MUD LOTUS CO-FOUNDER

Seth Josephson is a second-generation Buddhist and has been practicing Zen meditation his whole adult life. He holds a Ph.D. in comparative cultural studies from Ohio State University with a focus on religion, science & technology, and critical animal studies. He has been leading meditation sessions since 2011 and cofounded Mud Lotus Sangha with Sara Provenzale in 2016. Seth is a musician and DJ under the name Seth Fossils, and a published poet. 

Seth currently facilitates the Thursday morning meditation.

ZEN TEACHER

Amy Kisei, Sensei (they/she) is an authorized Zen Buddhist Teacher and Priest in the Soto Zen Lineage. Kisei trained as a full-time monastic for 12 years at Great Vow Zen Monastery. They also practice IFS -informed Spiritual Counseling, Somatics and Astrology.

In addition to offering 1:1 counseling, Kisei leads retreats, workshops and classes on Zen, Dreamwork and Somatics. Kisei also enjoys making visual art and exploring the forests of Ohio for mushrooms.

You can listen to their dharma talks and connect to their teachings on their podcast and newsletter platform Earth Dreams. 

Kisei currently co-facilitates the Wednesday evening meditation at ILLIO and also teaches on-line.

ZEN PRIEST

Patrick Kennyo Dunn is a Zen Buddhist priest with nine years of monastic immersion; collaborative mandalic researcher and writer; explorer of interstitial, uncertain, and anomalous zones of living spirituality; kaleidoscopic anarchist-in-the-bardo. Patrick is currently completing a Ph.D in Comparative Studies at Ohio State, where he focuses on gnostic, esoteric, and mystical religions and their influence on modern culture.

You can follow his dharmic writings at Dharma between Worlds: Reflections on Buddhism and Too Late Modernity - an evolving tapestry interweaving Buddhism, modernity, and emergent planetary spiritualities.

Patrick currently co-facilitates the Wednesday evening meditation at ILLIO.