Occupation	Zen and Special Education
Location	White Bear Township, MN, United States
Introduction	I'm a Zen practitioner and disciple of Dainin Katagiri-roshi, currently involved in koan introspection with James Ford, David Rynick and Melissa Blacker. I began studying Zen under Katagiri-roshi's guidance in 1977 and trained with him until his death in 1990. I undertook shukke tokudo (homeleaving) in 1984 and received shiho (dharma transmission) in 1989. I'm fond of hammering nails into empty space so I've also studied with Ikko Narazaki-roshi, Tangen Harada-roshi, Thich Nhat Hanh, Shodo Harada-roshi, and Daido Loori-roshi. My current teaching/practice project is Wild Fox Zen, Transforming Through Play Temple. I am also a parent and the administrator for an alternative school program for teens.
Interests	Gardening, scholarly research into the "real" story of Soto Zen, biking, kayaking, politics, prehistorical speculations, sitting on the deck and looking at the stars
Favorite music	Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Mary Gautier, Lucinda Williams
Favorite books	Taigen Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura trans. Dogen’s Extensive Record: A Translation of the Eihei Koroku, Soko Morinaga's Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity, W.S.Merwin's The Vixen, Dale S. Wright's Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism, Steven Heine's Zen Skin, Zen Marrow: Will the Real Zen Buddhism Please Stand Up?, Hee-Jin Kim's Dogen on Meditation and Thinking: A Reflection on His View of Zen, Nicholas Wade's Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors