Laura Jomon Martin
Laura Jomon Martin has been practicing Zen since 2004, receiving Lay Teacher Transmission from Chozen and Hogen Roshi in 2019. She has served in various capacities within the ZCO Sangha, leading retreats, classes, and is always excited about Sangha-building activities and organizational development. She continues a long career as a social worker (since 1993), with most of those years in community mental health agencies. She is an LCSW in private practice, specializing in working with healthcare professionals. She has taught MBSR and secular mindfulness since 2009. She and her husband Bansho currently reside at Great Vow. Zen Teacher Jomon leads a group in Vancouver, WA on Tuesday nights. Find out more HERE.
Events with Laura Jomon Martin
Autumn Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation RetreatNovember 22, 2025
Experience deeper practice within a container of noble silence. Longer zazen hours and the support of community help reveal to ourselves what we’re capable of and reopen the window of possibility. Make Zazenkai a part of your seasonal practice and join us in keeping the wheel of Dharma turning. Prerequisite: If you do not have previous retreat experience, please attend an Investigating Zen Practice workshop or one of our regular sitting programs to receive face-to-face Zen meditation instruction before signing up for this retreat. Reach out to how@zendust.org if you have any questions. Suggested donation includes a vegetarian/vegan lunch. No…
April SesshinApril 13, 2026
Our meditation practice can be one of relaxed openness and vivid presence, with wisdom into our nature naturally revealing. This is the practice of serene-illumination, a form of meditation where calm-abiding (shamatha) and insight (vipassana) are practiced as one. Sesshin is a rigorous and, at times, challenging silent meditation retreat that is not recommended for beginners. In order to attend in person, we require that you attend one of our silent weekend retreats or a five-seven day silent retreat at another Zen Center before registering for our longer zen retreats. For more information about what to expect when attending…