Traditional Zen, practiced in our everyday lives
Lost Coin is an international Zen training organization founded by Daniel Doen Silberberg Roshi.
Salt Lake City, Utah
How to See the Way
A talk by Doen Roshi.
5645 S Waterbury Way D100
Salt Lake City, UT 84121or join on Zoom from anywhere
The first Sunday of every month, anyone can sit with us
No experience needed and nothing to prepare. Come to the dharma talk in person in Salt Lake City, or join online from anywhere in the world.
Sundays · 10:00 – 11:30a MT
Ways to practice
Join us Sunday mornings in Salt Lake City, sit from home on weekday mornings, or go deeper with a full day of zazen or a multi-day retreat.
Sunday Sitting & Dharma Talk
1st Sunday open to all
Zazen together, then the dharma talk, in Salt Lake City and on Zoom. The first Sunday of every month is open to everyone.
Weekday Zazen on Zoom
Morning sitting sessions through the week, so your practice doesn’t wait for Sunday. Join from anywhere.
Zazenkai
Open to all
A full day of sitting sessions. Open to the public, and a good way to feel what longer practice is like.
Retreats
Several days of dedicated practice: sitting, dharma talks, and Daisan, the one-to-one interview with the teacher.
Pencil, Pulse, and Prajna
Creativity, movement, and zazen are all ways of studying the self. When we create, or push the body, we run into obstacles, and that moment shows us how automatic habits and negative thinking step in and stop us from what we want.
Through art and body exercises, we will look at those habits more clearly and meet them without judgment. No art or body practice needed. Roshi and Ryuen Sensei teach together, in a workshop unlike anything we’ve done before.
Open to the public. You don’t need to be a Lost Coin student to join; everyone is welcome.
- WhenNovember 7 – 8, 2026
10:00a – 6:00p MT - WhereLost Coin Zen SLC Zendo
or join on Zoom - Cost$425 with lunch
$375 Zoom only
Our teachers
Daniel Doen Silberberg, Roshi
Rebecca Ryuen Long Okura, Sensei
Vegar Svanemyr, Sensei
Julie Riser, Sensei
“…exploring what a true, contemporary Zen can be, as well as, remaining true to the fundamentals and essence of the teaching.”
Wonderland: The Zen of Alice
Published by Parallax Press
An exceptionally original riff on Alice in Wonderland, using Lewis Carroll’s classic as a jumping-off point to convey the Zen concept of “One Mind.” Silberberg moves between Timeless Spring and the Diamond Sutra, Kill Bill and ketchup. The result is a contribution to contemporary American Zen that honors its historic roots while striking out into fresh territory.
His take on Buddhist ideas is immediately useful and relevant, drawn as much from his own life as from the cultural swirl around him.
Four sitting sessions and a dharma talk each week
These sessions are for Lost Coin students. In person at Lost Coin Zen, 5645 S Waterbury Way D100, Salt Lake City, or online from anywhere. All times Mountain.
Morning Zazen
Tuesday · Students
Virtual morning zazen with the Lost Coin sangha.
Morning Zazen (long sitting session)
Wednesday · Students
Three 20-minute sitting periods, divided by five-minute kinhin.
Morning Zazen
Thursday · Students
Virtual morning zazen with the Lost Coin sangha.
Zazen, Daisan & Teisho
Sunday · Students · 1st Sunday open to all
With Rebecca Ryuen Long Okura, Sensei. Sitting, including koan practice for students, then the dharma talk. If you’re attending, you may sign up for Daisan with Sensei.
Ask about becoming a student
You don’t have to wait for a first Sunday. That talk is open to everyone. If you’re thinking about becoming a student, you’re welcome to sit in on a Sunday free of charge and see how it fits. Tell us a little about where you are and we’ll walk you through it.