The Zen Center of Orange County is offering a five-week Zen JumpStart program for those who wish to develop a Zen meditation practice. It will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 18 to Oct. 14.

Last night, 11 shoeless bodies unwound from the stress of their days at the Boston University Zen Society meeting, experiencing a deeply relaxing evening of Soen-Yu yoga exercises and Zen meditation.

The Zen program offers more than a 12-step pathway to reflection, salvation and redemption. It teaches the importance of kindness, compassion, tolerance and love. Not only to others but to yourself.

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A woman wearing only a black one-piece swimsuit and purple, fluffy socks drew her head back to soak up what sun she could. It was 29 degrees Fahrenheit as she sat on a blanket that afternoon at ...