NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, March 24th for the Dharma of Being Antiracist course.

From February 17th to May 12th, Access to Zen will be offering the 12-week course The Dharma of Being Antiracist: Accessing Skillful Engagement for Healing on Monday evenings. Until then, regular weekly meditation on Monday nights will be on hiatus. We will restart on May 19th!

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, March 17th for the Dharma of Being Antiracist course.

From February 17th to May 12th, Access to Zen will be offering the 12-week course The Dharma of Being Antiracist: Accessing Skillful Engagement for Healing on Monday evenings. Until then, regular weekly meditation on Monday nights will be on hiatus. We will restart on May 19th!

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, March 10th for the Dharma of Being Antiracist course.

From February 17th to May 12th, Access to Zen will be offering the 12-week course The Dharma of Being Antiracist: Accessing Skillful Engagement for Healing on Monday evenings. Until then, regular weekly meditation on Monday nights will be on hiatus. We will restart on May 19th!

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, March 3rd for the Dharma of Being Antiracist course.

From February 17th to May 12th, Access to Zen will be offering the 12-week course The Dharma of Being Antiracist: Accessing Skillful Engagement for Healing on Monday evenings. Until then, regular weekly meditation on Monday nights will be on hiatus. We will restart on May 19th!

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, February 24th for the Dharma of Being Antiracist course.

From February 17th to May 12th, Access to Zen will be offering the 12-week course The Dharma of Being Antiracist: Accessing Skillful Engagement for Healing on Monday evenings. Until then, regular weekly meditation on Monday nights will be on hiatus. We will restart on May 19th!

Join Rev Liên at Dassanāya Buddhist Community for Sunday Sound of Dhamma

Rev will lead guided meditation, give a Dharma Talk and there will be time for Q&A as well.

DATE
Sunday, February 23rd. 9:30-10:30am EST / 6:30-7:30am PST

LOCATION
Online with Dassanāya Buddhist Community

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, February 17th for the Dharma of Being Antiracist course.

From February 17th to May 12th, Access to Zen will be offering the 12-week course The Dharma of Being Antiracist: Accessing Skillful Engagement for Healing on Monday evenings. Until then, regular weekly meditation on Monday nights will be on hiatus. We will restart on May 19th!

Monday night meditation gathering, welcome to all! ***Note this week is ONLINE ONLY.

The A2Z Sangha meets every Monday evening (except on noted holidays and other dates that Rev. Liên can’t be there to facilitate). This is a space for meditation, and some moments to connect, and dharma teachings from Rev. It is welcome to everyone who is interested, regardless of your experience with meditation.

We are currently reading Dr. Paula Arai’s book The Little Book of Zen Healing. You don’t need to have read the book to drop in!

DATE
Monday 2/10
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
ONLINE

Rev Liên will lead a 1-day silent retreat, geared towards those who have completed Rev’s 4 week Meditation Training program or have equivalent experience.

See the below link for full info!

DATE
Saturday, February 8, 2025
9am - 3pm

Online AND in-person (full):

1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612. (about 2 blocks from the 24th Street Bart Station). Since we are trying out in-person again on a trial basis, unfortunately, our space is not wheelchair accessible at this time. We apologize for this lack of access.  

Rev will join Professor Sharon Suh’s Buddhist Studies class at Seattle University as a guest speaker.

Reach out to us if you would like to book Rev for talks, teaching events, Home is Here related teachings, and more! Inquiries welcome.

info.access2zen@gmail.com

We will be honoring the Year of the Wood Snake at Access to Zen’s Sangha Night on Monday, February 3rd from 6:00 - 7:30pm PST via Zoom and in-person.

The year of the Wood Snake represents transformation or growth, flexibility, creativity, and wisdom. We offer a bow to a luminous new year for each of you.

We will be carving out special space to share aspirations of our practice, hopes for the new year and to bow towards one another. We also invite you to bring your favorite vegan New Year dish (vegetarian ok)! All are welcome.

1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612

Meditation and dharma talk for LGBTQIA+ folx

A weekly meditation group at East Bay Meditation Center for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit, Queer, Intersex, Same-Gender Loving, Questioning (LGBTQIA+) and all of the other letters of the queer alphabet communities. Open to practitioners and beginners!

DATE
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
7:00pm-8:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online

Monday night meditation gathering, welcome to all!

The A2Z Sangha meets every Monday evening (except on noted holidays and other dates that Rev. Liên can’t be there to facilitate). This is a space for meditation, and some moments to connect, and dharma teachings from Rev. It is welcome to everyone who is interested, regardless of your experience with meditation.

We will be studying Paula Arai’s book “The Little Book of Zen Healing: Japanese Rituals for Beauty, Harmony, and Love.”

DATE
Monday 1/27
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION

ONLINE on Zoom

Short sit and information community time for anyone seeking sangha support on this day.

DATE
Monday, January 20th 2025. 9-9:30am PST

LOCATION
Zoom (click below for how to join)

Monday night meditation gathering, welcome to all!

