Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, (pronoun she/her), is an author, poet, ordained Zen Buddhist priest, teacher, artist, and drum medicine woman. Her practice is influenced by Native American and African indigenous traditions.

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Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, (pronoun she/her), is an author, poet, ordained Zen Buddhist priest, teacher, artist, and drum medicine woman. Her practice is influenced by Native American and African indigenous traditions.

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, (pronoun she/her), is an author, poet, ordained Zen Buddhist priest, teacher, artist, and drum medicine woman. Her practice is influenced by Native American and African indigenous traditions.

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.

Tenzen David Zimmerman serves as the City Center Abiding Abbot of San Francisco Zen Center. He was ordained as a priest in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi by Teah Strozer in 2006 and received dharma transmission from her in 2018.

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.

Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto priest and teacher, academic, and author. He is the founder and Guiding Teacher of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate in Chicago, Illinois.

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Hozan Alan Senauke is a Soto Zen priest, folk musician and poet residing at the Berkeley Zen Center in Berkeley, California, where he currently serves as Vice Abbot.

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Soshin Teah Strozer is Brooklyn Zen Center’s root teacher. Teah is a Zen Buddhist priest, dharma teacher, and lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman and served as BZC’s guiding teacher until December 2017.

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.