
Meditation
Weekly Meditation
Meditation is the art of returning to the present moment with awareness — harmonizing body, breath, and mind while nurturing clarity and compassion. During study periods, we gather on Wednesdays for a 25–30 minute meditation before the study session begins. The group meets in a hybrid format, with both in-person and online options. You’re warmly welcome to join us for the meditation, the study, or both.
Weekly Wedensday Schedule:
Meditation begins at 5:30 PM (PT)
Zen study begins around 6:00 PM (PT)
Half-Day Sitting
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 usually held on a Sunday from 9am to 12pm. During the half-day we engage in four 30-minute periods of zazen (sitting meditation), each alternating with 10 minutes of kinhin (walking meditation). The session concludes with a brief Zen service, including chanting and bowing practice. The sitting is led by Lucy Laoshi is is offered both online and in-person.
Upcoming Date: TBA
Signing Up
If you are interested in joining our meditation, please contact us.
Donation
The meditation sessions are offered to support and encourage your practice in the spirit of generosity. Donations are warmly welcomed to help cover the ongoing expenses of our programs. If you’re interested in becoming a member of Harmony Zen, please visit our Membership page for more details. 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