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San Francisco Zen Center is pleased to announce that Tassajara will be offering an inspiring array of retreats this summer!
These Zen meditation and interdisciplinary arts retreats are geared towards guests who are interested in immersing in practice and nature under the guidance of some of our most established teachers. We are pleased to offer a selection of our most popular past retreats (such as Zen and Yoga), as well as exciting new offerings that explore family practice, leadership, traditional Zen studies, poetry, and more.
We encourage you to register as soon as possible, as Tassajara retreats tend to sell out quickly.
We look forward to welcoming long-time retreatants, new guests, friends, and the wide SFZC community to our beautiful valley in 2026!
April 28–May 3
Being At Tassajara: Esselen Teachings, Zen Wisdom, and Ecological Knowledge
with Tihikpas Proctor, Diane Renshaw and Bryan Clark
April 29–May 3
True Body, True Self: Radical Presence Through Zen and Yoga
with Christy Brown and Ango Sara Tashker
May 13–17
The Practice of Zazen
with Jiryu Rutschman-Byler
May 19–24
Bowing to the Wild: Embodied Animism & Zen in the Tassajara Wilderness
with Fletcher Tucker and Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel
May 26–31
Joyful Ease, Your Own True Body
with Patricia Sullivan and Eijun Linda Cutts
May 26–31
Agency, Interdependence and Compassion: Exploring Themes to Inform Our Most Senior Years
with Onryu Mary Stares and Kathy Stares
June 16–21
Step Into Your Life: A Zen Inspired Retreat
with Marc Lesser
June 17–21
Bringing Life to Life: A Retreat of Presence and Renewal
with Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道
June 23-28
Cultivating a Mind of Radical Trust Sangha Week
with Tenzen David Zimmerman
June 23–28
Opening the Heart of Poetry: Writing as a Practice of Transformation & Discovery
with Jane Hirshfield
June 30–July 5
Rooted in Awareness: Iyengar Yoga and Zen to Embody Your Life
with Tenzen David Zimmerman and Athena Pappas
June 30–July 5
Whole Heart, Boundless Heart: A retreat on the four Brahmaviharas
with Dawn Neal and Abbot Dōshin Mako Voelkel
July 7–12
The Heart of Yoga and Zen
with Rosemary Garrison and Simon Moyes
July 15–19
Zen and Drawing
with Carol Lefevre Genki and Gengyoko Tim Wicks
July 16–20
Zen and Modern Leadership
with Sozan Michael McCord and Tierney Powers
July 21-26
Communication, Connection, Heartbreak and Forgiveness Sangha Week
with Shosan Victoria Austin and Siobhan Cassidy
July 21–26
Tai Yi Swimming Dragon Taichi Retreat
with Dr. Liping Zhu, DAOM, L.Ac.
July 21–26
Writing and Mindfulness
with Josan Janis Cooke Newman and Sessei Meg Levie
July 28–August 2
Family Sangha Retreat at Tassajara
with Meikyo Chelsea True and Junsen Shelly Hughes
August 4-9
The Path to Wholeness
with Ryushin Paul Haller
August 11–16
Deep Rest in Zen and Yoga: Learning to Let Go
with Shokuchi Deirdre Carrigan
August 11–16
How Does My Love for Life Want to Express Itself?
with Lee Klinger Lesser
August 11–16
Returning To Now- Sangha Week
with Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 and Dōjin Brent Haas
August 27-20
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness: A Retreat for People in Recovery
with Ryuko Laura Burges and Gengyoko Tim Wicks
September 1–6
Easy as Breathing: Mindful Writing for Women
with Chikudo Catherine Spaeth and Cynthia Cummins
September 2–6
Satori and Salutations: Opening to the Heart of Zen and Yoga
with James Higgins with Dōshin Mako Voelkel
Stay tuned for announcements in our weekly newsletter Sangha News about other ways to come to Tassajara in 2026, including public Sangha Weeks, practice events, and more.