View all 3 photosZen Community of Oregon
Zen Community of Oregon in Portland, United States with public Meditation listing details. Use this dossier to verify legal context, people, logistics, consent, emergency planning, and integration before contact.
Legal context in United States
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How to contact
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Shamans & Facilitators
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Myoyu Haley Voekel
Myoyu attended her first meditation retreat in 2006. Following that, she took a dive into Zen practice and also yoga training. She began practicing with ZCO in 2013. She ordained in 2019 as a novice priest, following her vow to serve ZCO and to deepen her own practice. She is currently the Training Director at the Monastery. Before coming to the monastery, Myoyu taught yoga in Olympia WA, after graduating from Evergreen State College. During her time at the monastery, Myoyu has managed the garden and grounds, served as tenzo and Shuso and also participated in the management of the ZenWorks Store. Myoyu became...
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Onshin started practicing Zen in 2012 during the Summer Program at Great Vow. He entered the monastery as a full-time trainee in 2014, and received Tokudo (Zen priest ordination) in 2019. Onshin has served as the in-house bookkeeper of Zen Community of Oregon for over six years, and has deeply enjoyed how simple and loving Zen Buddhist practice is and can be. He became a Dharma Holder in 2023. Onshin has completed two training periods (Ango) in monasteries in Japan. One at Toshoji Monastery in Okayama in 2024, and the other at Kotaiji Monastery in Nagasaki in 2025.
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Getting there
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Road & duration
October 24, 2026, July 10 - 12, 2026 +7 more
What's included
Shared rooms available, Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten Free +2 more
What's not included
Listed from Donation. Ask about flights, insurance, private sessions, and extra transport.
Integration & Aftercare
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Verified Matching Details
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- Lineage stated by the provider
- Verified lineage stated by the provider: White Plum Soto/Rinzai lineage of Taizan Maezumi, Roshi
- Lineage stated by the provider
- Verified lineage stated by the provider: White Plum Soto/Rinzai lineage of Taizan Maezumi, Roshi
- Lineage stated by the provider
- Verified lineage stated by the provider: White Plum Soto/Rinzai lineage of Taizan Maezumi, Roshi
- Lineage stated by the provider
- Verified lineage stated by the provider: White Plum Soto/Rinzai lineage of Taizan Maezumi, Roshi
- Named spiritual directors/senior teachers
- Verified named spiritual directors/senior teachers: Spiritual directors/senior teachers named as Abbots Jan Chozen Bays (Roshi) and Hogen Bays (Roshi)
- Named spiritual directors/senior teachers
- Verified named spiritual directors/senior teachers: Spiritual directors/senior teachers named as Abbots Jan Chozen Bays (Roshi) and Hogen Bays (Roshi)
- Named spiritual directors/senior teachers
- Verified named spiritual directors/senior teachers: Spiritual directors/senior teachers named as Abbots Jan Chozen Bays (Roshi) and Hogen Bays (Roshi)
- Named spiritual directors/senior teachers
- Verified named spiritual directors/senior teachers: Spiritual directors/senior teachers named as Abbots Jan Chozen Bays (Roshi) and Hogen Bays (Roshi)
Listed Retreats & Ceremonies
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- Autumn Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation RetreatRegulated
- Location
- Portland, United States
- Dates
- October 24, 2026
- Price
- Donation
- Group size
- 22 listed
- Reviews
- 4.9 rating · 107 reviews listed
- Meals
- 1
- Accommodation
- Shared rooms available
- Transport
- Not listed yet
- Beginner's Mind Weekend Meditation RetreatRegulated
- Location
- Clatskanie, United States
- Dates
- July 10 - 12, 2026
- Price
- $150.00
- Group size
- Not listed yet
- Reviews
- 4.9 rating · 107 reviews listed
- Meals
- 3
- Accommodation
- Shared rooms available
- Transport
- Not listed yet
- Equinox Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation RetreatRegulated
- Location
- Portland, United States
- Dates
- September 12, 2026
- Price
- Donation
- Group size
- 22 listed
- Reviews
- 4.9 rating · 107 reviews listed
- Meals
- 1
- Accommodation
- Shared rooms available
- Transport
- Not listed yet
- Jizo SesshinRegulated
- Location
- Clatskanie, United States
- Dates
- September 8 - 13, 2026
- Price
- $280.00
- Group size
- Not listed yet
- Reviews
- 4.9 rating · 107 reviews listed
- Meals
- 3
- Accommodation
- Shared rooms available
- Transport
- Not listed yet
- Oceans of Compassion: A Retreat In Service To The EarthRegulated
- Location
- Clatskanie, United States
- Dates
- September 17 - 20, 2026
- Price
- $175.00
- Group size
- Not listed yet
- Reviews
- 4.9 rating · 107 reviews listed
- Meals
- 3
- Accommodation
- Shared rooms available
- Transport
- Not listed yet
- October Sesshin - The Ancient WayRegulated
- Location
- Clatskanie, United States
- Dates
- October 8 - 18, 2026
- Price
- $75.00
- Group size
- Not listed yet
- Reviews
- 4.9 rating · 107 reviews listed
- Meals
- 3
- Accommodation
- Shared rooms available
- Transport
- Not listed yet
- Solstice Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation RetreatRegulated
- Location
- Portland, United States
- Dates
- June 20, 2026
- Price
- Donation
- Group size
- 22 listed
- Reviews
- 4.9 rating · 107 reviews listed
- Meals
- 1
- Accommodation
- Shared rooms available
- Transport
- Not listed yet
- Summer Zazenkai: A One Day Meditation RetreatRegulated
- Location
- Portland, United States
- Dates
- August 15, 2026
- Price
- Donation
- Group size
- 22 listed
- Reviews
- 4.9 rating · 107 reviews listed
- Meals
- 1
- Accommodation
- Shared rooms available
- Transport
- Not listed yet
- Swords into Blossoms: The Alchemy of Stopping and SeeingRegulated
- Location
- Clatskanie, United States
- Dates
- June 4 - 7, 2026
- Price
- $200.00
- Group size
- Not listed yet
- Reviews
- 4.9 rating · 107 reviews listed
- Meals
- 3
- Accommodation
- Shared rooms available
- Transport
- Not listed yet