Bridging Class

Bridging Class (Manchester, UK)

Due to the COVID impact, we won’t be able to provide classes in the UK until February 2022

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