Kokyo Henkel was ordained as a Zen priest in 1994 by Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi and received dharma transmission from him in 2010. For the past three decades, he has lived and practiced in Zen residences and monasteries, including San Francisco Zen Center and Bukkokuji Monastery in Japan. In addition to his Zen training, he has studied Dzogchen with Tsoknyi Rinpoche since 2003 and plans to spend the next few years in Kathmandu, Nepal, along with his wife, Rev. Shoho Kuebast.