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Hobu Beata Chapman has practiced Zen with chronic nerve pain and
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for 29 years. She was ordained by
Katherine Thanas at Santa Cruz Zen Center and studied with Darlene Cohen
until her untimely death, receiving Dharma transmission from Tony Patchell
in 2013. Beata continues the Suffering & Delight groups for people with
chronic pain that Darlene founded around 25 years ago, and teaches upon
request at various center of practice. For more information about Beata's
work with chronic pain, you can see sanddgroups.net. Beata works for the
San Francisco Department of Public Health in Human Resources.
This week Jikoji offers a special Sunday program featuring the Voices of
Women in Zen, who will speak about the Soto Zen ritual and ceremony they
have been creating and nurturing with the guidance of Paula Arai, author of
Bringing Zen Home: The Healing Heart of Japanese Women's Rituals and...
Published 01/09/22
Carolyn Jikai Dille has been a dedicated student of Buddhist practices for
30 years in the Soto Zen and the Early Buddhist Insight traditions. She
began teaching in dharma communities in 1998 and has studied with a variety
of teachers in the United States and Asia. Carolyn is a poet, writer,...
Published 01/03/22