Family Sangha Daylong Retreat at Green Gulch Farm

This daylong retreat is built on a specific framing: family practice as a full expression of bodhisattva vows — the vows to benefit all beings. The point the description makes is that family life counts as practice in full, not as something separate from formal training. Alongside that, the day names an intention to heal family lineages, approached through stories of Zen lay-ancestors, the tradition's line of non-monastic practitioners.

What the listing actually spells out is short:

• Creative projects, play, and stories, oriented around learning about Zen lay-ancestors
• A sangha building circle in the Jizo Garden (Jizo is the bodhisattva traditionally associated with children and parents)
• Lunch included
• In-person attendance at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center (Green Dragon Temple) on September 20, 2026

The listing leaves a lot unspecified. No teacher has been announced. There is no schedule — nothing about start and end times, how much sitting meditation is involved, or how activities are arranged for different ages. If those details matter to your family's planning, the center hasn't published them yet.

Two practical notes. The $50 price doesn't say whether it's per person or per family. And while the event is in person at the farm, the listing says nothing about overnight lodging, so contact the center if you're traveling from a distance. Registration runs through the San Francisco Zen Center site (sfzc.org), which is also where updated details will appear.