My Courses

Rafe Jnan Martin began Zen practice in 1970 and is a lay transmitted koan teacher who received Inka from Danan Henry Roshi in 2012. In 2016 Rafe received Full Dharma Transmission as an independent teacher and Dharma Heir of Danan Henry Roshi. He has been a student of various teachers in the Harada/Yasutani line including…

Heather Shoren Iarusso is currently the director and head of practice for San Francisco Zen Center’s online practice center. She moved to Tassajara in 2008 where she lived for a total of seven years while completing twelve, 90-day practice periods. At Tassajara she served such roles as Ino (head of the meditation hall), Tenzo (Head…

Mark Doyu Albin was a longtime student of the legendary Rinzai Zen Master Shodo Harada Roshi in Japan. After a long period of monastic Zen practice he is now practicing as a shiatsu therapist, meditation guide, mentor, and translator. Mark lives in Southern Germany. https://www.markalbin.com/en/

Jiryu Rutschman-Byler is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, with dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman.   He lives and teaches at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, where he served as Tanto (Head of Practice) and is slated to become abbot of the temple next year.  He…

Tim Ryuko Langdell is a board-certified hospice chaplain and is both the head priest and guiding teacher at the StillCenter Zen Center in Pasadena, California.His dharma name, Ryuko, means “Dragon Tiger.”  He holds an Master of Divinity from Claremont School of Theology and a Ph.D. in Psychology from University College London.  He is an author…

Mary Mocine is the founder of and head priest at Clear Water Zendo in Vallejo California. She was priest ordained by Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1994, was Shuso (or head student) at Tassajara monastery in 1998 and received Dharma Transmission in 2005. She practiced professionally as a lawyer and has offered mindfulness retreats at Tassajara…

Guogu is a Chan teacher, author, and Buddhist scholar. He is the founder and teacher of the Tallahassee Chan Center. He is a professor of Religion at Florida State Univeristy. He received inka from legendary Chan teacher Sheng Yen. More on Guogu and the Tallahassee Chan Center: https://tallahasseechan.org/ https://guogulaoshi.com/ Youtube Version: Audio Versions:

Deborah Eden Tull is the founder of Mindful Living Revolution. She is a Zen meditation and engaged dharma teacher, public speaker, author, and sustainability educator. She trained for seven and a half years as a Buddhist monk at a silent Zen monastery and has taught engaged dharma for over 20 years. She is an author…

Shaku Kojyu is the abbot of the Daishu-in West Rinzai Zen temple in rural Northern California. He came to Daishu-in West in 2007 and was ordained in Kyoto the following spring. He practiced traditional Rinzai Zen at the training halls in Daitoku-ji and Kosho-ji for ten years before returning to America. Youtube Version: Audio Versions: