Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson
Residential Retreat Teacher
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)
Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson's Upcoming Programs
Retreat | On-Land
April 9 - April 16, 2026 | Thursday - Thursday | 7 nights
Insight Meditation Retreat: A Path to Clarity and the Cultivation of the Heart of Wisdom
Spaces Still Available! Grounded in mindfulness, investigation, and compassion, this retreat offers a supportive and contemplative space to gently turn inward, observe the nature of the mind and body, and deepen your understanding of impermanence, interconnection, and the possibility of inner freedom. Open to all levels, the retreat fosters clear seeing and the development of heart qualities—equanimity, lovingkindness, compassion, and joy—within the quiet refuge of noble silence.
Dharma Library
Can't join us live online or on the land? Study and practice at your convenience with Rev. Shinmu Tamori Gibson through our new library of recordings, articles, and self-paced online courses.