Winter Ango Opening Ceremony - ON SITE (in Zendo)

Join us for Winter Ango Opening Ceremony with Shuso Shinei (神英) Brown.

10:30 - 11:00am Zazen

11:00 - 11:45am Opening Ceremony

About Shuso: Shinei began her zen practice in 1997, taking Jukai in 1998. She became a disciple of Abbot Kyogen Carlson in 2001, maintaining a close teacher-disciple relationship with him until his death in 2014. After moving to Eugene, Oregon in 2017, Shinei began practicing with Abbot Ejo McMullen, becoming his formal disciple in 2020 and then taking Koji ordination in 2023. She was given the dharma name Shinei which means “Sacred Flower.” Zen practice, zazen and the creative arts have been essential to her life. Her quest originally motivated and sustained through difficult early experiences and the integration of her painting and writing with formal zen practice.

Please welcome Shinei to our sangha to serve as our Shuso at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center.