3 Days with Victoria Austin  (Jan 29-31)

Victoria Austin is a Dharma heir in Shunryu Suzuki Roshi’s Soto Zen lineage and former President of San Francisco Zen Center, where she has held senior roles including Tanto and Tenzo. Since beginning practice in 1971, she has become a Senior Intermediate Iyengar yoga teacher (certified 1988), teacher educator, and assessor, teaching both traditions in ways that make them accessible across diverse settings and abilities.

She will be visiting Kannon Do from Thursday January 29 to Saturday January 31, and will teach a Zen-Yoga workshop, lead a group practice discussion and hold dokusan. 

Here is the schedule (dokusan sign up sheets will be at the zendo):

THURSDAY Jan 29

04:00-5:30pm Dokusan (25-minute appointments)

FRIDAY Jan 30

05:30-07:30am Morning Zazen and Coffee

09:30-11:55am Dokusan (25-minute appointments)

16:00-17:30pm Zazen Yoga Clinic

18:00 Dinner with sangha members

SATURDAY Jan 31

05:30-10:10 Morning program

06:20 Dokusan 

10:30-12:00pm Group Practice Discussion

“Lay Work Practice: Actualizing Zen vows in the world”

Here are a few questions on this topic:

1. What does it mean to be an uncommitted, casual practitioner and practice with the Buddhist

vows? Is that possible?

2. What does it mean to be in community with each other and support each other in the practice

of the vows?