This website provides information related to three Zen Buddhist practice groups in the Central Valley of California: Empty Nest Zen Group in North Fork, Modesto Valley Heartland Zen Group in Modesto, and Fresno River Zen Group in Fresno.
All four groups offer training and practice opportunities in the Soto Zen tradition and are led by Grace Schireson, an ordained Zen priest in the Suzuki Roshi lineage. All three groups offer a range of practice opportunities including the following:
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Regular zazen (sitting meditation), introductory classes, and intensive multi-day retreats
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One-to-one instruction, group lectures, and individual consultations with the teacher
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Teaching and practice in the spirit of the Suzuki Roshi lineage
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Common traditions with Berkeley, San Francisco, Green Gulch, and Tassajara Zen Centers
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Guidance by an ordained Zen priest and experienced lay practitioners
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Opportunity to affirm one's faith in the Buddha Way through training and lay ordination
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Opportunity to participate in engaged Buddhism through the Prison Meditation Project
For more information, please click on
the name of the group above or email 
