Simplicity Zen Podcast

Corey Hess is a longtime Rinzai Zen practitioner who studied with renowned Zen master Shodo Harada Roshi in Japan.  He maintains the Zen Embodiment website, The Energy Collective practice group and the Internal Process with Corey Hess Facegroup.  Corey joins us for a second time and this episode we discuss non-directed body movement, Qigong, energy work and internal processes. We look at them individually and their relationship to traditional Zen practice. https://zenembodiment.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/216103826122795Simplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

Doug Kraft is a Buddhist teacher, Counselor, author and ordained Unitarian Universalist minister. He has a Masters in Divinity from Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley. His most recent book is "Resting in the Waves". In this podcast episode we discuss  his practice journey and explore  various topics pertaining to what science tells us about Buddhist practice.    More about Doug:https://easingawake.comMore about Simplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

Gregory Wonderwheel is a prolific translator of Buddhist scriptures and an apprentice Zen teacher under Daniel Terragno at the Rocks and Clouds Zendo in Sebastopol, California.  https://wonderwheels.blogspot.com/Simplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

Tony Wallin-Sato is a Zen practitioner, author, poet, program director for Project Rebound (a program to help formally incarcerated individuals succeed in the CSU system) and a board member of the Boundless Freedom Project (an organization that brings Dharma and mindfulness to incarcerated individuals).  Tony generously shares his inspirational story of overcoming drug addiction and imprisonment and how Buddhist practice contributed to that journey. https://www.boundlessfreedom.org/Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

An interview with Rinzai priest and Zen teacher Sozui Schubert.Sozui Schubert is the teacher at Hidden Valley Zen Center in San Marcos California.  She was ordained by legendary Zen Mater Shodo Harada Roshi and studied with him for decades at Sogen-ji, his monastery in Okayama, Japan.  At the instructions of of her teacher, she has helped establish practice communities Hungary, Germany, Latvia, Italy, and Russia.  She will be among the first to officially inherit Harada Roshi lineage in early 2024.Hidden Valley Zen Center:https://staging.hvzc.org/Simplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

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  Danan Henry Roshi, Philip Kapleau Roshi and Robert Aitken Roshi. Rafe is the founder and head teacher of the Endless Path Zendo in Rochester New York. Rafe also has a master’s degree in English literature and literary criticism and is an award-winning author and storyteller.https://www.endlesspathzendo.org/index.htmlhttps://sumeru-books.com/products/a-zen-life-of-buddhaSimplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

An interview discussion that explores the science of Zen.Neil Schmitzer-Torbert is a Professor of  Psychology at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN where he teaches courses and conducts research on memory and learning.  He is a Zen practitioner and runs a website called the "Neural Buddhist" which explores the intersection of Zen and neuroscience.https://neuralbuddhist.com/https://scienceofzen.org/Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

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 Cook), Shika (Guest Manager), and the Shuso (Head Student). Heather was ordained as a Zen Priest in October 2015 by Teah Strozer, who served as the guiding teacher for Brooklyn Zen Center (BZC) for many years. Heather worked at BZC for two years as the Ino (Head of Meditation Hall), program director, communications coordinator, and the interim executive director.  Heather received dharma transmission in September 2022.Spark Zen:https://sparkzen.substack.com/Simplicity Zen Pocast:https://simplicityzen.com/

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/https://simplicityzen.com/

Note:  Sorry about Jiryu's sound being a bit muddy.  I have improved it as much as I can.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 also has led sanghas in Columbia and San Quinton State Prison.Jiryu has trained in Zen temples in the US and Japan since 1996. He also holds a master's degree in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley.   His thesis research focused on Nishiari Bokusan and the development of Soto Zen in Japan during the Meiji Period (1868-1912).  He is the author of the book Two Shores of Zen, about his experiences in 2002 to 2004 practicing in Japan. Simplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/