Debra Seido Martin

Debra Seido Martin is a Soto Zen Teacher, psychotherapist, and long time organic farmer with over 25 years of experience in Zen. She received dharma transmission in 2009 from her late teacher, Houn Kyogen Carlson, founder of Dharma Rain Zen Center and the Dharma Cloud Lineage. She lives with her husband on Horton Road Organic Farm which serves as a retreat for the sangha, hosting the Twining Vines organic market garden program integrating contemplative practice.

Seido’s teaching is informed by her intimate connection and concern for the earth and awareness of the need for relational and emotional healing on the spiritual path both individually and collectively. She is dedicated to a holistic program that respects the long tradition of Zen informed by contemporary insights into what it means to become a mature awake responsive human being in the face of unprecedented environmental and social challenges that characterize our times.