Zen Center

One need not be Buddhist, nor experienced, to participate in Meditation at SZC, and all Lineages and religious paths are welcome!Wear comfortable, loose fitting and preferably muted colored clothing!No need to bring anything, unless you have a favorite cushion etc. from home. Cushions, kneeling benches, chairs etc. are provided. Meet Un Shin Cindy Beach, Sensei

Cindy began her study of Buddhism in 1965, and practiced meditation on her own until she began her formal Zen practice in 1996. She was Lay-Ordained in 1997 by Taitaku Pat Phelan at The Chapel Hill Zen Center in the Soto Zen lineage of The San Francisco Zen Center and Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.

Cindy moved to Savannah, GA in 2001, where the UU Church of Savannah welcomed Cindy’s offer to start a meditation group at the church. In 2002, she began hand-sewing zafus and zabutons (meditation cushions and mats) for the Zendo (meditation room), and the group took life. In 2004, she introduced the formal practice of Soto Zen to the then called, Savannah Buddhist Sitting Group. Cindy, then carrying the dharma name, Yugyo Do Myo, led 4 sesshins (retreats), in that time and two more in the past two years led by Taiun Michael Elliston, Abbot of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center, her previous Teacher.