Junsen Shelly Hughes

Junsen Shelly Hughes (she/her) has embraced Zen practice for nearly two decades. Motherhood and Mother Earth are the heart of her practice. Through her work as a restoration ecologist, environmental educator, herbalist and artist, Junsen weaves listening, interbeing, and healing as dharma threads. She has served the San Francisco Zen Center Family Sangha since 2019, offering creative activities to nourish families in connection and reciprocity with the land. Junsen received secular mindfulness training with Mindful Schools and lay ordination in the Soto Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi from Hoka Chris Fortin.