Our Sangha
Thank you for visiting Modesto Valley Heartland Zen Group. We are a group directly affiliated with Empty Nest Zendo in North Fork led by our Guiding Teacher and Abbess, Myoan Grace Schireson. Serving the Modesto, Merced, Stockton, Turlock, and Los Banos communities.
Weekly Schedule
Weekly, Thursday evenings
The Church of the Brethren, Room 5
2301 Woodland Ave.
Modesto, CA 95358
Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Includes two 30-minute periods of zazen, brief walking meditation, a Zen talk and tea.
Recovery Group
First Saturday each Month (Next on Dec 3rd)
Location: 2301 Woodland Ave, Room 5
(Church of the Brethren campus);
Modesto, California
First Saturday of each month
Time: 9:30am – 11:00am
*(We sometimes move our meeting date to accommodate holidays. Please call to confirm.)
Contact: Phone (209) 480-7748; Email tomehawk@ix.netcom.com
Website: http://www.buddhistrecovery.com/
A donation is requested, but no one is turned away for lack of funds.
New Year's Retreat at Empty Nest Zendo
December 28 - January 1
Join us for Empty Nest Zendo’s New Year's Retreat starting on Wednesday afternoon, December 28th and concluding on Sunday, January 1st.