Reverend Teijo Munnich (she/her) is a Dharma Heir of Dainin Katagiri Roshi and a certified Soto Zen Priest. She received formal training at Hokyoji in Minnesota, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in California, and Hosshinji Sodo in Japan. She is the Abbess of Great Tree Zen Women’s Temple,  in Western North Carolina. She is also teacher for Charlotte Zen Meditation Society and Zen Center of Asheville.