Shunzan Jill Kaplan
Zen Heart Sangha
Woodside, CA
Jill Shunzan Kaplan has been practicing Zen since 1993 with Zen Heart Sangha and received Dharma Transmission from Misha in July 2013. She received priest ordination in 2001 and was Shuso (Head Monk) for the Sangha’s first practice period in 2008. She is currently serving as Tanto of the Sangha, helping to lead the evening and Saturday programs, as well as teaching the sewing of Buddha’s robes. Jill has a psychotherapy practice in San Jose, is a teaching member of Sandplay Therapists of America, and has taught Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. She resides in Redwood City with her husband and has two grown sons.