Blue Cliff Zen Center

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Blue Cliff Zen Center

Based in Eugene, Oregon. Weekly meditation, retreats, Zen yoga classes, courses, teacher trainings. Book a class/retreat 👇

Meditation and mindfulness practices grounded in a two-and-a-half thousand year tradition that foster well-being, vitality, and insight.

06/15/2026

Our Japanese Tea Ceremony with Kayoko Sato-sensei in Nara. Always a refreshing, grounding, beautiful experience. Sato-sensei has been practicing tea ceremony since she was 13 years old.

06/09/2026

Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute is having a fundraising event this coming Sunday, June 14th. Saraha is a wonderful Tibetan Buddhist community in Eugene. Please consider going or donating.

06/08/2026

The 5 year memorial ceremony for Zen master Shinzan was last night at the Zenways dojo in London. It was a great night with so many folks from all around, in person and online. About halfway through the ceremony was an opportunity for silent sanzen, where you can be face-to-face with a teacher one last time. Beautiful to see how one life has touched so many in different ways.

06/06/2026

Our yoga workshop with Sawako Kitayama-sensei and her students went really well. She studied with Masahiro Oki (founder of Oki-do yoga) for many years. This is us at her dojo in Nagoya.

06/04/2026

We visited the Silver Pavilion (Ginkakuji) a few days back. Even though it’s called the Silver Pavilion, they chose to keep it natural and in the wabi-sabi aesthetic - an expression of simplicity, imperfection, and impermanence. Ginkakuji is a zen temple in northeast Kyoto, it has incredible gardens.

06/01/2026

This is Todaiji Temple in Nara, the ancient capital of Japan. There’s an enormous Buddha statue in the main hall, and it was seen as the center of the universe. The emperor was also represented by this great Buddha statue. It’s a beautiful building, one of the biggest wooden buildings in the world. We are in the second week of Japan together - it feels great to be doing some sightseeing and cultural activities after our Zen retreat.

05/30/2026

Our Zen retreat just ended at Medaka Dojo in Nakatsugawa. Such a wonderful group of participants and supporters. It’s a fabulous place, full of lush greenery, energy, and flowing water. The food was fantastic again! We’re heading to Nagoya now for a zen yoga class with Kitayama-sensei and then onto Nara for the second half of our trip. So grateful to have this time in Japan with everyone.

05/29/2026

We spent a day on Mount Iwataki yesterday commentating the 5 year anniversary of the passing of our teacher, Zen master Shinzan. He loved to practice on this mountain as did many others. This is the altar we used at the top for his ceremony 🕯️

05/25/2026

We had a lovely time at Bukkokuji Temple before heading to Nakatsugawa for our Zen sesshin. A big thank you to Hojo-san and Jiko-san for making it possible. Here we are after a tea ceremony together.

05/23/2026

The front gate and bonsho (bell) of Bukkokuji Temple in Fukui, Japan. Bukkokuji is well known for its teacher, Tangen Roshi, who lived and taught here for over 50 years. The energy and care taken throughout the grounds is still alive and well.

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352 W. 12th Avenue
Eugene, OR
97401

Telephone

+15415435049

Website

https://linktr.ee/bluecliffzen

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