Living Into the Appropriate Response: Transforming Fear and Anger

San Francisco Zen Center offers this one-day retreat as a focused exploration of how Zen practice can inform responses to difficult emotions and conflict. The day combines seated meditation (zazen), walking meditation (kinhin), and dharma talks with small-group sharing—a format that creates space for both individual practice and reflection with others.

The retreat integrates recovery principles alongside Zen teaching, which is relevant for practitioners working with emotional reactivity or considering how contemplative practice relates to twelve-step or other recovery frameworks. The inclusion of mindful movement broadens the day beyond formal sitting.

The center has not yet published the teacher leading this retreat, the specific schedule, or details about meals and breaks. Contact SFZC directly for those details and to confirm whether prior meditation experience is expected.