"When one has understanding, one should laugh; one should not weep."
-Hsueh-Tou
-Hsueh-Tou
About Dr. Daju Suzanne Friedman
Dr. Friedman was a licensed acupuncturist, certified herbalist, and doctor of medical qigong therapy. She was the Chair of the Medical Qigong Department at the Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley, California, where she ran a medical qigong therapy certification program. She was the founder and head instructor of the Yangsheng Center for Qigong at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, California, where she ran a self-cultivation and medical qigong exercise certification program.
Dr. Friedman was a qigong master in a Daoist family lineage. She was also active as an ordained Zen priest in the Hollow Bones Rinzai Zen Order. Her full dharma name, Daju Huihai, means "Great Pearl, Ocean of Wisdom." She was the founder and spiritual leader of Robe & Bowl Zen sangha in San Francisco, which continues to meet on the last Sunday of each month at the San Francisco Buddhist Center.
Dr. Friedman was the author of three qigong books, an award-winning haiku book, and was the editor of a book on Zen practice (The Junpo Roku). Her forthcoming book, Zen Cancer Wisdom: Tips for Making Each Day Better, will be released by Wisdom Publications in September, 2014.
Dr. Friedman was a once cancer survivor and passed away peacefully at home in March, 2014. In her spare time she played the shakuhachi (Japanese Zen bamboo flute) and advocated to help rescue chihuahuas from kill shelters.
Dr. Friedman was a qigong master in a Daoist family lineage. She was also active as an ordained Zen priest in the Hollow Bones Rinzai Zen Order. Her full dharma name, Daju Huihai, means "Great Pearl, Ocean of Wisdom." She was the founder and spiritual leader of Robe & Bowl Zen sangha in San Francisco, which continues to meet on the last Sunday of each month at the San Francisco Buddhist Center.
Dr. Friedman was the author of three qigong books, an award-winning haiku book, and was the editor of a book on Zen practice (The Junpo Roku). Her forthcoming book, Zen Cancer Wisdom: Tips for Making Each Day Better, will be released by Wisdom Publications in September, 2014.
Dr. Friedman was a once cancer survivor and passed away peacefully at home in March, 2014. In her spare time she played the shakuhachi (Japanese Zen bamboo flute) and advocated to help rescue chihuahuas from kill shelters.