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Mei Elliott

Mei Elliott

Mei Elliott has been practicing meditation since 2004. In 2014, Mei entered into residential monastic training at Tassajara Zen Monastery where she received lay ordination from Linda Galijan. She has since spent seven years training residentially at San Francisco Zen Center temples. She is currently the director of San Francisco Zen Center’s City Center temple, where she lives and practices. Mei is a Right Use of Power teacher and a facilitator for Young Urban Zen, a sangha for people in their 20s and 30s.

Mei graduated from Spirit Rock’s Advanced Practitioners Program in 2020, and served as a mentor for the Spirit Rock Family Program as well as Inward Bound Mindfulness Education. Mei is currently training as an Insight teacher with James Baraz and is a participant in Gil Fronsdal and Andrea Fella’s four-year Dharma teacher training program through Insight Retreat Center.

Upcoming Programs by Mei Elliott

December Insight Retreat: Cultivating Calm, Contentment, and Confidence (386R24) - On Land

Also Nikki Mirghafori, PhD, Tuere Sala, Rachel Lewis, Sylvia Boorstein, PhD and Isabelle Frenette

December 8 - 18, 2024

Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on August 8, 2024 and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on December 7, 2024. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. RETREAT TO BE HELD ON THE LAND! Description: Join us for a transformative retreat […]

Natural Radiance: Exploring the Freedom of Awareness (282R25) - On Land

Also Susie Harrington, Yong Oh and Guy Armstrong

November 14 - 21, 2025

Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on February 19, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on November 13, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Looking for a scholarship? Scholarship Interest Form - Click Here Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Retreat to be held […]