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  • One-day Sitting

    This is our first one-day sitting of the new year. This gentle one-day sitting will include a work period and formal tea in the afternoon if enough people attend. The […]

  • Half-day Sitting

    This gentle half-day sitting will include informal tea, discussion and a short work period. Everyone is welcome. *NOTE - our one-day and half-day sittings are held on the first Saturday every […]

  • One-day Sitting

    We sometimes call zazen “choiceless awareness.” This means that in zazen we don’t attempt to regulate what comes into awareness; we just let what arises arise. We let our feelings […]

  • Dharma Art Day 2017

    Rediscover beginner's mind while creating a collage or assemblage out of bits and pieces; paint and glue. No art experience needed - in fact, the less you know, the better!   Led by Barbara […]

    $25.00

  • One-day Sitting with Rev. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

    Visiting teacher, Rev. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, of Still Breathing Zen Meditation Center in Oakland, will lead our meditation and offer dharma talks during this special one-day sitting. Rev. Zenju was ordained by Zenkei Blanche Hartman Roshi […]

    $20 – $60

  • Half-day Sitting

    Please join us for our bi-monthly half-day sitting. At the conclusion of the sitting, we will enjoy a social lunch together, so please bring a bag lunch.

  • One-day Zen Sitting: Fostering the Mirror Awareness

    In our Soto Zen-style one-day sittings we engage with alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation, Dharma talks, and silent bag lunch (please bring your own). If this is your […]

  • Half-day Sitting

    Our November 4th half-day sitting will be followed by a modified Oryoki (3-bowl) lunch at noon. This will help orient us to the meal practice that we will use for […]

  • 3-day Rohatsu Sesshin

    "...when we practice zazen, it is not that big mind is actually controlling small mind, but simply that when small mind becomes calm, big mind starts it true activity."  ~Suzuki […]