Change of Venue and Time for Saturday Sittings
For December 2025, we will be changing the location and the time of the Saturday sittings on an experimental basis.
We will change the venue to The Wee Retreat. This is at 2 Myrtle Park, Crosshill, G42 8UQ. It’s on the South Side. There’s plenty of free on street parking and there is on site cycle storage. It’s opposite Crosshill Station, which is a few stops from Glasgow Central on the Nielson/Newton lines. There are a number of buses which will take you quite near: 38.4,4a, 31 & 75.
We will change the time to 9.00am, to coincide with a yoga class upstairs, and hence to minimise disruption.
We will meet there on the following Saturdays in December: 6, 13
& 20. There is no sitting on Saturday 27 December.
The Sunday sittings are unchanged and there will be a sitting on
Sunday 28 December.
We will post an update on the Whatsapp towards the end of December. If you’re not on the Whatsapp Group, please message John to check.
Our sittings and events are held either in-person at Woodlands Community Meeting Room and The Wee Retreat or by Zoom online meeting, please contact us to join any of these. You are very welcome 🙂
Please note times are UK time (UTC, or UTC+1 during British Summer Time).
Zazen in-person sittings
Saturday Zazen structured sitting (blended): 8.15am (25 mins sits x 2, chanting period, questions)
Location: Woodlands Community Meeting Room, Glasgow Address
Sunday Zazen structured sitting: 8:00am (25 mins sits x 2, chanting period)
Location: The Wee Retreat, Glasgow Address
Please contact us to book your space: glasgowzengroup@gmail.com
Zazen online sittings
Monday to Friday Morning Zazen sittings: 6.25am until 7.10am (40 mins sit)
Tuesday Evening Zazen structured sitting: 6.55pm (25 mins sits x 2, chanting period, questions) Book your free ticket here on Eventbrite
Saturday Morning Zazen structured sitting (blended): 8.15am (25 mins sits x 2, chanting period, questions)
Events
December Online Mini Retreat
29th – 31st December 2025
Free online event on Zoom
Daily schedule:
9.30 – 10.10 Zazen sitting, followed by 10 mins break
10.20 – 10.50 Dharma talk
14.00 – 15.00 Samu followed by samu-cha (tea break)
16.30 – 17.10 Zazen sitting
17.10 – 17.50 Q&A and discussion
We will hold an online Mini Retreat on 29-31 December. The schedule will be that at 9.30am there will be a simple 40 minute sit, then John will give a talk on sections of the Genjokoan. There will then be a samu period managed by Nick & Kokuu 2.00-3.00pm, then a further simple 40 minute sit at 4.30pm, followed by a Q&A and discussion. You can attend as much or as little as you wish. Access via the usual Zoom code. Please message John if you intend to attend.
Sewing & Quiet Practice Group (blended): further dates TBA
Chanting Group (zoom): further dates TBA
Introduction to Zen Course
A 2 week Course covering everything you need to get started with practising Zen. Further dates TBA. More info here.