Open Sound Zen Community
You may notice a new name on this newsletter: Open Sound Zen Community. This is an overall name that encompasses Tech Community Zen online and a new in-person location starting soon in Seattle: Magnolia Zen Group.
Nothing is changing except a new name with new practice opportunities. We plan to start practice in Seattle on Sundays in July or August 2026. Stay tuned!
Tuesday 6/16: Online Practice & Orientation
Short version: join us any Tuesday at 9am Pacific at this Zoom link.
Tomorrow, Tuesday June 16, we’ll have:
Practice: Tuesdays at 9:00am Pacific (12pm Eastern; 6pm CET).
Where: on Zoom here
The next orientation session is also tomorrow:
Orientation, June 16: optional for first-time visitors, occurs 30 minutes earlier on occasionally dates (8:30am PT; 11:30am ET; 17:30 CET). Recommended but optional; you can also join any practice session.
As always, you can find the complete schedule & entries to copy to your calendar at https://www.tczen.org
Also: Upcoming Half Day Retreats
Do you appreciate practice on Tuesdays? You can deepen practice during a Zen retreat. Retreats have a multiplicative effect, where combined sitting periods build on one another.
How do retreats work? They include:
Multiple 25 minute sitting practice periods
Alternating walking practice to stretch from sitting
Optional koan practice with the teacher
Plus a bit of Zen chanting and group discussion
No special preparation or experience is needed for these retreats. Just show up! In fact, they are a great way to dive into practice for relatively new practitioners.
The next retreats are Saturdays July 18 and August 29.
Register here for either of those dates (you can add dates later)
See the calendar to copy the dates to your own calendar
