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

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, November 11th (Veterans Day)

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.

Rev Liên will lead meditation and give a dharma talk at Sacramento Dharma Center, hosted by Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group.

DATE
Sunday, October 27, 2024
10am - 12pm

LOCATION
In-person.

Sacramento Dharma Center - 3111 Wissemann Drive. Sacramento, CA

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 21st
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.

Meditation and Collective Action for Palestine and More

BPF has rebooted their Refuge Circle, centering Palestine as well as solidarity beyond. The first 20 minutes will be guided meditation, and the last 10 minutes will be collective political action. Rev Liên will guide meditation on 3 Wednesdays.

The circle will continue through November, so you can join whenever and however many times you can.

DATE
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
9:00am-9:30am Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online

A 3 week course investigating the Three Aspects of Resilience, with Rev. Liên Shutt

This 3 week series will involve meditation, dharma talks and practices led by Rev. Liên Shutt. The course is an opportunity to engage with Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path, with opportunities participants to build new skills and practice anti-oppressive behaviors through meditation, interactions, and affinity dyads and small groups.

DATE
3 Tuesdays, October 15, October 22, October 29
4:00pm-6:00pm Pacific Time / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Eastern Time

LOCATION
Zoom

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, October 14th (Indigenous People’s Day)

Does your mind seem to “be all over the place”?

Do you find yourself worrying a lot? Do you feel easily overwhelmed and filled with anxiety? Do you obsess about “should” and “could” and, therefore, find it hard to focus?

Buddhist teachings and meditation practices have long addressed ways to be with such emotions and thoughts. In this one-day, we will gather and learn ways in which we can work with worry and anxiety. You’ll learn ways to be with these emotions and be able to practice meditations which can foster calm and ease in body and mind.

Meditations, Dharma teachings, group discussions, and experiential exercises are offered.

DATE
Sunday, October 12th 2024
9:00am - 3:00pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online and in-person at East Bay Meditation Center (masks required).

Open to all.

Space is limited and registration is required.

Meditation and Collective Action for Palestine and More

BPF has rebooted their Refuge Circle, centering Palestine as well as solidarity beyond. The first 20 minutes will be guided meditation, and the last 10 minutes will be collective political action. Rev Liên will guide meditation on 3 Wednesdays.

The circle will continue through November, so you can join whenever and however many times you can.

DATE
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
9:00am-9:30am Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online

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.

DATE
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
7:00pm-8:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online

Meditation and Collective Action for Palestine and More

BPF has rebooted their Refuge Circle, centering Palestine as well as solidarity beyond. The first 20 minutes will be guided meditation, and the last 10 minutes will be collective political action. Rev Liên will guide meditation on 3 Wednesdays.

The circle will continue through November, so you can join whenever and however many times you can.

DATE
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
9:00am-9:30am Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, September 30th

See you next on October 7th!

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, September 23rd

See you next on October 7th!

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, September 16th

See you next on October 7th!

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, September 9th

See you next on October 7th!

NO A2Z Weekly Meditation Group, September 2nd

See you next on October 7th!

Rev. Liên is leading meditation and giving a dharma talk at IMC’s weekly Sunday Morning program.

This program is in person at Insight Meditation Center, and you can also join online via live stream on IMC’s YouTube channel or on the IMC website. Anyone who joins is welcome to stay for the vegetarian potluck lunch afterwards.

DATE AND TIME
Sunday, August 25th. 9:25am-10:45am PST.

LOCATION
108 Birch Street, Redwood City, CA.

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.

DATE
Monday 8/19
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
ONLINE and in-person 1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612

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.

DATE
Monday 8/12
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION

ONLINE on Zoom

Weekly Sunday BIPOC Sangha

The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a weekly gathering of self-identified BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the Dharma. Reverend Liên will lead the sit and give a talk. Open to all self-identified BIPOC.

DATE
Sunday, August 11, 2024
9:00am-10:30am Pacific Time

LOCATION
ONLINE on Zoom

Join us for a day for silent meditation led by Rev. Liên

This is an opportunity to gather in-person to deepen our practice together. Online is also available.

DATE
Saturday, August 10, 2024
9:00am-5:00pm PST

LOCATION
In-Person in Petaluma. Online everywhere.

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.

DATE
Monday 8/5
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
ONLINE

A hybrid 1-day workshop with Rev. Liên Shutt on bell hooks’ all about love supported by the 4 Bramaviharas.

We all want love.

And, having and holding love and loving feelings can be challenging. Let’s explore how love can be expressed when expressed in conjunction with the qualities of the Four Divine States of Equanimity, Kindness, Compassion, and Inclusive Joy.

The course will be framed by short readings from bell hooks’ “all about love: new visions”, offering a blend of fierce feminist social critique that asks us to transform our challenges into strength, manifesting the love and caring we want in our lives.

***Open to PGM (People of the Global Majority) and to all expressions of love (friends, partners, siblings, parent/child, roommates, etc.)

A shortened version of the popular 4-week series.

DATE
Sunday, August 4, 2024
9:00am-3:00pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online and at East Bay Meditation Center

Space is limited and registration is required.

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.

DATE
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
7:00pm-8:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION
Online

Monday night meditation gathering, welcome to all! ***Note this week will be Hybrid (meaning in-person and online).

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.

DATE
Monday 7/29
6:00pm-7:30pm Pacific Time

LOCATION

Online on Zoom and in-person 1252 Valencia Street, Suite A, San Francisco, CA 94612

Rev. Liên is giving a dharma talk for the Warrior One Mindfulness for Lawyers Teacher Training

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