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 of several books, including “Beginner’s Mind: An Introduction to Zen Buddhism,” and “Christ Way, Buddha Way: Jesus as Wisdom Teacher and a Zen Perspective on His Teachings.” He has transmission to teach Zen multiple lineages including Clear Mind Zen (which is part of Japanese Soto lineage), Korean Zen and Vietnamese Zen traditions. Additionally, he was recently made an Assistant Zen teacher in the Open Mind Zen school which is in the White Plum tradition.https://www.timlangdell.com/)Simplicity Zen Podcast:)https://simplicityzen.com/)
