Polly Young-Eisendrath
Buddhism
Buddhism
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Young\-Eisendrath began [Zen](/wiki/Zen "Zen") training in 1970 at the Rochester Zen Center with [Philip Kapleau](/wiki/Philip_Kapleau "Philip Kapleau"). She became a student of [Shinzen Young](/wiki/Shinzen_Young "Shinzen Young") in 1998\. She is currently a Mindfulness and [Dharma](/wiki/Dharma "Dharma") teacher in the tradition of Shinzen Young, and practices both Soto Zen and [Vipassanā](/wiki/Vipassan%C4%81 "Vipassanā"), and has also practiced [Phowa](/wiki/Phowa "Phowa") with Ayang Rinpoche and Anyen Rinpoche. She directs Waysmeet Sangha, a friendship\-based Buddhist [sangha](/wiki/Sangha "Sangha"), which she hosts in Vermont.


What specific techniques or practices are part of the Soto Zen tradition that Young-Eisendrath follows?