Registration Form 2026

Hello from the 2026 conference planning committee, a fancy name for Al Rapaport (Open Mind Zen Center, Melbourne, Florida), Laura Jomon Martin (Great Vow Zen Monastery, Clatskanie, Oregon) and myself (Dharma Rain Zen Center, Portland, Oregon). We're inviting you to save the date now for next spring's conference:

April 8-12, 2026

Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center, on Puget Sound south of Seattle: https://archseattle.org/archbishop-brunett-retreat-center-facilities/. We were very happy with this center and the catering in 2024. 

LZTA has enough funds to pay $100 per person of the retreat center fees, bringing the cost per person to $650 for single occupancy. (The rooms are nice, the view is great.) 


You can use your credit card or PayPal account to pay your dues ($75-$150 on a sliding scale) and conference fees.

Pay by Paypal to LayZenTeachers@gmail.com
(or use the Paypal button above).

Please note that PayPal charges us 3%,
so we will save a little money if you pay by check and send to:

LZTA
3222 SW Elizabeth St.
West Melbourne, FL 32904

If you have questions about making payments or if you genuinely need financial help to attend, please direct that to Al Rapaport, our treasurer here.

If you are interested in attending a session on a particular topic, or presenting on a particular topic, please contact Sallie Jiko Tisdale here.

Al, Jomon and I will begin sorting a schedule over the next few months and share that with the membership as soon as we have it. I'm looking forward to seeing you again soon - 

In gassho, 

Jiko

LZTA First Meeting