadership. We look forward to enjoyable conversations and hearing your thoughts about ongoing Sangha activities.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/valley-streams-zen-sangha-annual-meeting-in-person-only-2/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Special Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261109T184000
DTSTAMP:20220412T080000Z
CREATED:20220412T080000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220412T080000Z
UID:20274-1794247200-1794249600@valleystreamszen.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Meditation (In Person Only)
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFollowing the instruction the Valley Streams Zen Sangha meets for a 30-minute meditation in the Dharma Hall followed by a 10-minute service and Dharma talk. You are invited to stay for these events after the instruction.\n  * Meets in the Library at Sacramento Dharma Center.   \nSign up for Weekly Emails to receive current program information.
URL:https://valleystreamszen.org/event/introduction-to-zen-meditation-in-person-2022-03-14-2022-04-11-2022-12-12/2026-11-09/
LOCATION:Sacramento Dharma Center\, Sacramento Dharma Center\, 3111 Wissemann Drive\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95826\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,In-Person Event,Meditation Instruction
ORGANIZER;CN="Valley Streams Zen Sangha":MAILTO:info@valleystreamszen.org
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