Daishu-in West is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located near Benbow, California. A branch of the Myoshin-ji sect of Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism, the temple was founded in 1994 by the abbot of Daishu-in in Kyoto, Soko Morinaga Roshi. Daishu-in West welcomes new and experienced practitioners for retreats of any length.
Redwoods Monastery is a small community of Roman Catholic women monastics founded in 1962 from the Cistercian Monastery of Nazareth in Belgium. Nestled among the majestic redwoods and Douglas fir of the Lost Coast of Northern California, bordered on one side by the salmon bearing Mattole River.