BIPOC Panel & Celebration with Judy Yushin Nakatomi – Mindfulness Community of Puget Sound

Sunday May 3, 2026 4-7pm

Dharma Gate Meditation Center (see this page for parking and access details)

Welcome.

This gathering is a space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to come together in presence, story, and care. Through an informal panel and community reflection, we will listen deeply, honor the lineages we carry, and explore what it means to practice in these times.

We gather to remember what we carry.

We gather to listen across difference and kinship.

We gather to honor the lineages that live in our bodies and breath.

The evening will include a shared vegetarian meal as part of our celebration.

This is a BIPOC space.

This BIPOC event is free of cost. Donations are welcome at the event, though not required.

Email: practicewithus@mindfulnesspugetsound.org with questions

Judy Yushin Nakatomi (she/we/our)

Mother, writer, life partner, dharma teacher in the Plum Village Tradition of Venerable Thích Nhất Hạnh, end-of-life caregiver and somatic embodiment practitioner.

Judy serves as ministerial assistant at Vista Buddhist Temple, grounded in her ancestral Jodo Shinshu tradition while nurturing BIPOC and emerging Sangha spaces in the Plum Village lineage.

She is drawn to listen to the dharma of forests, mountains and vast horizons, while staying attuned to dreamtime.

In another chapter, she worked in public service as a congressional field representative and co-founded a specialty tea company.