We will begin holding in-person practice sessions in August, on Sundays at 9am and Tuesdays at 7pm. The Friday 10am session may be indoors or outdoors at the leader's discretion..

If you wish to attend in-person practice at any of these sessions, please review the guidelines for these sessions. If you agree with the guidelines and you meet the requirements you may attend.

These sessions are subject to change if Seattle or King County policies change.

Our dedicated and inspirational founding teacher, Zen Master Ji Bong, will celebrate his 80th birthday this year on Sunday, Aug. 22. It's a wonderful opportunity to say thank you on behalf of the thousands of students he has helped over his many decades of teaching. It is not a small thing that those of us who are with him now might be among the last who share that long legacy. In fact, it falls to us to show him our gratitude especially on behalf of ourselves, but also to represent all those now scattered to the four corners who recognize and even some who might no longer remember the priceless gift he has given each of us: keeping our sangha doors open and offering countless hours of teaching and listening whenever we showed up on the mat in front of him. How many times he has said "Only go straight, try, try, try 10,000 years;" or, "Rest in openness to the totality of present moment awareness!"

As a gift for Zen Master Ji Bong, we’d like to collect as many photos as possible -- of his students, of the Zen Centers, of Ji Bong Soen Sa -- to present to him in a large digital picture frame as a remembrance of all the lives he has touched. Whether they’re from the 70’s or last week, please send a digital image to us, as soon as possible! Send to Gerald at geraldseminatore@gmail.com.

Gerald has volunteered to collect photos and get the album organized. If the person sending the photo could identify the place/date/occasion, that information can be added to a photo caption. Thank you!

As we shift to in-person practice, we plan to offer a streaming video practice experience for those who are not able to attend in person. This has been a popular suggestion, and we've been working hard to make it happen. However, the cost of the equipment needed will approach $2000. Can you help us fund this streaming capability? Any amount would be greatly appreciated! Please send funds via our donation button, with a note to say what it's intended for. Thank you in advance!

And with our roll-out of streamed practice right around the corner, we’d like to train volunteers on how to operate the equipment during in-person practice. If you’d like to receive orientation to this new role, please send a note to John Craycraft.