Bridging Class (Manchester, UK)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of resources, we are unable to provide Zen courses in our Manchester (UK) center. However, we welcome all practitioners to join the LIVE online Beginner’s Zen Classes held by the San Jose Center (US).
The Bridging Class is designed for practitioners to get familiar with the skill of doubting meditation. It consists 3 lecture classes which you will need to enroll in the Online Zen School and the course to watch the class videos at home and 3 live sitting meditation sessions (Saturdays 10 am to 10:45 am Pacific Time) which you will need to log in to the Zoom meeting app for real-time teaching and group sharing.
Check the class calendar below, sign up for the Bridging Class, and you will receive an email notification with a link to join the WhatsApp group “None Zen San Jose.” After that, you will receive the class link before each session via WhatsApp to log in to the live Zoom class.
Bridging Class
A 3-lecture-session (watching class videos on the Online Zen School) and 3-sitting-session (Saturdays 10 am to 10:45 am) course to get familiar with the skill of doubting meditation (the primary method we apply in the Center). Find the details and sign up now. https://thenone.org/sj-bridging-class/
If you have any questions, please contact us at friend@nonezencenter.org.
Dear friends,
Due to the current COVID situation, we have decided to cancel all Zen classes and monthly retreats in our Manchester (UK) center again, as of Tuesday, October 27th, until further notice.
We hope you may have some Zen at home, especially during this difficult time. Enroll in our Online Zen School AND the Beginner’s and Bridging Class to learn the basic Zen concepts and meditation methods. After that, take the Advanced Class to advance your Zen practice, know yourself better, and uncover your self-nature.
Be healthy and stay safe. We look forward to meeting you at our Manchester Center soon.
Sincerely Yours,
None Zen Center
The Bridging Class is designed for students who have completed the Beginner’s Class in the Center, or have learned meditation before but want to learn a new meditation skill. The aims are to help students get familiar with the method of doubting meditation or huatou (Chn. huatou, Jpn. wato, Krn. hwadu), enhance the right view about Zen and Zen meditation, and build up a regular sitting habit.
The Bridging Class consists of 3 lecture classes and 3 sitting meditation sessions. We provide the lecture classes online for all global students. You may find the lecture classes by signing up for the Online Zen School AND enrolling in the course Beginner’s Zen Class and Bridging Class at https://nonezencenter.teachable.com/.
The sitting meditation sessions are held on Saturdays at 10:45 am – 11:30 am, with a 15-to-30 minute sitting session and followed by a group sharing session. We provide outdoor meditation classes in summer, as long as the weather/condition allows. In other seasons, the sitting sessions will be held at our meditation site, the Friends Meeting House.
Class Cancellation
If the event of class cancellation, we will post the cancellation message on Facebook during lunch time on the Friday before the Class (12 pm – 1 pm). Please like and follow us on FB for the updated class information.
Tuition Free
We provide tuition-free meditation classes, but we do ask that you consider providing a donation. The None Zen Center is run entirely by donations. It is the loving gifts from our teachers, students, and friends which create a tuition-free learning environment for Zen meditation, and so will your generosity surely pass on the same love to others.
We recommend a £30 donation for the three session Bridging Class, but donations of greater and lesser sums are all appreciated. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
You may give the gift at the Center when you attend the class.
Classes will be held on the following dates:
Please arrive five minutes early to get yourself ready for the class. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at friend@nonezencenter.org.
| Bridging Class, UK Year 2020 | |
| Class | Date and Hour |
| No class in January | |
| No class in February | |
| MNCWB | 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 cancelled |
| MNCWB | 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 cancelled |
| MNCWB | 5/6, 5/13, 5/20 cancelled |
| MNCWB | 5/27, 6/3, 6/10 cancelled |
| MNCWB | 7/18, 7/25, 8/1 cancelled |
| MNCSG 1 | Outdoor Class/ Sitting Session Saturdays 10:30am – 11:15am 8/8, 8/15, 8/22 |
| MNCSG 2 | Outdoor Class/ Sitting Session Saturdays 10:30am – 11:15am 8/29, 9/5, 9/19 (no class on 9/12) |
| MNCSG 3 | Saturdays 10:30am – 11:15am 10/3, 10/10, 10/17 |
| MNCSG 4 | Saturdays 10:45am – 11:30am 10/31, 11/7, 11/14 cancelled |
| MNCSG 5 | Saturdays 10:45am – 11:30am 11/21, 12/5, 12/12 (no class on 11/28) cancelled |
| Beginner’s Class, UK Year 2021 | |
| Class | Dates (Saturdays 9:00 am – 9:45 am) |
| MNCSB 8 | Jan 23rd, 30th, Feb 6th |
| MNCSB 9 | Feb 20th, 27th, Mar 6th |
| MNCSB 10 | Mar 13th, 20th, 27th |
| MNCSB 11 | Apr 10th, 17th, 24th |
| MNCSB 12 | May 8th, 15th, 22nd |
| MNCSB 13 | Jun 5th, 12th, 19th |
| MNCSB 14 | July 24th, 31st, Aug 7th |
| MNCSB 15 | Aug 14th, 21st, Sep 11th |
| MNCSB 16 | Sep 25th, 2nd, Oct 9th |
| MNCSB 17 |
Oct 23rd, 30th, 6th |
| MNCSB 18 | Nov 20th, Dec 4th, 11th |
