ZenistFamily Program Offering: Ancestors' Ritual
A single-day, in-person family program at Green Gulch Farm (San Francisco Zen Center), built around a Sejiki ceremony honoring ancestors, loved ones, and beloved pets who have died. The listed activities are shared stories, creative projects, and movement, framed as a way to hold grief as a community. Listed at $35; no teacher or schedule is included in the available information.
About this retreat
This is a one-day family program at Green Gulch Farm, listed on the San Francisco Zen Center calendar, centered on a Sejiki ceremony. Sejiki is a Zen ceremony honoring the dead; this version is framed broadly, covering ancestors, loved ones, and — worth noting — beloved pets who have passed away. The center's description presents the gathering as a way "to hold grief as a community."
The listed activities are shared stories, creative projects, and movement. The description mentions no meditation periods, and the program is explicitly family-friendly — expect a participatory room with children present, not long stretches of silence. For someone looking to mark a loss with their family in the room, that is the use case this event is built for.
Practical details from the listing are thin:
- Price: $35, with no indication whether that covers one person or a family
- In-person at Green Gulch Farm on October 4, 2026
- No teacher is named, and the available content includes no start time or schedule — check the center's event page before registering
Originally listed on San Francisco Zen Center's website.
Full details from San Francisco Zen Center
A family-friendly Sejiki ceremony honoring ancestors, loved ones, and beloved pets who have passed away, featuring shared stories, creative projects, and movement to hold grief as a community.