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ver many years of strict training, in Japan and the west, Daizan Roshi received
Dharma Transmission and permission to teach in both the Rinzai and Soto lineages
of Zen. He has also undergone training as an enlightenment intensive master with
Lawrence Noyes, leading student of the creator of enlightenment intensives,
Charles Berner. Daizan Roshi received inka from Shinzan Miyamae Roshi of
Gyokuryuji, with whom he continues to study (see below). Upon returning from
Japan in 2007, Daizan Roshi went on walking pilgrimage up the centre of the
island of Britain from the south tip of the Isle of Wight to the north tip of
Scotland, living solely on alms food. He met many of his students from different
parts of the UK during this time. Daizan Roshi currently offers sanzen
(‘interviews’ or training encounters with his students) at Yugagyo Dojo (Zen
Yoga) in London as well as using Skype for remote students. Together with his
students, he has established, “Yugagyo Dojo”, a Zen training place in London.
Daizan Roshi was teaching at The Buddhist Society, the oldest non-sectarian
Buddhist Society in Europe, until his retirement from the post in December 2011.
His Zen study incorporated yoga practice. He has also studied yoga in Europe,
America and Asia. He brings this wide range of yoga experience to sharing a
practice that combines physical challenge with mental and spiritual development.
He is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level and is registered
with the Independent Yoga Network as a Yoga Elder with more than 5000 hours of
successful teaching experience. Daizan trains yoga teachers to find an
expression that is authentically their own and will bring them success when they
teach. His knowledge and training in Zen gives him the background to guide you
on your spiritual journey.
