Blue Heron Zen Community

04/21/2026

Three-Day Kyol Che Retreat with Zen Master Jeong B**g
Friday - Sunday, April 24 - 26: 7am- 4:30pm
We welcome you to join us online or in person for all or part of 3 days of group practice, a Dharma talk by Golden Wind community member Roger Peterson, and and personal Dharma Dialogues with Jeong B**g. On Sunday will be the closing of Kyol Che 2026.

If you are planning to attend all day and will be participating in meals at the Zen Center during the retreat, it would be helpful to have your registration by the end of the day, Tuesday, April 21.

Click here for more information and registration. https://blueheronzen.org/retreat-registration/

04/11/2026

Sunday, April 12, 10am, please join us in a celebration of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Birthday. Friends and family members are warmly invited to attend. This ceremony will be followed by the Spring Sangha meeting, which begins at approximately 11:15am

The Buddha’s Birthday Ceremony and the Sangha meeting will be held in-person at the Zen Center, and will be streamed online on Zoom. To join the practice online, use the normal Zoom practice meeting link - https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2282281938?pwd=YXZoaFI5aDlXWFN2N2wzSUVvTlFyZz09 .

01/20/2026

Blue Heron Zen Community Potluck & Sandwich Making
Friday, January 23, 6pm-8pm

A while back, Dharma Teacher Bob Kutter cited the former US Attorney General, Dr Vivek Murthy, about the epidemic of loneliness in the United States. On Friday, come spend time together as a community, elude isolation, have fun conversation and good food, and help other folks out too.

Please bring a vegetarian dish to share, with serving utensils. (It would be greatly appreciated if folks would label their dishes, especially for food sensitivities.) The Zen Center will provide dishes and silverware.

If you have any questions, please contact Meg at [email protected].

12/06/2025

Buddha's Enlightenment Day Ceremony and Sangha Meeting
Sunday, December 7, 10am

Please join us in a celebration of Shakyamuni Buddha's Enlightenment Day on Sunday, December 7. We warmly welcome friends and family members to attend. The ceremony begins at 10am, followed directly after by a sangha meeting.

The Enlightenment Day ceremony and sangha meeting will also be streamed online. Join our usual Zoom meeting up to 10 minutes before the ceremony begins. The Zoom details are:
Meeting ID: 228 1938
Password: 010810

12/02/2025

Two Day Retreat
Friday-Saturday, December 5-6, 7am-4:30pm

Join our online and in-person communities for 2 days of group practice, a Dharma talk, and personal Dharma Dialogues with Ann Pepper, JDPSN.
We welcome you to join us for all or part of the 2-day retreat.
Click the link below for more information and retreat registration. https://blueheronzen.org/retreat-registration/

10/20/2025

Three Day Retreat with Zen Master Jeong B**g

Friday-Sunday, October 24-26, 7am-4:30pm
All are welcome to join our online and in-person communities for 3 days of group practice, a Dharma talk, and personal Dharma Dialogues with Zen Master Jeong B**g.

You can join us for all or part of the 3-day retreat.
Click below for more information and retreat registration. https://blueheronzen.org/retreat-registration/

08/11/2025

COMING UP! Nine-Day Retreat with Zen Master Jeong B**g, Paul Gulick JDPSN, and Ann Pepper JDPSN

Saturday-Sunday, August 16 – 24, 7am – 4:30pm

Join our online and in-person communities for an immersion in group practice, a Dharma talk, and personal Dharma dialogues. This retreat will be a hybrid of in-person practice in the Blue Heron dharma room and online using Zoom. You may participate in person, online, or a combination of these.

Please register by Tuesday, August 12: https://blueheronzen.org/retreat-registration/

See the link for details of how to participate.

The fee for this retreat is $35/day for non-members and $25/day for members. A voluntary gift of dana (donation to our teachers) will be accepted with gratitude.

04/05/2025

Buddha's Birthday Celebration and Sangha Meeting
Sunday, April 6

Buddha's birthday—10:00am, Sangha meeting—about 11:15am

Please join us in a celebration of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Birthday on Sunday, April 6. Friends and family members are warmly welcome to attend. This ceremony will be followed by the spring Sangha meeting.

The Buddha’s Birthday ceremony and the Sangha meeting will be held in-person at the Blue Heron Zen Center, and will be streamed online on Zoom. To join the practice online, use the normal Zoom practice meeting link.

03/21/2025

Sunday, March 23 Practice is ONLY Online
Greetings Sangha members and Kyol Che participants.

One of the participants in our retreat on March 14 subsequently developed symptoms of COVID, and tested positive for COVID on Sunday evening March 16. All of those present at the retreat on Friday were notified on Monday 17 of possible exposure. Since COVID symptoms can manifest up to 10 days after exposure, upon further consideration and out of an abundance of caution a decision has been made to conduct practice ONLINE this Sunday, March 23. Dharma Dialogues will still take place with Jeong B**g Soen Sa, Ann PSN, and Paul PSN, using three separate Zoom breakout rooms.

If you have never joined Blue Heron practice on Zoom, a link for online practice can be found on our website, under the “Meditate with Us” heading. Or, you can simply click on this link on Sunday morning at 10:00 am.

03/12/2025

Three-Day Retreat, Friday-Sunday, March 14-16: 7am-4:30pm

On Friday, March 14, our online and in-person communities will gather for 3 days of group practice, a Dharma talk, and personal Dharma Dialogues.

We welcome you to join us for all or part of the 3-day retreat.

Click here for more information and registration. https://blueheronzen.org/retreat-registration/

If you have questions or issues when filling out the form, please contact [email protected] for help.

Three-Day Retreat, Friday, March 14 - 16 with Ann Pepper, JDPSN Daily 7 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time Beginning on Friday March 14, we'll gather our online and in-person communities for an immersion in group practice, a Dharma talk, and personal Dharma dialogues. This retreat will be conducted as a hy...

01/21/2025

Our annual Kyol Che begins this coming Sunday, January 26.

Kyol Che is a 90-day period of “tight dharma” or “coming together.” This year’s Kyol Che will focus on six of our Chinese ancestors and their teachings: Hui-neng, Ma-tsu, Nan-ch’uan, Chao-chou, Lin-chi, and Te-shan.

For more information on the four Kyol Che commitments and signing up for Kyol Che 2025 (by today or tomorrow at the latest), please see our introduction page. https://blueheronzen.org/meditate-with-us/kyol-che/