SOSHIN MARY LAHEEN
Soshin Mary Laheen Roshi is our resident teacher at Earth+Sky Zen. She is an authorised Zen teacher in the Maezumi lineage and member of the White Plum Asanga. She received dharma transmission from her teacher Jinsen Robert Kennedy Roshi in 2019 at a ceremony in Dublin, to teach and transmit the Dharma of the Buddha. In 2025 she was made a Roshi by Jinsen.
Mary began practicing zen in the mid 1990s with Alain Tainan Liebmann, a zen teacher in the Deshimaru lineage, who came to Ireland in 1991. She took Jukai in 1998 and received Tokudo ordination from Alain in 2003. From that time she was the person responsible for the Dublin Dojo, which was founded by Alain in 1996.
She lived at Gotanjoji temple in Takefu, Fukui, Japan in the Autumn of 2008 and received Tokudo in the Sotoshu tradition from Kōshū Itabashi Zenji there in September of that year.
News - Upcoming Events
Easter Arrangements at Earth+Sky Zen, Dublin Dojo
24 Mar 2026Morning Zazen on Wednesday, 25th and Thursday 26th March, and Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st March will be online only. Next Wednesday and Sunday evenings are in person only at the dojo.
The dojo will close for the Easter break after morning zazen on Tuesday 31st March and open for zazen (online and in person) on Tuesday, April 7th.
Enjoy the Easter holidays!
In Search of the Middle Way - Zazen Day March 22nd
02 Mar 2026The Earth shows us an example of equilibrium, equality, and balance at Equinox, when all places on the planet have equal day and night whatever the latitude.
Join us on the Vernal Equinox, Sunday March 22nd for a Zazen Day, when we will bring equilibrium and balance to the body-mind. 11am - 5:30pm. Poster and timetable here.
Slight Change to Morning Zazen Schedule this week
23 Jan 2026Morning Zazen at Earth+Sky on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday Jan. 26th - 28th will be online only. Back to regular schedule on Thursday morning.
First Sesshin of the New Year! Imbolc, St. Brigid's Day Weekend
10 Jan 2026Practicing with the first days of early Spring, our Imbolc Sesshin will begin on Saturday, January 31st and end on the bank holiday Monday, February 2nd. The sesshin will take place at Earth+Sky Zen Dublin Dojo, 1 Upper Gardiner St. A small number of residential places are available. Non-residential participants, staying nearby, are welcome. Send us an email if you would like to join!
Winter Solstice Zazen Day Sunday, December 21st
03 Dec 2025Join us at Earth+Sky on the shortest day of the year to sit zazen together. The day will end with a Christmas celebration and some music.