CityZen — Santa Rosa, California — A Place to Meditate: 2017

CityZen Programs

Residential Meditation Retreats

Great Autumn Sesshin November 3-10, 2019 Sunday to Sunday

We hold our silent meditation retreats at St. Dorothy’s Rest in Camp Meeker, Ca. amidst towering redwood trees. We offer wonderful handmade vegetarian meals, nightly hearthside evening dharma talks, and daily opportunities to meet individually with our teachers. Full-time and part-time spaces are available. Contact: gbrandt@sonic.net for more information about the style of our retreats, please go to the ‘sesshin practices’ and the 'fall sesshin' pages.

Monday Night Meditation

6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation 547 Mendocino Ave. Santa Rosa, CA.

Directed by Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi.

gbrandt@sonic.net $15 suggested donation

Fall and Winter Evenings in Santa Rosa

Sept 2 – Closed for Labor Day

Sept 9 – Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi (On ‘Schadenfreude’ – the desire to see others suffer)

Sept 16 – Deanna Hopper, Meditation Instructor

Sept 23 – Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi (Fall Equinox)

Sept 30 – Michelle Brandt Sensei

Oct 7 – Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi

Oct 14 – Rev. Christopher Bell, Head of Practice

Oct 21 – Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi (Practice of Turning the Light Inward)

Oct 28 – Michelle Brandt Sensei

Nov 4 – Closed for Sesshin at St. Dorothy’s Rest

Nov 11 – Rev. Christopher Bell, Head of Practice

Nov 18 – Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi (Gratitude)

Nov 25 – Michelle Brandt Sensei

Dec 2 – Rev. Christopher Bell, Head of Practice

Dec 9 – Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi (Buddha’s Enlightenment)

Dec 16 – Deanna Hopper, Meditation Instructor (Winter Solstice, Practices for the Dark)

Dec 23 – Closed for Christmas

Dec 30 – Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi (Ringing in the New Year Together)

Meditation Instruction is offered on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:30pm or by reservation gbrandt@sonic.net ($10 suggested donation)

Private Meetings with a Teacher by reservation

Rachel Mansfield-Howlett Roshi: Zenappt@gmail.com

Michelle Brandt Sensei: Koanview@gmail.com

($25 suggested donation)

Gardening and Recipes