Awakening in the Twilight Years
The Beyond Measure School for Contemplative Care
The mission of Beyond Measure School for Contemplative Care is to foster awakening, dignity, and harmony in the twilight years of life through engagement with contemplative practices. Beyond Measure is a collaboration between Jennifer Block, the former Education Director at Zen Hospice Project, and the San Francisco Zen Center.
Summer Grasses: How-To Haiku
Green Gulch Farm
Sat, June 9, 1 – 5 pm
with Daigan Lueck and Gary Gach Read more
Breakaway Cooking with Tea
Discover and explore an entirely different culinary universe through the lens of fine teas with Eric Gower and Ikushin Dana Velden.
Eric and Dana lead Breakaway Cooking with Tea, a Tassajara retreat, from May 31 – June 3. A few words on the unique experience from Eric are below.
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The Well Fed Woman
Rachel W. Cole, a certified life coach (CPCC) with a Master’s in Holistic Health Education, and Ikushin Dana Velden, a student of former abbot Ryushin Paul Haller, will team up this June to lead The Well Fed Woman, a four-day retreat at Tassajara. Read more
New Year’s at Zen Center
New Year’s Eve at City Center, begins at 8:30pm
New Year’s Eve at Green Gulch Farm, begins at 8:00pm
Food Offering for Homeless People
The lunch program at City Center for homeless people will begin again in January of 2012. Read more
Working with Mysterious Activity
An Interview with Green Gulch Farm’s Mick Sopko
Can you say a little about your history with SFZC as a bread baker?
I came to Zen Center in 1977 or so and I worked in the Tassajara Bread Bakery in San Francisco from 1980-1993. I worked all kinds of different positions; making bread, pastry, cakes, as production manager, manager of the retail store…Eventually, SFZC sold the bakery and I inquired at [City Center], where Blanche Hartman was tenzo [head of the kitchen]; how would it be if I came in to use the kitchen and produce bread for the community?
“Feeding the Hunger in All of Us” Food Drive
As a special complement to this year’s Sejiki Ceremony, City Center is inviting sangha members to bring a non-perishable food item to donate. Read more
Prison Project Book Sale
City Center is requesting donations for a book sale that will follow the public Dharma talk on Saturday, November 12. The proceeds will provide funds for our Prison Project and other Outreach activities. Read more
Sejiki at City Center and Green Gulch
Sejiki is a traditional Japanese Zen Buddhist ceremony for the spirits of departed ones. At City Center and Green Gulch Farm, it is celebrated at Halloween. Read more




