Laura Jomon Martin
Laura Jomon Martin has been practicing Zen since 2004, receiving Lay Teacher Transmission from Chozen and Hogen Roshi in 2019. She has served in various capacities within the ZCO Sangha, leading retreats, classes, and is always excited about Sangha-building activities and organizational development. She continues a long career as a social worker (since 1993), with most of those years in community mental health agencies. She is an LCSW in private practice, specializing in working with healthcare professionals. She has taught MBSR and secular mindfulness since 2009. She and her husband Bansho currently reside at Great Vow. Zen Teacher Jomon leads a group in Vancouver, WA on Tuesday nights. Find out more HERE.
Upcoming Programs by Laura Jomon Martin
Plum Blossom Zendo - Celebrating One Year
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm A gift of Dharma exceeds all gifts; the taste of Dharma, all tastes; a delight in Dharma, all delights… ~Dhammapada 354 You are invited to celebrate a year of Zen practice with Plum Blossom Zendo in Vancouver, Washington. The Zen Community of Oregon welcomes everyone to […]
Five Buddhist Precepts for Ethical Living - Online
April Sesshin
Also With Larry Fuho Trussell
Our meditation practice can be one of relaxed openness and vivid presence, with wisdom into our nature naturally revealing. This is the practice of serene-illumination, a form of meditation where calm-abiding (shamatha) and insight (vipassana) are practiced as one. Sesshin is a rigorous and, at times, challenging silent meditation retreat that is not recommended […]
Jizo Sesshin
Also With Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi
This retreat begins on Tuesday! This retreat will focus on the qualities of Jizo Bodhisattva, guardian of all that comes from the earth, and Jizo’s qualities – benevolence, optimism, fearlessness, determination, and vow. A unique element of this retreat is the inclusion of time devoted to art projects, creative time, and a slide show […]
