Hello! My name is Alexander Daibō (大波) Biagioli and I began my spiritual journey as a young man practicing in the traditions of the great Christian Mystics. In 2002 I completed the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola and began sitting Zazen (seated meditation) regularly. In 2011 I met my first Zen Teacher, Roshi Paul Genki Kahn, and began practicing Zen in the lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi.
In 2014 joined the Zen Garland Sangha and later received Jukai (Buddhist precepts) from Genki Roshi, receiving the dharma name Daibō. Since 2018, I have been a disciple of Roshi Eran Junryu Vardi and a member of the Eiryu-Ji Sangha also practicing in the lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi.
I hold the Master rank of 4th Degree Black Belt in TaeKwon Do from Grand Master T.H. Kim. Throughout my journey, I have always coupled my spiritual practice with a robust physical embodiment practice. Daibō means Great Wave, and my practice is to try to live harmoniously in the flow of my own name.