Crooked River Zen Center is a Soto Zen sangha located in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, led by Sensei Dean Williams.

Anyone is welcome to join us for meditation at the scheduled times. 

All practice, unless otherwise noted, takes place at 1813 Wilton Rd, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. 

Our programs can be accessed remotely on Google Meet. Copy and paste or type the following url: https://meet.google.com/zjy-ctnn-kzn to access practice events. BE SURE TO USE THIS ADDRESS AND NOT THE ONE LISTED IN THE CALENDAR. THE ADDRESS THERE CHANGES SOMEHOW AND DOESN'T WORK. WE ARE WORKING TO CORRECT IT.

To be added to our weekly email list, please contact crookedriverzen@gmail.com

We are on Instagram at this url: 

https://www.instagram.com/crooked_river_zen_center_cle

UPCOMING EVENT

Dean Williams will be leading a retreat at the Center of Solitude in Belmont New York on September 26th and 27th entitled Zen Koans and Poetry . Details are available at Zen Koans & Poetry Retreat - Fall 2026

Crooked River Zen is a not-for-profit and open to all in the community free of charge. We do rely solely on donations.  Please consider supporting Crooked River Zen at:

PayPal: CRZC.CLE.Treas@gmail.com

CashApp: $CrookedRiverZen