Martine Taikai Palmiter

Martine Taikai Palmiter received Denbo-Transmission in 2019 and founded Joyful Mind Zen Community in 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. She studied with Sensei Rosemary Dougherty of One Heart Sangha for almost 20 years, and was an officer on the Board for 20 years, and was co-Guiding Teacher with Sensei Bob Ertman for 5 years. She co-leads the women’s sangha called The Tea Ladies, and offers Precepts and precepts study. She has a lifelong practice of yoga and swimming and enjoys cycling, gardening, cooking. She is a retired HR Manager and investigator and former massage therapist and educator. She enjoys her 2 granddaughters who live nearby and love to take her on hikes and go swimming. She lives with her life partner Vic.