The Desert Rain Zen Group holds weekly sits on Saturday afternoons from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m (except on UA home football game days, when we shift our sits to the morning, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. to avoid parking and noise problems). We welcome old and new meditators. Our practice aims to bring traditional forms inherited from China and Japan into touch with our contemporary world and our actual lives. There are two 25-minute sits followed by tea and talk. Chairs are available for those not able to sit on cushions. Please plan to arrive a bit early to allow time to settle in. If you'd like a brief orientation to zen meditation, please e-mail us at drz@desertrainzen.org or nathanso@email.arizona.edu or arrive by 4:15 p.m.