Valley Sounds, Mountain Colors Ango
Fall 2025 Ango Calendar of Events
Theme: Dogen Zenji’s “Valley Sounds, Mountain Colors” fascicle Keisei Sanshoku 谿声山色
Ango Period: Thursday, September 11 – Sunday, December 21
ᨒ September ᨒ
Thursday, September 11 7pm : Shuso Entering Ceremony & Start of Fall Ango 2025
Tuesday, September 23: Tuesday Tea at 2pm “Valley Sounds, Mountain Colors: Introduction and Comments” – by Seiryū Paula
Saturday, September 27, 2pm: Foraging Workshop, led by Sven Andes, location: All Beings Zen Library (near Urban Zendo location). Please RSVP by contacting zenjoyclay@gmail.com
“Nature is bountiful if we take care of it! Come learn about the wonderful things we can forage in nature from the DMV area. The workshop is an introduction to foraging with respect to the land, including how we can build understanding of our surrounding environment and cultivate positive relationships with land through the art of foraging. Participants will be able to test out their new knowledge through a hands-on activity, and get to try tasty, foraged mushrooms.”
Sunday, September 28: Forest Bathing led by Zen’etsu Clay – Rock Creek Park (meet up at red dot – see map below). Parking is available adjacent to the Rock Creek Community Garden, time 2pm – Please RSVP by contacting Zen’etsu via email zenjoyclay@gmail.com
ᨒ October ᨒ
Thursday, October 9, 7:00pm: After a shortened period of zazen, Zen’etsu Clay will give a Way Seeking Mind Talk. In person and online. To join via zoom use this link. If asked for a password use 613535
Tuesday, October 14: Tuesday Tea at 2pm “Direct Experiencing and Gestalt Awareness Practice” – led by Glen Bradley (they/Glen). Online only
Glen, who is a Gestalt psychotherapist (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Washington DC, will present on an awareness process from Gestalt psychotherapy called Gestalt Awareness Practice. It’s a secular spiritual practice inspired by the Zen philosophy of “direct experiencing” through somatic embodied expression without (or with minimal) verbal language. The process is a path toward accessing emotions and energetic content through somatic means and embodied expression.
Friday, October 17: Dharma Movie Night 7pm: “Wendy” Urban Zendo
Saturday, October 18: Zazenkai, 10 am – 4 pm, Urban Zendo
Tuesday, October 21: Tuesday Tea at 2pm “The Vanishing of Rose B” – Book talk led by the author Nancy Garruba. online only
ᨒ November ᨒ
Sunday, November 2: Sejiki Ceremony, Outdoor afternoon ceremony in Van Ness NW DC neighborhood with potluck meal following
Friday, November 7: Dharma Movie Night: “Amongst the White Clouds”
Saturday, November 8: Book Swap, Library backyard
Thursday, November 13: Shodo Spring gives a talk at All Beings Zen on her newest book “Open Reality: Meeting the Polycrisis Together With All Beings”, online and in person.
Friday, November 14- Sunday, November 16: 2-Day, 2-Night Retreat: Paw Paw, West Virginia
Saturday, November 22: Half Day Retreat at Blue Ridge Farm Upperville Virginia. Carpooling available from the city
Saturday, November 29: Jukai Ceremony
ᨒ December ᨒ
Monday, December 1 – Sunday, December 7: Rohatsu Sesshin
Thursday, December 4 7pm: Suzuki Roshi Memorial Service
Friday, December 19 7pm: Dharma Movie Night: “Wall-E”
Sunday, December 21: End of Ango: Shuso Hossen Ceremony, Winter Solstice Ceremony
Contact Inryū, Seido or Zen’etsu if you can volunteer to support the Ango
RSVP for Sesshin as soon as possible
