

Wesak 2026
Seido tells the Buddha's birth and life story. We celebrate Wesak with this very human tale of seeking which also has a deep archetypal taproot.
May 14

Debra Seido Martin is Zen West's Guiding Teacher. She was transmitted in 2009 by Kyogen Carlson, late Abbott of Dharma Rain Zen Center. Seido is an organic farmer and psychotherapist devoted to the wild and giving space of practice and grace of the land. She carries forward her teacher’s directive to “ordain into your life.”