Guiding Teacher

Joyful Mind Zendo

Martine Taikai Palmiter, Sensei

Authorized to teach and transmit the Dharma in the direct lineage of the White Plum Asanga , Taikai Sensei received authorization to teach from Sensei Rose Mary Myoan Dougherty of One Heart Sangha in MD and dharma transmission (Denbo) with Sensei Bob Jingen Ertman in 2019. Her dharma name “Taikai” means peaceful ocean. Taikai Sensei started her study of Zen in 2001. She started The Tea Ladies Sangha in 2017.

She became a Lay Preceptor in 2021 . Martine Taikai Sensei has trust that Zen practice and daily living on the Bodhisattva path can awaken the world to love and wholeness.

Sensei is a retired Human Resources manager for the Federal Government, a retired massage therapist, former educator. She works as a community gardener, is a lifelong yogi and a grandmother. She is a member of the White Plum Lineage, the Lay Zen Teachers Association and the American Zen Teachers Association.

You may reach her at senseimartine@joyfulmindzendo.org