I’m a wife and mother as well as a Zen Buddhist priest at the Hazy Moon Zen Center in Los Angeles. I lead the Dewdrop Sangha practice community in retreats around the country. With the arrival of COVID-19, our retreats have moved online.
I’ve authored several books about spirituality in everyday life: Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden (New World Library, May 2014), Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life (New World Library, 2010) and Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood (Shambhala, 2006).
My middle name is pronounced “May-zen” and it is my dharma name, or Buddhist name.
My husband, daughter and I live in Sierra Madre, California, where we have a century-old Japanese garden in our backyard.
Author photo by Stacy de la Rosa.
