The spiritual journey is the path of coming home to ourselves. It’s the process of discovering that, no matter how we currently see ourselves, fundamentally each one of us is already perfect and whole—each one of us is a buddha waiting to be realized. But it’s hard to see this on our own, so in Zen, the teacher-student relationship is one container in which we do the work of integrating the insights we see on our meditation cushion into the rest of our lives.

Whether you’re looking to start a meditation practice, or are seeking to deepen your study of the Buddhist teachings, the private sessions with Zuisei, Guiding Teacher at Ocean Mind Sangha, offer a space to explore the meeting place between stillness and activity, meditation and daily life. Relationships, work, dealing with grief, anxiety, loneliness and, of course, the subtleties of meditation itself, are just a few of the topics that students bring to these private sessions.

If you’d like to try a short private teaching with Zuisei (called daisan), join us for one of our Saturday sits, or contact Zuisei to book a free introductory session to see whether working with her might be a good fit for you.