Zenshin Florence Caplow is a dharma-transmitted priest in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi and Everyday Zen. She is the co-editor of The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women and Wildbranch: An Anthology of Nature and Place-Based Writing. Her most recent book is Tend to Your Spirit: Mindful Living With Chronic Illness. She teaches online through San Francisco Zen Center, Upaya Zen Center, and Cloud Way Zen, and she lives in Port Angeles, Washington. To learn more about her teaching and work, visit https://www.cloudway.live.

*Zoom link to program

We offer a Well-Being Ceremony on the third Monday of every month to remember friends, family, neighbors, pets and people of the world who are ill, facing a recent loss, or struggling with some difficulty in their lives. Please send the names of those you wish to be remembered to: Parāvrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah (Ino@valleystreamszen.org) by the Sunday evening prior.

Our Monday night programs begin with zazen (sitting meditation) followed by a devotional service and dharma talk, group discussion, or practice circle. There are no membership requirements to participate. We invite donations to support the room rental, visits by teachers, and other sangha activities. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is dedicated to the study of Buddha’s teaching and the practice of meditation. We invite newcomers and experienced Zen students to join us. If this is your first visit please arrive at least 15 minutes early for a brief orientation.