Floating Zendo

Low-​key Zen. Meditation every Tuesday night (see
) and then a talk and discussion, usually from a book that the group is reading. But you don’t have to have read the book to benefit from the wisdom of the teacher and the energy of the group.
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This is a wonderful Sangha and Angie Boissevain is an excellent, accomplished, and warm-​hearted Roshi in the lineage of Kobun Chino Roshi. The members of the Sangha are welcoming, warm, and range from beginners to those already ordained. The practice is simple: Zazen.
Weekely sittings are held Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., followed by a short service and then a Dharma talk by Boissevain Roshi, or guest speakers from other Zen or Buddhist Sanghas. Longer periods of sitting are held on various weekends and sesshins are held at different times and sites throughout the year.
I would highly recommend this Zen practice to anyone. A wonderful group of students led by a wonderful teacher.

Floating Zendo is a Soto Zen meditation group led by Angie Boissevain,
. We meet every Tuesday night in the Friends’ Meetinghouse.
Meditation begins at 6:30 p.m. After we meditate, we chant the Heart Sutra and bow to the Buddha; then there is a dharma talk. Generally, the talk is a discussion of a Buddhist text the group is studying. Just now, that is the poem Hsin Hsin Ming. Everything is over by 8 p.m.
I don’t know how to evaluate the group. Obviously, I think it’s awesome.
The group itself is very low key. We’re not especially formal. You can drop in any Tuesday and fit in without special instruction. We have a suggested donation of $ 2; that covers the rent. We don’t provide meditation cushions. There are chairs and pillows, but if you have your own cushion, bring it.
Our teacher Angie is great. It is beyond my ability to articulate how much I admire and respect Angie Boissevain. She combines Zen scholarship with a long life’s experience.