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Zen Meditation and Yoga in Golden Gate Park

  • De Young Museum 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco, CA, 94118 United States (map)

Covid-19 restrictions pending: Spend your Sunday morning roaming Golden Gate Park with us!  Meet us in front of the De Young Museum and we’ll take care of the rest. Shundo will guide you through a walking meditation while we explore some of the nature Golden Gate Park has to offer. We’ll settle near Elk Glen Lake for the outdoor yoga class led by Laura.  She will guide you through an all levels mellow vinyasa flow with an emphasis on alignment, breath, and connection to nature.  We round out our session with a seated meditation guided by Shundo.


Things to bring:
-yoga mat with a strap so you can comfortably walk for 30-40 minutes with it
-comfy clothing for yoga
-good walking shoes
-water bottle
-sunscreen
-hat
-optional picnic lunch if you want to stay in the park after

Shundo David Haye's Bio:
Shundo David Haye is an ordained Zen priest. He came from England in 2000 to live at the San Francisco Zen Center, and spent fifteen years in residential training, including five years of monastic practice at Tassajara. He helped found and run the successful Young Urban Zen practice group at the Zen Center. Although he loves the robes and the formal rituals, he is interested in reaching people who will never set foot inside a Zen temple. He teaches at tech companies, schools and colleges, yoga studios, retreat centers, and the county jail. He loves being outside, especially on a bike, and leads regular mindful hikes around San Francisco, as well as a weekly outdoor meditation.

Pre-registration mandatory at the link below: