Have you ever felt like you were racing against the clock or running out of time? Join professional futurist and reformed chronic latecomer Rebecca Ryan Roshi as she deconstructs the myth of “time" and re-orients us as “time beings.”

Joe Pittelli Sensei will lead the group in physical exercises that help build energy during the 49-day Being Time to Renew Time Training.

Heather Scobie Roshi will give a talk that expands on her writing “Antidote for the Weary” during the 49-day Being Time to Renew Time Training.

Joe Pittelli Sensei will lead the group in physical exercises that help build energy during the 49-day Being Time to Renew Time Training.

Rebecca Ryan Roshi will host a monthly series called Stuff I’d Rather Not Talk About where she offers her perspective on different everyday experiences of being human- - from fighting with your love ones to dealing with jerks at work. This month her talk is: “That Asshole at Work.” Questions and discussion are welcome. No Zen experience is required to attend.

Rebecca Ryan Roshi will host a monthly series called Stuff I’d Rather Not Talk About where she offers her perspective on different everyday experiences of being human- - from fighting with your love ones to dealing with jerks at work. This month her talk is: “Taking a Stand/Activism.” Questions and discussion are welcome. No Zen experience is required to attend.

Rebecca Ryan Roshi will host a monthly series called Stuff I’d Rather Not Talk About where she offers her perspective on different everyday experiences of being human- - from fighting with your love ones to dealing with jerks at work. This month her talk is: “The Child (or Puppy) That Cries Through the Night.” Questions and discussion are welcome. No Zen experience is required to attend.

Rebecca Ryan Roshi will host a monthly series called Stuff I’d Rather Not Talk About where she offers her perspective on different everyday experiences of being human. During the 90-day Habit of Freedom Training, Ryan Roshi will address themes around habits. This month her talk is: “I don’t have time!” Questions and discussion are welcome. No Zen experience is required to attend.

Rebecca Ryan Roshi will host a monthly series called Stuff I’d Rather Not Talk About where she offers her perspective on different everyday experiences of being human. During the 90-day Habit of Freedom Training, Ryan Roshi will address themes around habits. This month her talk is: “Why do I Keep Killing Houseplants?” Questions and discussion are welcome. No Zen experience is required to attend.

Rebecca Ryan Roshi will host a monthly series called Stuff I’d Rather Not Talk About where she offers her perspective on different everyday experiences of being human. During the 90-day Habit of Freedom Training, Ryan Roshi will address themes around habits. This month her talk is: “When my Spouse Drives me Crazy.” Questions and discussion are welcome. No Zen experience is required to attend.

Historically, Zen training temples didn’t have much money or resources. As a result they had to figure out how to keep people fed, sheltered, clean and warm in a frugal way. Unexpectedly, that frugality led to some highly elegant solutions such as the traditional outdoor bath. In this webinar, Gordon Greene Roshi will talk about ways that is relevant to us today at the Spring Green Dojo.

Rebecca Ryan Roshi will kick off a monthly series called Stuff I’d Rather Not Talk About where she offers her perspective on different everyday experiences of being human - from fighting with your love ones to dealing with jerks at work. This month her talk is: “Am I Depressed?” Questions and discussion are welcome. No Zen experience is required to attend.

Training in Shodo from a Zen point of view means that our kiai development must coincide with technical ability to project our spirit (ki) into a work of art. Therefore, Shodo can be a tool of spiritual refinement. In this webinar, Esteban Martinez Sensei will discuss the benefits of training in calligraphy and how it can benefit one's Zen training.

An opportunity for in-person sesshin is likely to land in the fall. What's the difference from keishin and the training in the Virtual Dojo you've been used to? Join in a discussion with teachers who are big fans of training in both worlds to better understand what's unique about in-person training and whether it calls you.

Our Canon says, “Zen without the accompanying physical experience is nothing but empty discussion. Martial ways without realizing the "Mind" is nothing but beastly behavior.” In Japanese, “Ken Zen Ichi Nyo” means "Karate Zen as One." In this Webinar, Jim Anzan Dardouni Sensei and Joe Kizan Pittelli Sensei will discuss their experience of karate training with and without training in Zen.

In this webinar, Scott Kou-un Kiel Roshi will draw on his experience to explore how and why we train in Zen with ceramics.

Our line of Zen has long been associated with the martial arts, a connection beautifully articulated by Omori Sogen in Zen and Budo. In this webinar, Ginny Jiko Whitelaw Roshi will draw on her deep experience to make the case that Zen and Leadership is the new Zen and Budo (martial way). She will explore how we need to approach Zen leadership to live up to the high standard of being a Way, or "do" in Japanese.

In our tradition, we approach okyo (chanting) from a musical and energetic perspective. You can listen to the choka, or series of okyo that we do here. In this webinar, Heather Meikyo Scobie Roshi will address the how and why we train in okyo. She will also present different ways to practice and what to focus on during your practice. Participants will be asked to do different exercises, so please dress accordingly and be prepared to make some noise.

Gordon Hakuun Greene Roshi recently conducted keishin during the early January chaos in American politics. His evening teachings centered on the ways in which a variety of cultures face the kinds of greed and selfishness that threaten survival. This webinar revisits the topic and discusses ways we can face selfishness/greed head-on.

In this webinar, Kenneth Setsuzan Kushner Roshi will continue his discussion of the hara and its role in Zen, the martial arts and fine arts. This time, Kushner Roshi will focus on intermediate and advanced exercises that can help you deepen your breathing and make the transition from abdominal to hara breathing. If you didn’t participate in Kushner Roshi’s first hara development webinar, you can watch it here. You may also want to visit his Hara Development blog to get basic information on hara and familiarize yourself with the exercises he will be teaching. As before, this is will be a highly experiential webinar, and participants will be asked to practice the exercises as they are introduced. So, dress accordingly and be prepared to breathe!