Beginning Instruction on Sunday Mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery

This is a structured introduction to Soto Zen practice, held on Sunday mornings at Zen Mountain Monastery. The format — instruction, sitting, movement, teaching — gives newcomers a hands-on sense of how a Zen practice day works without the commitment of a multi-day retreat.

The program includes zazen instruction (sitting meditation), chanting, kinhin (walking meditation), and a talk from the teacher. If you stay for community lunch afterward, you'll have a chance to meet other practitioners. The monastery has not yet published details about the teacher leading this particular session or the specific topics covered in the talk and instruction.