Upcoming Retreats
Meditation Instruction (Includes Saturday Community) - ON SITE (in Genjo Building)
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Genjo Building, Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Oct 3, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026 1 days Day Zen
For beginners who want to learn meditation form and build a stable foundation. The fee also covers the Saturday Community program that follows.
Saturday Community (Slideshow by Tatsuma Shoji) - ON SITE (in Zendo + Sangha House)
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Zendo & Sangha House, Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Oct 3, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026 1 days Day Zen
Tatsuma Shoji, CEO of Daibutsu Co. Ltd, gives a slideshow on his tile work and his craft, after zazen in the Zendo from 10:30 to 10:50 am.
with Tatsuma Shoji
Saturday Community (Slideshow by Tatsuma Shoji) - ONLINE (on Zoom)
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Online (Zoom)
Oct 3, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026 1 days Online Zen
Tatsuma Shoji, CEO of Daibutsu Co. Ltd, gives a slideshow on his tile work and his craft, after zazen from 10:30 to 10:50 am.
with Tatsuma Shoji
October Fusatsu Ceremony - ON SITE (in Zendo)
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Zendo, Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Oct 9, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026 1 days Day Zen
The Fusatsu at-one-ment ceremony of release, purification and presence with the full moon. Zazen runs from 7:30 to 8:00 pm, then a service from 8:00 to 9:00 pm.
Meditation Instruction (Includes Saturday Community) - ON SITE (in Genjo Building)
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Genjo Building, Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Oct 10, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026 1 days Day Zen
For beginners who want to learn meditation form and build a stable foundation. The fee also covers the Saturday Community program that follows.
Saturday Community (Talk by Margaret 'Saiten' Tighe) - ON SITE (in Zendo)
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Zendo, Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Oct 10, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026 1 days Day Zen
Margaret Saiten Tighe, a student of Kwong-roshi, gives a talk after zazen from 10:30 to 11:00 am.
with Margaret 'Saiten' Tighe
Fall Study Group - ON SITE or ONLINE (All-Class Pass for 8 Weeks)
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Genjo Building, Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA or Online (Zoom)
Oct 13, 2026 – Dec 1, 2026 8 sessions (8 days total) Hybrid Zen
An 8-week Tuesday evening study group on the fundamental teachings of Buddhism and daily practice, which discusses "Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries".
Fall Study Group - ON SITE or ONLINE (Week 1 of 8 Only)
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Genjo Building, Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA or Online (Zoom)
Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026 1 days Hybrid Zen
The first week of a study group on the fundamental teachings of Buddhism and daily practice, which discusses "Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries".
Fall Temple Stay
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026 2 days Residential Zen
An overnight temple stay to experience authentic Soto Zen Buddhism, including its lifestyle, rituals and spirituality.
Meditation Instruction (Includes Saturday Community) - ON SITE (in Genjo Building)
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Genjo Building, Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Oct 17, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026 1 days Day Zen
For beginners who want to learn meditation form and build a stable foundation. The fee also covers the Saturday Community program that follows.
Saturday Community (Talk by Kanzenchi Peter Pocock) - ONLINE (on Zoom)
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center · Online (Zoom)
Oct 17, 2026 – Oct 17, 2026 1 days Online Zen
Kanzenchi Peter Pocock, a senior student of Kwong-roshi and an ordained priest, gives a talk after zazen from 10:30 to 11:00 am.
with Kanzenchi Peter Pocock