This retreat took place Wednesday, August 19, 2026 – Sunday, August 23, 2026. View upcoming retreats at San Francisco Zen Center.

Wednesday – Sunday · 5 days
19–23
August 2026

True Body, True Self: Zen and Yoga

Soto Zen

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Four-night retreat at Tassajara combining Vinyasa and Yin yoga with Zen meditation and Dharma discussion. Mixed-level format includes time for the wilderness and hot springs.

About this retreat

This retreat bridges two practices often kept separate: Zen sitting and yoga. The structure pairs Vinyasa and Yin yoga classes with zazen and Dharma discussion—a format that assumes both practices can inhabit the same retreat without one subsuming the other. The "mixed-level" note suggests the yoga is accessible to different bodies and experience, though the source does not specify whether prior meditation experience is expected.

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, where the retreat is held, is SFZC's residential practice facility. The inclusion of time at the hot springs and in the wilderness is part of what the retreat offers—not incidental to it.

The center has not published a full schedule, teacher name, or details of what "Dharma discussion" entails. Contact SFZC directly for those specifics, and for information about meals, lodging arrangements, and what to bring.

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Originally listed on San Francisco Zen Center's website.

Full details from San Francisco Zen Center

A four-night retreat integrating Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Zen meditation to cultivate compassionate presence of body and mind. The program includes gentle mixed-level yoga, meditation, Dharma discussion, and time to enjoy Tassajara's wilderness and hot springs.

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