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Dainin Roshi began his Zen studies in 1996 at Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, New York. After studying informally with Shugen Roshi, he moved to Boulder, Colorado, where he studied with Shishin Roshi for seven years, including several years in residency at Great Mountain Zen Center.

In 2006, Dainin began studies with his transmitting teacher, David Daishin Brighton, at Prajna Zendo in Lamy, New Mexico. He received Dharma transmission from Daishin Roshi in 2014, and Inka Shomei (final approval) in 2024.

A licensed clinician for over two decades, Dainin Roshi is a behavioral health entrepreneur who founded the nation’s premier mindfulness-based treatment center in 2014 and ran it for ten years. Upon stepping away from that role, he co-founded Satori Wellness, a mindfulness-based consultancy, in 2025, and currently serves as Satori’s CEO.

He has two Dharma successors, David Mushin Keeber of Prajna Zendo and Allen Fuso Stewart of Skyline Zen Center.

Dainin Roshi is happily married the proud parent of a young adult son. He’s very fond of dogs, having rescued over 20 in his time. He lives with his wife and their three dogs in Sedona, Arizona, where he greatly enjoys playing music, hiking, playing pickleball, and of course, teaching the Dharma.