The A2Z Sangha meets every Monday evening (except on noted holidays and other dates that Rev. Liên can’t be there to facilitate). This is a space for meditation, and some moments to connect, and dharma teachings from Rev. It is welcome to everyone who is interested, regardless of your experience with meditation.

We will be studying Paula Arai’s book “The Little Book of Zen Healing: Japanese Rituals for Beauty, Harmony, and Love.” All are welcome to drop-in!

DATE
Monday 1/13
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION

ONLINE on Zoom

Join Rev Liên for a dharma talk at San Francisco City Center, in-person or online.

There is an optional Q&A after the talk.

DATE
Saturday, January 11th 2025. 10-11:30am PST

LOCATION
In-person at City Center and live-stream.

300 Page Street, San Francisco CA.

Join the East Bay Meditation Center BIPOC Sangha, to enjoy meditation and a dharma talk with Reverend Liên!

Open to all BIPOC practitioners and newcomers. Go to EBMC’s website to learn details of how to join virtually.

DATE
Thursday, January 9th
7:00pm-8:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online w/ East Bay Meditation Center

Rev. Liên will be teaching at the Insight Meditation Community of Western Massachusetts BIPOC Affinity Group on her book Home is Here.

This is a closed event. Reach out if you’d like to have Rev as a guest teacher at your next event.

Rev. Liên will be teaching at the Center for Understanding in Conflict’s 4 Steps for Anti-racist Anti-oppressive Conflict Resolution training.

This is a closed event. Reach out if you’d like to have Rev as a guest teacher at your next training.

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, December 9th

Rev. Liên will be a guest on Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism Podcast in December!

Stay tuned on YouTube for the interview when it drops after December 6th! And reach out if you’d to have Rev as a guest on your podcast.

https://www.youtube.com/@PathsofPractice

Rev Liên will lead a 1-day silent retreat, geared towards those who have completed Rev’s 4 week Meditation Training program or have equivalent experience.

See the below link for full info!

DATE
Saturday, November 23, 2024
9am - 3pm

Noble Giving Sliding Scale:

• Pay-it-Forward: $150

• Standard: $130

• Low-Income: $90

• Access: No one turned away for lack of funds. - Please email Rev. Liên at SuddenLeap.A2Z@gmail.com to discuss.

• Note: Rev. Liên livelihood is by teaching so this giving-scale is based on a practice of mutuality. Please give accordingly.

• Venmo giving to: @SuddenLeap-A2Z (Tel. 4 digits: 2585) or PayPal giving to:  SuddenLeap.A2Z@gmail.com or the QR Codes on this website

LOCATION
Online (Zoom), and in-person:

1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612. (about 2 blocks from the 24th Street Bart Station). Since we are trying out in-person again on a trial basis, unfortunately, our space is not wheelchair accessible at this time. We apologize for this lack of access.

For anyone seeking restoration and healing from the deep impacts of racism.

Using Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path, we will engage in restorative practices to learn new skills on the path of healing from racism. Through the lens of antiracism and Rev. Liên’s engaged Buddhist framework, we will cultivate an understanding of how to enact inclusive and healing spaces beginning from inside ourselves. CE credits are available!

DATE
Sunday, November 17, 2024
9:30am-12:30pm PST

LOCATION
Participate online OR Attend in-person:

Spirit Rock Meditation Center - Community Meditation Center
5000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Woodacre, CA 94973

Rev Liên will be one of 3 teachers speaking at Vista Buddhist Temple’s 6th annual 2024 Buddhist Community Gathering.

Rev, Sister Peace (Plum Village tradition), and Rev Melissa Opel (Shin Buddhist tradition) will be in conversation post-election. Tune in to hear these three teachers discuss the theme of “Navigating the Mud...Using Skillful Effort Responsibly As We Meet Unsettled Times”.  

DATE
Saturday, November 9, 2024
1pm - 3pm

LOCATION
Online webinar. Video link provided after RSVP. The event will also be recorded.

Shoshan Victoria Austin, Rev’s Soto Zen teacher, returns to Access to Zen’s weekly Monday meditation for a very special 3 part series!

From her parallel practices with Iyengar yoga and Soto Zen, Shosan Victoria Austin specializes in precise, yet accessible, teachings on how mind and body practices are not separate.

DATE
Monday, November 4th
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

Full series dates: October 21 (in-person and online), October 28 (online) and November 4 (in-person and online)

LOCATION

1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612.

Shoshan Victoria Austin, Rev’s Soto Zen teacher, returns to Access to Zen’s weekly Monday meditation for a very special 3 part series!

From her parallel practices with Iyengar yoga and Soto Zen, Shosan Victoria Austin specializes in precise, yet accessible, teachings on how mind and body practices are not separate.

DATE
Monday, October 28th
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

Full series dates: October 21 (in-person and online), October 28 (online) and November 4 (in-person and online)

LOCATION

1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612.