I began Zen practice in 2009. Growing up, attended church on Sunday; read the Bible cover-to-cover as an adult. Explored several religious traditions while living and working in Canada, and the tradition that resonated with me the most was Zen Buddhism.
When I lived and worked in California, had the opportunity to explore many different Buddhist traditions, but ultimately felt most supported by the (Japanese) Soto Zen tradition.
My practice today consists of morning meditation, chanting the Heart Sutra (impermanence teaching), and bowing (humility practice). I sewed a rakusu (Buddhist robe), and received the Buddhist precepts in 2015. I also lived and worked at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center for six months in 2020.
- White Wind Zen Center, Ottawa Canada
- Shambhala Meditation Center, Ottawa Canada
- Zen Center San Diego, San Diego CA (Charlotte Joko Beck)
- Sweetwater Zen Center, National City CA
- Shambhala Meditation Center, San Diego CA
- Hidden Valley Zen Center, San Marcos CA (Rinzai tradition)
- Metta Forest Monastery, Valley Center CA (Thai forest tradition)
- Deer Park Monastery, Escondido CA (Thich Nhat Hanh)
- Zen Center Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA (Maezumi Roshi)
- Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, San Jacinto CA (White Plum lineage)
- Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Carmel Valley CA (Suzuki Roshi)
- Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, Muir Beach CA (Suzuki Roshi)
- San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco CA (Suzuki Roshi)
- Berkeley Zen Center, Berkeley CA
- Santa Cruz Zen Center, Santa Cruz CA
- Great Vow Zen Monastery, Clatskanie OR (White Plum lineage)
- Crestone Mountain Zen Center, Crestone CO
- Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe NM (White Plum lineage)
- Bodhi Manda Zen Center, Jemez Springs NM
- Houston Zen Center, Houston TX
- Austin Zen Center, Austin TX
- San Antonio Zen Center, San Antonio TX
- Mid-City Zen Center, New Orleans LA
- Bhavana Society, High View WV (Theravada tradition)
- Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper NY
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