Meditation with Bay Zen Center



Bay Zen Center is currently open for in-person meetings, and we also continue to meet for meditation over Zoom and welcome visitors to join us. Please email bayzencenter@gmail.com for the Zoom links and additional information about our online mediation. If you live close the Center, we encourage you to join us in our zendo at the center . The supportive presence of our sangha is a much richer experience in-person!

 This is the current meditation schedule:
Monday Morning

Open sitting and walking 7 to 8 AM Over Zoom Only

Wednesday Evening

in-person at Bay Zen Center and also over Zoom

6:30-6:55 PM Zazen (Sitting Meditation)

6:55-7:05 Kinhin (Waking Meditation)

7:05-7:30 Zazen and Practice Principles

Saturday Morning

In-person and also over Zoom

  • 8:30- 9:05   Zazen   (Sitting Meditation)

    9:05-9:15    Kinhin   (Walking Meditation)
    9:15-9:45    Zazen      

    9:45-10:15  Work Practice  
    10:15-10:50  Zazen          
    10:50            Service
    11:00            Dharma Talk and Discussion 

How to join us on Zoom

  • Download the Zoom App to your device. 

  • Email   bayzencenter@gmail.com  to get the Zoom registration Links or for any questions.

  • Log into the meeting 5 minutes before the start of a zazen period.

  • Please sit facing your camera.

  • The meeting will be open for 30 minutes before and after the scheduled time for zazen. Keep your microphone muted during zazen.

To Join In-Person

  • You must have received a Covid 19 vaccination

  • Wearing a mask at the center is optional. If you are feeling Ill, or if you have been exposed to someone who is positive for covid 19, we ask that you not attend in person for 1 week. If you have been traveling or have been in a crowd where there is a higher risk of covid exposure, please wear a mask at the center for the following week.

  • If you are new to the center please arrive 15 minutes before zazen begins.

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