Angel City Zen Center

We provide traditional Zen practice in a casual atmosphere open to anyone and everyone who would like to join us. We aspire to build a community based around Zen’s original promise that no one here has to do or become anything other than what they already are. ACZC offers traditional soto zen practice in a casual atmosphere, open to every kind of person who would like to join us. We take our zen practice seriously, but ourselves a little less so. We offer meditation, yoga, classes, and discussion, as well as retreats, monthly lunches, and other community events. Dogen Sangha Los Angeles was founded by Brad Warner in 2005 after his return to the US from Japan where he received dharma transmission from Gudo Wafu Nishijima. After renting various spaces around town for several years, DSLA found a permanent home when the group opened Angel City Zen Center in September 2016.