Saturday One-Day Sitting, Online
Soto Zen
A one-day sitting — traditional Soto Zen all-day meditation practice — hosted online by Green Gulch Farm Zen Center (Green Dragon Temple) on Saturday, October 3, 2026. Participants are asked to commit to the complete schedule for the day. Registration is $22.50; the center has not listed a teacher.
About this retreat
This is a Saturday one-day sitting held entirely online by Green Gulch Farm Zen Center (Green Dragon Temple) — a full day of traditional Soto Zen meditation practice on October 3, 2026. The one instruction the listing gives is that participants commit to the complete schedule: you register for the whole day, not for individual sessions. Registration is $22.50.
A one-day sitting is a standard form at Soto Zen centers — a single day given over to meditation practice, shorter than a multi-day sesshin but still a genuine commitment. The 'commit to the complete schedule' note is the main thing to weigh if you're considering it: the day is designed as a whole, and the listing gives no partial-attendance option. Beyond that, the center hasn't published much. The listing does not include:
- The day's schedule — start time, structure of sitting periods, breaks, or closing time
- A teacher for the sitting
- How the online format works — whether sessions are livestreamed, on video call, or something else, and what participation looks like in practice
- Whether the day is held in silence
Registration runs through the San Francisco Zen Center site (sfzc.org). If you want a full, structured day of Soto Zen practice without traveling, the price makes this an easy one to try — provided you can give it the entire day. For anything the listing leaves out, contact the center directly.
Originally listed on Green Gulch Farm Zen Center / Green Dragon Temple's website.
Full details from Green Gulch Farm Zen Center / Green Dragon Temple
Traditional Soto Zen all-day meditation practice offered online. Participants are asked to commit to the complete schedule.
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