Kurt Goerwitz

Kurt brings years of knowledge and experience in the Zen tradition to our teaching team, including the practice of Zazen silent meditation. He studied under Bobrow Roshi and has been influenced by Genpo Roshi, Souken Danjo, Thich Nhat Hanh, David Hinton, and others. Kurt has a Ph.D. in psychology from UCSB. He is a certified Jungian Analyst, licensed clinical psychologist, and marriage family therapist. He taught at Pacifica Graduate Institute and had a private clinical practice in Santa Barbara until his retirement.