I am a writer and a Zen teacher. I lead the Dewdrop Sangha practice community in retreats around the country.
My books are about practice 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.
I live in Sierra Madre, California, where I tend a century-old Japanese garden in the backyard.
