Rev. Keido Jeromy Thotland
Rev. Keidō Jeromy Thotland was born and raised in Minneapolis. His life includes experiences in the US Navy, retail, labor union work, and research. He depends on these, including family and sangha life, to remind him of the many ways of being. His focus is on the intersection of the everydayness of life and the everydayness of Zen, and the wonder that each moment can bring.
Keidō serves as a Senior Priest at MZMC in Minneapolis, MN and an Associate Teacher and Board member at Hokyoji Zen Practice Community in Eitzen, MN. He was Ordained and Transmitted by Ted O’Toole.
Upcoming Programs by Rev. Keido Jeromy Thotland
Art and Zen -- A Zen and Ikebana Retreat
Also With Tran Huynh and Rev. Dr. Jushin Stephyn Butcher
Over two full days, this retreat will sow the seeds of both Zen meditation and Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, in their shared soil: the cultivation of presence, the dissolving of the gap between self and nature. Under the guidance of Revs. Keidō Jeromy Thotland & Jūshin Stephyn Butcher and certified Sogetsu instructor […]