WU COACH – Zen Coaching

About

Deep practice, real-world traction.

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Rebecca Long Okura is a Zen teacher — a Sensei — and a coach who has spent two decades learning how clarity actually arrives: not by pushing harder, but by sitting still long enough to see clearly, then acting without hesitation.

She has studied Zen since 2004 in the White Plum lineage. A dharma successor under Daniel Doen Silberberg Roshi, founder of Lost Coin Zen, she received transmission in 2020 and became a teacher in her own right.

Rebecca is also a mother, the managing attorney of a law firm with three associate lawyers, a student of Mandarin and classical Chinese, an antiquarian book collector, and a Nagual — which is why her coaching speaks fluently to the part of you that runs a business and the part of you that wants to live well.

LineageWhite Plum · Lost Coin Zen · transmission 2020
ProfessionManaging attorney · J.D., Georgetown University
StudiesMandarin & classical Chinese · rare books
Based inSalt Lake City, Utah

Rebecca with Doen Roshi — With Doen Roshi — her teacher, founder of Lost Coin Zen

Rebecca with Red Pine — With Red Pine (Bill Porter) — translator of the Chinese classics

Rebecca with Adam Weinberger — With Adam Weinberger — ABAA rare-book dealer

Rebecca at her law firm — At her law firm — managing attorney, with three associates

Most of what stops you isn’t real — it’s conditioning, running on autopilot.

Zen-based coaching helps you catch the mechanical patterns and negative thinking that distort what you see — so you can meet reality as it is and move with it: present, effortless, unstuck. That’s where momentum stops being a fight.

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“Her blend of mindfulness and strategic guidance helped me navigate challenges with clarity and calm — turning my chaotic startup into a thriving, balanced enterprise. She’s not just a coach; she’s a catalyst for profound change.”

Jason Jefferies

Founder, J-Corp Development ↗

Events & Practice

Sit with community. Hear the Dharma. Practice in public.

Beyond one-on-one coaching, Rebecca teaches openly — ways to anchor your week, deepen your practice, and weave Zen into ordinary life.

Zen Talk & Meditation

Old Truths Library · Salt Lake City

A monthly public Dharma talk and sit, hosted at a non-profit library devoted to spiritual exploration.

When First Sunday, monthly · Cost Free (donations welcome)

Contact for details →

Annual Zen Camping Retreat

Big Cottonwood Canyon · Wasatch Mountains

A free retreat in the mountains — zazen, Dharma talks, and private interviews under open sky.

When Each June (dates announced in spring) · Cost Free (donations welcome)

Get this year’s dates →

Workshops & Custom Retreats

For organizations & communities

Tailored Zen-based practice and leadership work for sanghas, teams, and communities.

Past partners Lost Coin Zen · Realms of Inquiry · The Berkeley Alembic

Request a workshop →

Get Started

Is Zen-based coaching for you?

In a free 30-minute discovery session we’ll talk through what you’re working toward, how you want to work, and whether we’re the right fit. No pressure — just a real conversation.

Schedule your discovery call

Have a question? Ask away.

Tell us what’s on your mind and we’ll be in touch. Every inquiry reaches Rebecca’s practice directly.

Zen-Based Life Coaching
Salt Lake City, Utah
Teaching with the Lost Coin Zen sangha

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