Open Mind Zen Teachers
Ely Kugo DesJardins
Ely has practiced Zen since 2004. He is an Assistant Zen Teacher, Zen Breathwork Facilitator and Lay Monk in the Open Mind Zen School. As leader of OMZ Tulsa he brings his practice into his writing of his blog, Raw Mind Zen, and his work as a Construction Manger for a refrigeration company.
Ely has practiced Zen since 2004. He is an Assistant Zen Teacher, Zen Breathwork Facilitator and Lay Monk in the Open Mind Zen School. As leader of OMZ Tulsa he brings his practice into his writing of his blog, Raw Mind Zen, and his work as a Construction Manger for a refrigeration company.
Al Fusho Rapaport, Sensei
Al has practiced and taught Zen and Kundalini Meditation for 40 years. He studied with Kozan Roshi, Maezumi Roshi, and Genpo Roshi until moving to Florida in 2001 and received Dharma Transmission within the Soto Zen Lineage from Shuzen Sensei in 2008.
As President of Open Mind Productions, Al produced the landmark Buddhism in America Conferences in Boston, San Diego, Denver and New York City.
He is author of Open Mind Zen: A Guide to Meditation, and editor of Buddhism in America. Al currently serves as Director of Open Mind Zen Meditation Center in Melbourne, Florida. He is a member of the White Plum Asangha, the American Zen Teachers Association and the Lay Zen Teachers Association.
Read Sensei Al's interview on Sweeping Zen.
Al has practiced and taught Zen and Kundalini Meditation for 40 years. He studied with Kozan Roshi, Maezumi Roshi, and Genpo Roshi until moving to Florida in 2001 and received Dharma Transmission within the Soto Zen Lineage from Shuzen Sensei in 2008.
As President of Open Mind Productions, Al produced the landmark Buddhism in America Conferences in Boston, San Diego, Denver and New York City.
He is author of Open Mind Zen: A Guide to Meditation, and editor of Buddhism in America. Al currently serves as Director of Open Mind Zen Meditation Center in Melbourne, Florida. He is a member of the White Plum Asangha, the American Zen Teachers Association and the Lay Zen Teachers Association.
Read Sensei Al's interview on Sweeping Zen.