Half-Day Sitting
Upcoming Date
January 4, 2026, 9AM-12PM PT
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 usually held on a Sunday from 9am to 12pm, and is offered both online and in-person. 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.
Signing Up
If you are interested in joining our meditation, please contact us.
Donation
This event is offered on a donation basis. 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