Shoho Michael Newhall Roshi is the Emeritus Abbot of Jikoji Zen Center. He was ordained by Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi, and transmitted by Jakko Eso Vanja Palmers. Prior to his installation as Jikoji’s Resident Teacher, he taught art and Buddhism at Naropa University, the Art Institute of Chicago, and other universities in the midwest. He has led sesshins and meditation workshops at Zen centers in the U.S. and Europe. Shoho has also practiced and studied with Keibun Otogawa in Japan, Dainin Katagiri Roshi, and Tenshin Reb Anderson.