
Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson
Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson (心無 田守 ギブソン) (fka Jozen) lives to study, nourish, and offer contemplative heart-body-mind practices and spaces rooted in compassionate wellness, anti-oppression, and interdependent liberation for all beings through the Buddhadharma.
Shinmu is a Sotō Zen monastic priest ordained on November 12, 2023 by their teacher, Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel of the Suzuki Roshi lineage. Honoring the wisdom and compassion of all teachers and future generations, with the ancestors of their Black Japanese heritage, Shinmu highlights their mother, Akimi, and their lay Dharma teacher, Monitsu Pamela Weiss.
They began formal meditation practice while living in Japan, joined by Early Buddhism, Theravāda practice centering Vipassanā, and Thai Forest lineages. Shinmu is a graduate of the four-year Insight Meditation Society (IMS) – Insight Retreat Center (IRC) Dharma Teacher Training program. Certifications and embodiment studies in Yoga, Qigong, psychology, and emergency medicines supplements the fluidity of this life and clarification of the ennobling truths.
(photo by Vaschelle André)
Upcoming Programs by Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson

Insight Meditation Retreat: A Path to Clarity and the Cultivation of the Heart of Wisdom (312R26) - On Land
Also DaRa Williams, Tuere Sala, Noliwe Alexander and Monica Magtoto
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 15, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on April 8, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. In need of a scholarship? - see "Scholarship offerings" information below. Description Join us […]