Simplicity Zen Podcast

So-on Jim Hare serves as Tanto, or head of practice at Valley Streams Zen Sangha in Sacramento. He lived in the San Francisco Zen Center community from 1980 to 1984, was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1985, and priest ordained by Myo Lahey in 2016. He served as Head Student at Green Gulch Farm during the spring 2002 practice period.For more on Simplicity Zen Podcast:- https://simplicityzen.com/

Jamie Howell is a lay Zen Teacher in the Suzuki Roshi Soto Tradition. After many years of practice he received the precepts in a jukai ceremony in 2000. He was chairman of the board of San Francisco Zen Center in 2004 and 2005, and was shuso at City Center in 2006. In 2011, Jamie received lay Dharma Entrustment from Dairyu Michael Wenger.More about Simplicity Zen Podcast:- https://simplicityzen.com/

Laurie Senauke, a Zen priest and practice leader at Berkeley Zen Center, shares her profound experiences in Zen practice since 1980. She discusses the intersection of Zen and family life, revealing the joys and challenges of raising children in a spiritual community. The conversation extends to embracing diversity within Zen, connecting to ancient traditions, and the importance of environmental responsibility. Laurie reflects on her journey of ordination and the transformative role of community, emphasizing mindfulness and the commitment to societal issues.

Rinzan Pechovnik is a Rinzai Zen priest and is the teacher at No Rank Zendo in Portland Oregon.  Rinzan began his training with the Zen Community of Oregon in 2003, studying under Hogan and Chozen Bays.  He began training under Genjo Marinello in 2012, ordained under him in 2013, and was named a Dharma Heir (Inka) in 2019.   He works professionally as a trained psychotherapist.More about Rinzan:- https://www.norankzendo.org/portlandzenbuddhismMore about Simplicity Zen Podcast:- https://simplicityzen.com/

Buddhist meditation is thousands of years old and has profoundly changed the lives of countless practitioners, but it is only very recently (in the last 4 years or so) have neuroscientists reached a point of understanding why humans experience so much discontentment with life and why and how meditation is the solution to this problem.  We explore this topic from the perspective of Zen Buddhist practice.For more on the Science of Zen, Mindfulness and Meditation:- https://scienceofzen.org/For more about Simplicity Zen Podcast:- https://simplicityzen.com/

Susan Moon is a writer, editor, and lay teacher in the Soto Zen tradition.  She is the author of a number of books about Buddhism, including the humor book "The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi" and "This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity". For many years she was the editor of Turning Wheel, the journal of socially engaged Buddhism.  Her most recent book is "Alive Until You're Dead: Notes on the Home Stretch"For more about Susan:- https://susanmoon.wordpress.com/For more about Simplicity Zen Podcast:- https://simplicityzen.com/

James Ishmael Ford is a Zen teacher and semi-retired Unitarian Universalist minister.  He has dharma transmission from Houn Jiyu Kennett and Inka Shomei from John Nanryu Ji'un-ken Tarrant.  He is the guiding teacher of the Empty Moon Sangha.For more about James:- http://www.jamesishmaelford.com/For more about the Simplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

 Kellie Shojaku Garza M.A., LMHC, CST., is a licensed mental health counselor and has been practicing psychotherapy since 2004. A large part of her practice and focus has been on working with trauma survivors. Kellie received Dharma Transmission from Fusho Roshi in 2021. She enjoys integrating psychology with her Zen practice and teaching. For more about Kellie and Open Mind Zen: - https://openmindzen.com/our-teachers/ For more about the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/ 

 Rev. Myō Lahey is a Dharma heir of Tenshin Reb Anderson and is the Abbot at Issan-ji as well as Guiding Teacher at Valley Streams Zen Sangha in Sacramento, California. He has previously served as the Practice Leader at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and has served leadership roles in the Soto Zen Buddhist Association of North America . For more on Issan-ji: - https://hszc.org/ For more on Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/ 

 Daniel Terragno, a native of Chile, is a teacher in the koan tradition of the Diamond Sangha, which was founded by Robert Aitken Roshi. Daniel is the dharma heir of John Tarrant Roshi of the Pacific Zen Institute. Daniel started his spiritual practice in 1967 studying the Gurdjieff Work with W.A. Nyland before taking up Zen. Daniel received authorization to teach Zen in 1995, and in 2001 received dharma transmission from Tarrant Roshi. Daniel also teaches and leads sesshin in Ohio with Yellow Springs Dharma Center and Zen on High in Columbus, Ohio; with Grupo Zen Viento del Sur (Southern Wind) in Argentina, based in Buenos Aires, and also in Santiago, Chile. For more about Daniel: - https://rocksandcloudszendo.org/ For more about the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/