Zen Mind Yoga Body Retreat
A weekend retreat at Green Gulch Farm
October 19 - 21
Friday, 4 pm - Sunday, 11:30 am GGF Yurt with Robert Thomas and Samantha Ostergaard Return to your true nature with powerful practices that can transform your life.
Through Zen and yoga we engage deeply and intimately with the immediate experience of being alive, reconnecting with the original radiance and natural spaciousness of our body and mind.
Join a community of practitioners sharing yoga, meditation, meals and discussions about Zen. Our gentle schedule supports you to cultivate a stable, relaxed, and pain-free meditation posture, and allows you to deeply rest, rejuvenate, and invigorate your body and mind. You will shed layers of tension and stress, opening to a greater sense of clarity, ease, and connection.
Please bring a yoga sticky mat and a thick bath towel. Overnight Accommodations: Call our toll free number 888.743.9362 or our local number 415.475.9362.
Related Bio(s):
Do-An Robert Thomas
Do-An Robert Thomas has practiced Zen and lived at Zen Center for 17 years. He was ordained as a priest and received Dharma Transmission from Zoketsu Norman Fischer. In his six years as Zen Center President, Robert has focused his teaching on how Zen Buddhism can be extended into the activities of everyday life.
Samantha Ostergaard
Samantha Ostergaard is a Zen student and yoga teacher who has used yoga to support her zazen practice for many years. She lived and practiced at Tassajara for three years, receiving lay ordination from Zoketsu Norman Fischer in 2000. Her teaching of yoga is deeply influenced by Zen practice.
Member Discount Current Zen Center members receive a 10% discount. For more information about membership, visit the membership section of our web site or email membership@sfzc.org. Zen Center Resident Discounts Current San Francisco Zen Center residents attend at a discount. To inquire, please email the Green Gulch Farm Front Office at ggfoffice@sfzc.org or call them at 415.383.3134 during office hours: 9:30am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 4:00pm each day. More Information - For help completing registration, please call 888-743-9362 (toll free) or 415-475-9362
For more information, please visit the San Francisco Zen Center web site or call: - 888-743-9362 (toll free) or
- 415-475-9362 during the hours:
M-F: 8am to 5pm
Sat: 9:30am to 3pm
Closed for lunch 12:30 to 1:30pm (each day) Cancellation Policy Feedback Starting with select events, we're adding online registration. This is the first phase, an extended trial, and we'd like to hear from you. How well is it working and how we might improve it? Please let us know what you think! |
