Saturday One-Day Sitting

San Francisco Zen Center's one-day sitting at Green Gulch Farm is structured for accessibility without sacrificing the shape of practice. The day runs 9am to 6pm and includes zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), a dharma talk, and silent meals. An optional orientation at 8:15am helps orient people new to Zen practice, though the source does not specify what prior sitting experience is expected.

The inclusion of garden walking alongside sitting and kinhin suggests a rhythm that includes movement and the grounds themselves as part of the day. Silent meals indicate the contemplative tone throughout. Specific details about the schedule—how many sitting periods, their length, the timing of the talk and meals—have not been published yet; contact the center for that breakdown.