a very informal online and in-person sitting community based in and around Nashville, TN

a good friend and dharma brother with whom I often sit curated this incredible vibrant altar in his space. i love practicing in the glow of all these candles and in the presence of so many unique and (to me at least) very dynamic, alive-feeling arti
So much gratitude to our hosts at @drkmttrcollective Saturday afternoon and to all who came out to learn, share and practice together. Such a special place and special people. As usual, Im terrible at documenting our meetups for social media purposes
🚨NRZ is back in action! Our angelic friends over at @drkmttrcollective, 1111 Dickerson Pike, are hosting us this Saturday, 11/2, from 3 - 5 PM for a workshop to explore the Zen tradition. We'll look at foundational aspects of the practice like pos
Hi all, I’ve shared this with our core members but just wanted to announce/remind that NRZ will be putting our regular practice schedule on hold indefintely. Stay tuned about ‘pop up’ gatherings and possibly a virtual group. In the
Sunny-ish and 72 degrees 😎 come sit, chant, have some tea with us. Park by the railroad bridge and meet us at the bottom of the ramp up to the Shelby Bottoms Nature Center. See ya’ll Saturday!
Come practice in the park with us this weekend! Dress for a perfect 65 degree spring day. We’ll get some sitting, okyo (chanting) and tea drinking in! If you have your own cushions or other setups please do bring them, but we’ll have a fe
NRZ will not be meeting this Sunday, 2/18, due to your fearless jiki being out of town, specifically learning more about the Way of Tea™️ up in the great northern homelands. Back next week. In the meantime maybe go stare at a wall like our guy
all set for tomorrow. grateful for some inherited implements - inkin and taku from our friends at Iron City Rinzai and a mokugyo from a past Soto group who practiced in this same space for several years. see ya’ll tomorrow morning at 8
Practice begins at @wildheartnashville on 1/28/24 at 8A.M. If you’re interested in a primer on Zen sitting, reach out in the DMs and I’ll be glad to get in touch.

FAQs

  • nope. we just ask that you try to maintain the silence and stillness that has traditionally proven most conducive to a state of meditative absorption. if you’d like some personal pointers from more experienced practitioners, feel free to ask

  • as of july 2025, we’re still figuring out how and when the group will be meet, but it’s likely we’ll be starting with online open sitting. please use the contact form if you’d like to be added to our WhatsApp group to be in the loop

  • for in-person sits, it’s appreciated if you wear clothes that fully cover your arms and legs. also, sitting in jeans is rough, so just keep in mind that loose, comfortable options are usually best

  • nope. we’re either online or sitting a place that’s not charging us anything. if that changes down the line for a retreat or overnight sit or something, we’ll let you know. for now just show up

  • while some of our members may be affiliated with a particular lineage, teacher, school, tradition, etc, zen posers as a group itself is not. we focus on sitting in pretty universally accepted basic zen postures and embodying techniques that are similarly common across the board. although an in-person sit organizer might set things up according to their particular experience, this is not an implication of any kind of hierarchy