Reminder: Zen Practice on Tuesday, plus a special author talk in March

Weekly Practice on Tuesday February 24

Short version: join us any Tuesday at 9am Pacific at this Zoom link.

Just as a reminder, tomorrow, Tuesday February 24 is our next practice period:

• Practice: Tuesdays at 9:00am Pacific (12:00 Eastern; 18:00 CET). Practice varies slightly in length, up to 40 minutes (leaving early is OK)

• Where: on Zoom here

• Orientation: for first-time visitors, an optional introduction occurs 30 minutes before practice. Next: February 24, or see the calendar.

As always, you can find the complete schedule & entries to copy to your calendar at https://www.tczen.org/schedule

Special Visitor: Tuesday March 3
Brandon Berry, coauthor, Inviting Depth (2026)

We’ll start March practice with an invited talk by Brandon Berry, co-author of the new book on interviewing, Inviting Depth.

You might wonder, why have a research book talk? Several of us in this group are researchers, but there are two other great reasons: Brandon notes that the book was directly inspired by Zen practice. And I believe the book is useful far beyond the confines of research. He describes it as being for “Anyone whose work involves listening—really listening—to understand people more deeply” … and that is work for all of us!

I was fortunate to read a draft and give an editorial review. And now that it has been published, I’m excited to welcome Brandon to our group in 2 weeks:

• When: Tuesday March 3 at the usual time, 9:00am Pacific (12:00 Eastern; 18:00 CET). We will have a shorter sitting period followed by discussion with Brandon

• Where: on Zoom at the usual location, here

• Bring your questions!

With hopes that you are inviting depth into your interactions every moment 🙏

— Chris