Half-Day Sitting
(2026)
Upcoming Date
Sunday, July 26 1:00–4:00 PM PDT
Led by Rev. Lucy Xiao
Description
The half-day sitting offers a great opportunity to deepen your meditation practice within the supportive presence of the community. It’s a time to settle both body and mind, allowing awareness to naturally arise and illuminate the present moment.
The half-day sitting is open to members of Harmony Zen group only. It's usually held on a Sunday, both online and in-person. The sitting includes four 30-minute periods of zazen (sitting meditation), each alternating with 10 minutes of kinhin (walking meditation). The session concludes with a short Zen service, including chanting and bowing.
Donation
This event is offered by donation. Please go to the GIVING page for more details about how to make donations to help cover the ongoing expenses of our programs. Thank you for your support.
To carry yourself forward and experience myriad things is delusion. That myriad things come forth and experience themselves is awakening.”
- from "Genjōkōan" by Zen Master Eihei Dogen