Zenju Earthlyn Manuel will lead Valley Streams Zen Sangha's June one-day sitting. Her teaching theme for the day will be Shinzo: Ever Intimate. The term Shinzo comes from the 13th century Zen master Eihei Dogen. It refers to the practice of not rejecting either delusion or enlightenment; being "ever intimate" with the experience that comes our way.

Rev. Zenju received Dharma Transmission from Zenki Blanche Hartman at San Francisco Zen Center. A poet author and drummer, she combines meditation, intuitive knowing and indigenous wisdom in a path of liberation. Her book The Way of Tenderness: Awakening through Race, Sexuality and Gender is available through Wisdom Publications.