Practicing in the tradition of The Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism

The Blue Plum Zen Group meets regularly at Studio Hum in Johnson City on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, and also hosts special gatherings such as Japanese Tea Ceremony, art practice, Buddhist study, and Zazen intensives. Please see below for our regular weekly schedule and the Studio Calendar up to date information about this regular schedule and upcoming gatherings.

Please visit www.studiohum.org to learn more about the community space we practice within.

108 W 10th Ave. Suite #1 (upstairs) Johnson City, TN 37604

Blue Plum Zen Group Weekly Gatherings

SUNDAYS
9:00am-noon
9:00am Tea and conversation9:30am Liturgy Service (chanting with instruments)9:45am Two 25 minute periods of Zazen (seated meditation)
with Kinhin (walking meditation) in between
11 am - noon live Dharma Talk
streamed from Zen Mountain Monastery in NY / or group study
Begining Instruction in Zazen of offered each Sunday

WEDNESDAYS
6:30-7:30pm
Two 25 minute periods of Zazen with Kinhin in between
followed by optional group study after 7:30pm

see calendar below for select Saturday and other weekday gateher

The Blue Plum Zen Group is facilitated by Polly Kiho Horne, a Jukai Student in the Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism with 15 years of Zen practice at Fire Lotus Temple in Brooklyn, NY and Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, NY. Kiho is a Student of Shugen Roshi. She offers beginning instruction for those who are new to Zen practice within the MRO lineage on Sunday morinings, Wednesday evenings, and by appointment.Please email [email protected] for more information or to be added to our monthly newsletter.

CALENDAR

Japanese Tea Ceremony lessons in the Urasenke Tradition offered regularly by Atsumi Soatsu Matsuda Sensei

BLUE PLUM ZEN GROUP MEETS AT

STUDIO HUM
108 W 10th Ave. Suite #1 (top floor)
Johnson City, TN 37604

We are located just off of North Roan St. behind the Medicine Shoppe, accross the street from Goodoo Bowl and Open Door Coffeehouse. Vista Ridge Detal Arts (Dr. Amy Moody) is on the 1st floor of our building. Appalachian Dharma & Meditation Center and The Lotus Room are located in the basement.