Practice at Pepperwood Preserve
Dharma Heart Zen All-Day Sitting
Saturday, May 3
10:00am - 4:00pm
Hybrid in-person and Zoom
SCHEDULE coming
The all-day sitting includes periods of zazen meditation, walking meditation, and dharma talk.
Chairs are provided. Bring a bag lunch. Carpooling is encourgaged. More details coming soon.
If you are sitting in-person, please arrive with time to settle in before we begin at 10:00 am.
Please review the Covid protocol.
If you are on Zoom, please set up a quiet space to sit ahead of time, and enter the Zoom Zendo quietly.
Pepperwood Preserve is located at 2130 Pepperwood Preserve Road in Santa Rosa, CA
Driving Directions from Highway 101:
Take the River Road/Guerneville exit.
Turn east onto Mark West Springs Road and head towards Calistoga.
Turn left onto Porter Creek Road at the Mark West Lodge.
Continue for 1.6 miles to the Franz Valley Road turnoff.
Turn onto Franz Valley Road, passing Safari West.
Proceed approximately one mile up Franz Valley Road.
Look for the Pepperwood sign and the turnoff for Pepperwood Preserve Road on your left, just before the final crest of the hill.
About Pepperwood Preserve
Dharma Heart Zen is overjoyed to offer All-Day Sittings and Retreats at Pepperwood Preserve.
Located in northeastern Santa Rosa in the Mayacama Mountains, this 3,200-acre reserve serves as a refuge for over 900 species of plants and animals. Pepperwood functions as a sentinel site research station, dedicated to the collection of long-term ecological data, hosting researchers from around the world. Activities also include art exhibitions, educational programming for all ages, regenerative agriculture practices that utilize cattle, and land stewardship informed by both Western science and Indigenous ecological knowledge.
"Pepperwood's reserve lies within the traditional homeland of the Wappo people. We respect and honor past, present, and future generations of Wappo and their continued connection to this land. We are grateful for the opportunity to gather in this beautiful place and we give our respect to its first inhabitants."
Authored by Clint McKay (Pomo, Wappo, Wintun)
