Charlie Korin Pokorny practiced as a resident at Tassajara and Green Gulch Farm from 1994-2006 and received Dharma transmission from Tenshin Reb Anderson in 2018. He completed koan study with Daniel Terragno in 2018. Charlie served as head priest at Stone Creek Zen Center from 2014–2022 and has been teaching at Brooklyn Zen Center since 2022. He also teaches at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in Berkeley (including courses on Buddhist philosophy, history, meditation, and ritual practice).