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Dr. Deborah Barrett |
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Dr. Deborah Barrett is a minister and teacher at ZCOC.
She has been a
serious meditation practitioner for over 30 years in both the Zen and
Christian traditions. She is a certified pastoral
counselor with a Ph.D. in psychology and an M.A. in theology. She received
her spiritual training from Sr. Francis Rothluebber, Charlotte Joko Beck,
and Dr. James Ewing.
Deborah has
a law degree (Juris Doctor) from DePaul University and is licensed to
practice law in Illinois and federal courts. |
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Deborah engages in private practice as a pastoral counselor. Please see
this page for more information. She is a
certified fellow of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, #6011 (www.aapc.org).
Deborah served as a full-time hospice chaplain for four years. She teaches
“Comparative Mysticism” and "Contemporary Practices of the World's Religions" in the Comparative Religion Department at Cal State
Fullerton.
She also has taught "Spirituality and Aging" and "Death and Dying" at Cal State. She has
taught doctoral classes in “Professional Ethics” and “Advanced Group
Counseling.”
Her email is Barrett@zcoc.org
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Rev. Carol Aguilar |
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Rev. Carol Aguilar is a minister and teacher at ZCOC. She has
been a Zen practitioner for over 30 years. In addition to teaching and
administration, Carol directs ZCOC's prison project.
She represents ZCOC at community events and is active in
women's studies, environmental issues and anti-war activities. |
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Carol is owner of Zen Home Stitchery, providing meditation cushions
at affordable prices for thousands of Zen students and hundreds of
Zen Centers.
Carol has a B.A. degree in Asian history from the University of
California, San Diego. She is currently working on her M.A. degree in Philosophy
at Cal State San Diego, with emphasis on Dogen studies.
Following the death of her father,
Carol now assists her mother in San Diego several days a week. She has a son, David, a student at
the University of California, Irvine, and a
daughter, Amy, a student at the University of California, San Diego.
Her email is
Aguilar@zcoc.org
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Sr. Virgie Luchsinger
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Sr. Virgie Luchsinger is a teacher at ZCOC. She
is a Professor of Ikebana in the Ikenobo tradition (flower arranging) and
she is a chanoyu (tea ceremony)
teacher. She is a registered nurse, with an M.A. degree in theology
from Loyola University, Chicago. Sr. Virgie's spiritual background is
as a cloistered Carmelite nun, and currently as a Sister For Christian
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Christian contemplative and mystical tradition, she has been a
pioneer in contemporary forms of contemplation and spirituality,
especially in relating Zen to apophatic prayer. She offers tea and flower arranging on a regular basis at
ZCOC and is available for individual meetings in person, by phone or email.
Email messages can be left
at Luchsinger@zcoc.org
Virgie's interests include travel, piano, calligraphy, modern art,
astronomy, and
architecture. |
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