A weekly meditation group
With Marc Lesser-Shunryu Suzuki,
Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind
Upcoming Events
Step Into Your Life:
1-Day Meditation and Mindfulness Retreat
April 5, 2020
Homestead Community Center, Mill Valley
Green Gulch | Step Into Your Life:
a 1-Day Meditation Retreat
June 27, 2020
Green Gulch Farm
Welcome
to Mill Valley Zen, open to anyone wanting to learn to meditate, to have a regular meditation practice, to sit with others, to study Zen, to investigate the question of what it means to be a human being in these challenging and amazing times. I meet lots of people who want to have a regular meditation practice and find it difficult to maintain a regular practice in the midst of their busy lives. This group was formed to meet that need, as well as for those who want to refresh or deepen their
practices.
My definition of Zen these days is that it is the practice of developing a responsive and flexible mind while keeping your heart open. Zen practice is also a way of not being caught by our stories but instead to embrace and understand our stories and the paradoxical nature of being alive. As a Zen priest, CEO, husband, father, friend, writer I’m pleased and honored to be able to be part of a regular sitting group in Mill Valley.
Please join us.
Marc Lesser
Weekly Meeting Schedule
When
Where
Mill Valley
What
Meditation from 7:00 – 7:30
Walking meditation 7:30 – 7:40
Brief talk, or discussion, or presentation
Everyone is welcome. No prior experience with meditation required.
(Please bring your own sitting cushions. Chairs are available.)
Cost
ABOUT MARC LESSER
Marc Lesser is a speaker, facilitator, workshop leader, and executive coach. He is known for his engaging, experiential presentations that integrate mindfulness and emotional intelligence practices and training. He is the author of 4 books, including Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader: Lessons from Google and a Zen Monastery Kitchen, and CEO of ZBA Associates, an executive development and leadership consulting company. www.marclesser.net.
Marc helped develop the world-renowned Search Inside Yourself (SIY) program within Google – a mindfulness-based emotional intelligence training for leaders which teaches the art of integrating mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and business savvy for creating great corporate cultures and a better world. He founded and was CEO of 3 companies, and has an MBA degree from New York University. Marc was a resident of the San Francisco Zen Center for 10 years, and director of Tassajara, Zen Mountain Center, the first Zen monastery in the western world. He leads Mill Valley Zen, a weekly meditation group.
Dharma Talks
by Marc
- Lessons From A Zen Monastery , Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Tassajara
- Love the Work , Sunday, December 16, 2018 at Green Gulch Farm
- Dharma Talk, Saturday, March 5, 2016 at San Francisco Zen Center
- Whole Heartedness, Sunday, March 30, 2014 at San Francisco Zen Center
- Finding Your True Path, Saturday, March 29, 2014 at San Francisco Zen Center
- Accepting What Is: Saturday, February 2, 2013, at San Francisco Zen Center
- The Impossible Request: Saturday, August 4, 2012, at San Francisco Zen Center
- Confidence: Saturday, May 25, 2011, at San Francisco Zen Center
- The Secret of Practice: Saturday, April 10, 2010, at San Francisco Zen Center
- Right View: Saturday, December 12, 2009, at San Francisco Zen Center
- Accomplishing More by Doing Less, Part 1: Saturday, July 18, 2009, at San Francisco Zen Center
- Accomplishing More by Doing Less, Part 2: Saturday, July 18, 2009, at San Francisco Zen Center
- Doing Less: Saturday, March 1, 2009, at San Francisco Zen Center
- Friendliness: Saturday, October 4, 2008, at San Francisco Zen Center
- Everyday Mind: Sunday, June 8, 2008, at San Francisco Zen Center
- Simplicity and the Art of Doing Less: Saturday, December 15, 2007, at San Francisco Zen Center
Directions
Homestead Valley Community Center, 315 Montford Avenue, Mill Valley
From 101:
- Take Stinson Beach/Mill Valley exit
- Go straight at Tam Junction, toward Mill Valley
- Left turn on Montford (stop sign at 2 a.m. Club)
- Stay on Montford, just past Melrose (stop sign)
- Community Center is on the left