Beginner’s Class

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THE BEGINNER’S ZEN CLASS IS GOING HYBRID! (SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA)

Sign up for the Beginner’s Class!

Welcome to meditate with us at San Jose Center. You may attend the in-person Beginner’s Class at the Willow Glen Community Center at 2175 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA 95125 or join us remotely via Zoom. Learn basic Zen concepts, practice three meditation skills, and create a regular sitting habit in this 2.5 hour-course. The class will take place on Saturdays 9.15am-11:45am (UTC-8 or UTC-7 for daylight saving time). The tuition is free; donations are welcome. Limited seats are available; advance registration is required. Please note that we do NOT accept walk-in students. Sign up for your friends or families if they want to attend the in-person classes with you. Email us at friend@nonezencenter.org if you have any questions.

You will learn different meditation skills in each session, so try to not miss a single session. As an incentive, we will provide students who join the in-person Beginner’s Class with a set of meditation gear, including a meditation cushion and backpack. The meditation gear is a gift from the Center. We sincerely hope you can start and continue your Zen practice with this Beginner’s Class.

If the class time slots do not fit your schedule, you may want to enroll in our Online Zen School‘s Class to watch the class videos on demand.

Tuition by Donation

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 US$60 donation for this three-session Beginner’s 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 or donate online.

When you complete your donation, you will receive a prompt receipt from PayPal. We will provide you with an annual receipt between January 10 to February 20 for the gifts we receive from you the previous year due to the lack of resources. If you need to receive the receipts earlier, please email us at friend@nonezencenter.org.

Class Calendar
The course will take place on the following dates and each class will start sharp at 9am. Please arrive or log into the Zoom meeting 5 to 10 minutes early to prepare yourself for the class. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at friend@nonezencenter.org.

Beginner’s Zen Class   San Jose, California (US), 2023
Class	Class Dates Saturdays 9-11:30am unless otherwise specified
SJCSB 100	Feb 25

SJCSB 101	Mar 25
SJCSB 102	Apr 22
SJCSB 103	May 20

	No classes in June and July Zen Retreat 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan
SJCSB 104	Aug 19 Sign up now!
SJCSB 105	Sep 23
SJCSB 106	Oct 21
SJCSB 107	Nov 18
	No classes in Dec

Beginner’s Zen Class   San Jose, California (US), 2022
Class	Class Dates   Saturdays 9-9:45am unless otherwise specified
SJCSB 92	Jan 15, 22, and 29
SJCSB 93	Feb 12, 26, and Mar 5
SJCSB 94	Mar 12, 19, and 26
SJCSB 95	Apr 9, 16, and 23
SJCSB 96	May 7, 14, and 21
SJCSB	Jun 4, 11, and 18 Class Canceled
	No classes in July Retreat Canceled – Find Zen Retreat 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, July 16-21, 2022
SJCSB	Aug 8, 13, and 20 Class Canceled
SJCSB 97	Hey Sep 10, 17 and 24
SJCSB 98	Oct 1, 8, and 15
SJCSB 99	Oct 22, 29, and Nov 5 Sign up now!
SJCSB	Nov 19, Dec 3, and 10  *no class on Nov 26 class cancelled

Beginner’s Zen Class San Jose, California July to December, 2021
Class Name	Class Dates and Hours * Saturdays 9 – 10:45am unless otherwise specified.
SJCSB	Jul 17, 24, and 31 * * This class is for internal training only
SJCSB 87	Aug 14, 21, and 28
SJCSB 88	Sep 11, 18, and 25
SJCSB 89	Oct 2, 9, and 16
SJCSB 90	Oct 23, 30, and Nov 6
SJCSB 91	Nov 20, Dec 4, Dec 11

Beginner’s Zen Class 2021
San Jose, California
Classes	Class Dates and Hours Saturdays 9am – 9:45am, Pacific Time
Winter Break
No class between mid-Dec and mid-January
SJCSB 83	1/23, 1/30, 2/6 Real-time Zoom class, class cancelled
SJCSB 84	2/20, 2/27, 3/6 Real-time Zoom class
SJCSB 85	3/13 Daylight saving time (UTC-07:00) begins at 2am on March 14, 2021 3/20, 3/27 Real-time Zoom class
SJCSB 86	Daylight saving time (UTC-07:00) 4/10, 4/17, 4/24
SJCSB	Daylight saving time (UTC-07:00) 5/1, 5/8, 5/15 cancelled for internal instructor training
SJCSB	Daylight saving time (UTC-07:00) 5/22, 6/5, 6/12 (no class on 5/29) cancelled for internal instructor training
Summer Break
No class between mid-June and mid-July
SJCSB	Daylight saving time (UTC-07:00) 7/17, 7/24, 7/31 cancelled for internal instructor training


SJCSB 87	Daylight saving time (UTC-07:00) 8/14, 8/21, 8/28
SJCSB 88	Daylight saving time (UTC-07:00) 9/11, 9/18, 9/25
SJCSB 89	Daylight saving time (UTC-07:00) 10/2, 10/9, 10/16
SJCSB 90	Daylight saving time (UTC-07:00) 10/23, 10/30, 11/6
SJCSB 91	Daylight saving time will end at 2am on November 7, 2021 11/20, 12/4, 12/11 (no class on 11/27)
Winter Break
No class between mid-Dec and mid-January

Beginner’s Class, San Jose Year 2020
Class	Date and Hour
	No class in January
SJCTB 75	(Tuesdays 7pm-7:45pm) 2/18, 2/25, 3/3
SJCTB 76	3/10, 3/17, 3/24 cancelled
SJCTB	4/7, 4/14, 4/21 cancelled
SJCTB	5/5, 5/12, 5/19 cancelled
SJCTB	5/26, 6/2, 6/9 cancelled
SJCSB 77	Outdoor Class Saturdays 9 am – 9:45 am 7/11, 7/18, 7/25
SJCSB 78	Outdoor Class Saturdays 9 am – 9:45 am 8/8, 8/15, 8/22
SJCSB 79	Outdoor Class Saturdays 9 am – 9:45 am 9/5, 9/12, 9/19
SJCSB 80	Outdoor Class Saturdays 9 am – 9:45 am 10/3, 10/10, 10/17
SJCSB 81	Saturday 9 am – 9:45 am 10/31, 11/7, 11/14
SJCSB 82	Saturdays 9 am – 9:45 am 11/21, 12/5, 12/12 (no class on 11/28)