Ed Gensho Welsh

Ed Gensho Welsh began practicing Zen in 2002 and was made a Dharma Holder in 2016. He served on the Zen Community of Oregon board of directors for 10 years. He works in IT and is a married father with three grown children.

Upcoming Programs by Ed Gensho Welsh

Pari-Nirvana Sesshin: A Meditation Retreat exploring Life, Death & the Unknown

Also With Larry Fuho Trussell and Myoyu Haley Voekel

February 16 - 22, 2026

During this sesshin we take up the Buddha’s Parinirvana–the Buddha’s death--as the essential inquiry into our own relationship with death, dying and the uncertainties of this life. How often in your daily life do you allow yourself to reflect on your own mortality, your own death? This sesshin provides the structure and support needed to […]