Practicing in the tradition of

The Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism

The Blue Plum Zendo is a meditation hall at Studio Hum in Johnson City, where our Blue Plum Zen Group meets Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, and Thursday mornings. The Blue Plum Zendo also hosts special gatherings such as Japanese Tea Ceremony, art practice, Buddhist study, and zazen intensives.

The Blue Plum Zen Group is an informal affiliate of the Mountains & Rivers Order. Zen practice at Studio Hum is facilitated by Polly Kiho Horne, under the guidance of her Teachers and Sangha. Kiho is a Jukai Student in the Mountains and Rivers Order with 15 years of lay Zen practice at Fire Lotus Temple in Brooklyn, NY and Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, NY. Kiho is a Zen Student of ZMM’s abbot, Shugen Roshi - and a Tea Student of Atsumi Matsuda Sensei. Her husband, Dan Burney who is a Practicing Member in the MRO, also facilitates and helps manage Studio Hum.

Tea Ceremony teachings are guided by Atsumi Soatsu Matsuda Sensei in the Unrasenke Tradition of Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chado). Atsumi Matsuda has studied tea ceremony in Japan for over 20 years and holds a Certified Tea Instructor license. She is also a member of the Urasenke U.S. & Canada Tea Ceremony Association, and is based in Knoxville, TN.

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Blue Plum Zendo Weekly Schedule

Beginning instruction for those who are new to Zen practice within the MRO lineage is offered on Sunday mornings, and on Wednesdays by appointment.

SUNDAYS
9:00 AM - Settle in and have some tea
9:30 AM - Liturgy service
9:45AM - Two periods of zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation)
11AM - noon - Dharma talk livestream from Zen Mountain Monastery

WEDNESDAYS
6:30pm - 7:30pm Two periods of zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation) followed by brief evening liturgy

THURSDAYS

8:30am - 9:45am Two periods of zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation) followed by morning liturgy

$3-5 suggested donation*

Donations are deeply appreciated for all person gatherings, as these help us maintain our Zendo.

(no one will be turned away due to lack of funds)

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