Paths & Gates

The SFZC residential program provides practice opportunities for a limited number of people to live and/or continue work practice in one of our three centers. Discerning the best use of residential practice in a student's life is a deep and subtle matter. Often difficult questions come up as a student considers how best to be involved with the community, or as the community considers how best to be involved with a student. We want to promote attention, respect, and dialogue between students, teachers and resource providers as we make decisions about whether it is appropriate to continue residential practice.

The purpose of Paths & Gates is to help provide a clear, conscious framework of support and reflection at watershed moments in a student's career.

Paths & Gates Descriptions and Questionnaires

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