Family Sangha Totoro Sleepover Retreat at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center

This retreat is built around family practice — the idea that sitting together, eating together, and moving through the day as a family unit is itself dharma study. The two-night format accommodates children's needs and attention spans while giving parents dedicated support time.

The retreat opens with a screening of My Neighbor Totoro, a film about childhood wonder and connection to nature, setting the tone for the practice. There are periods of family practice (likely zazen and kinhin together) and parallel activities: children engage in their own programs while parents receive support — though the center has not yet published specifics about what that support looks like or what the children's schedule includes.

Green Gulch Farm is SFZC's residential practice center. The center has not yet published details about lodging, meals, the daily schedule, or what to bring. Contact Green Gulch directly for those practical details.