Seisen Saunders Roshi founded SWZC in February 2000. For 25 years she has devoted herself to manifesting the Buddha Way as the abbot of our center and the steward of our sangha (community). It is with bittersweet gratitude to her service that we celebrate her passing the role of abbot on to Sensei Chowa Werner. Please join us for this open celebration of Seisen's tenure and Chowa's ascension. There will be a formal ceremony marking the transfer, and then we'll celebrate together with food, music and togetherness. We want to start this new chapter with as much support and energy as possible, so we hope this can be a chance for us to all come together!