Rosemary was ordained by Tim Burkett in 2003 and received dharma transmission in September 2010. Meanwhile, after studying Nyoho-e (the Way of Sewing) with Tomoe Katagiri for 16 years, Rosemary became one of three people authorized to teach by Tomoe-san upon her retirement in 2013. Rosemary now helps people sew their rakusu in preparation for Zen Initiation, and okesa for ordination and dharma transmission. She describes teaching sewing as "helping people see what zazen has to do with your every...