Barre Zen Guiding Teachers
Seiso Chugai Paul Cooper, Roshi is an ordained priest and formally transmitted teacher in the Soto Zen lineage of Dainin Katagiri, Roshi; Member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association; American Zen Teacher's Association; Co-founder and guiding teacher at the Two Rivers Zen Community, Narrowsburg, N.Y.; Guiding teacher at the Lincoln Zen Center, Lincoln, NE; Faculty: Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science; California Institute for Integral Studies: Clinic Without Walls; Award-winning author including: Zen Master Yueh Shan & Thinking's Bad Rap: A Practitioner's Guide (2026 Hohm Press). He practices Sui Zen (blowing Zen) on the shakuhachi (bamboo flute). He is available for your special events.
The Barre Zen Center is led by dedicated practitioners committed to the authentic transmission of Soto Zen teachings, fostering a space of wisdom, compassion, and shared practice for the central Vermont community.
Kagayaki Karen Morris, Sensei is an ordained and transmitted teacher in the Soto Zen lineage of Dainin Katagiri, Roshi; On the faculty of the Buddhist Education Institute, Indian Creek Hermitage, Ottawa, Il.; Co-founder of the Two Rivers Zen Community, Narrowsburg, N.Y.; Psychoanalyst in private practice in Montpelier, Vermont; Ambassador of Hope for Shared Hope Internationl and Volunteer public educator in their mission to eradicate child and domestic minor sex-trafficking and sex tourism; Facilitator of Social Dreaming Matrices on retreats, workshops, and conference spaces. She is an award-winning writer and poet, including the recently published volume of poetry, Nothing Happened Last Night (2024, Finishing Line Press).
Member: Soto Zen Buddhist Association