Workshops & Retreats (2025)
Workshop: Spring Awakening
Sunday May 18, 2025,10am-4pm
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Led by Dr. Lucy Xiao
Set amidst the vibrant springtime beauty of Green Gulch Farm, this workshop invites you to nurture vitality, creativity, and presence through mindfulness practice, enriched by the timeless wisdom of Zen, Daoism, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Through an engaging blend of teachings, meditation, mindful movements, group discussions, and connection with nature, we’ll explore ways to cultivate a heart of loving-kindness and openness to the interconnectedness of all things. Together, we will attune to the natural rhythms of renewal and growth, awakening fresh energy and inspiration in our lives.
If you’re interested in joining, be sure to mark your calendar! We’ll share an update as soon as the registration page is live.
Retreat: Harmony Within and Beyond
June 24 - 29 (Tuesday - Sunday), 2025
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Led by Dr. Lucy Xiao
Join us in this 5-day retreat where we will explore the art of harmonious living within the embrace of the beautiful Tassajara valley. Together, we will delve into an array of practices that enable us to attune to our body, mind, and Qi - the essential life energy, and discover connection with both ourselves and the surrounding nature. Guided by Lucy Laoshi, this retreat draws inspiration from the timeless teachings of Zen and Daoist traditions, illuminating our inner wisdom and the profound interconnectedness that we all share. It will invite you to an immersive experience of meditation, mindful movements and self-care practices, while nurturing a deep sense of well-being and wholeness.
July 1- 6 (Tuesday - Sunday), 2025
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Led by Dr. Lucy Xiao
This 5-day work-study retreat offers a rich experience at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. The program includes morning and evening meditation, collaborative work practice, group study sessions, and personal time to enjoy the beauty of the mountains, creek, and hot springs. This retreat is open to members of the Harmony Zen community and those with an established meditation practice who wish to deepen their Zen practice. Please contact us if you’re interested in joining or learning more about the Sangha Week.
Workshop: Embracing the Cycles of Life
Sunday October 26, 2025,10am-4pm
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Led by Dr. Lucy Xiao
As nature slows down in the fall and leaves return to the earth, we are invited to turn inward and reconnect with our roots. Nested within the serene autumn beauty of Green Gulch Farm, this workshop explores the timeless wisdom of Zen and Daoist teachings on meditation, awareness, and the art of embracing life's natural cycles.
Through an immersive blend of teachings, meditation, gentle movement, and reflective exercises, we will cultivate an appreciation for the abundance life has offered, let go of what no longer serves us, and restore our inner balance, preparing ourselves for a season of renewal and growth.
If you’re interested in joining, be sure to mark your calendar! We’ll share an update as soon as the registration page is live.
The Dao abides in non-doing but there is nothing it does not do.
- "Dao De Jing", Chapter 37
道常無為而無不為
- 《道德经》
