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Born in Chicago, Jill Kaplan moved to the Bay Area in 1977 where she raised
two boys and taught school for many years. Jill discovered Zen practice in
1993 and returned to graduate school in 1995. Working as a psychologist,
she trained in Sandplay, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and in Body
Soul Rhythms with Jungian analyst Marion Woodman, and studied Zen with
Darlene Cohen. Jill recieved dharma transmission from Misha Shungen Merril
in 2013. Her talks are informed by her body-focused meditation practice.
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