Teah Strozer is a Zen Buddhist priest, dharma teacher, and lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She studies primarily now with Adyashanti. Teah received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman. Teah has been practicing meditation since 1968, lived at Tassajara Monastery for 11 years, and has studied directly under Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and Dainin Katagiri Roshi. Teah has taught for many years at San Francisco Zen Center and also at the Bay School of San Francisco, where she served as the chaplain. Teah Strozer is Brooklyn Zen Center’s (BZC) root teacher and served as BZC’s guiding teacher until December 2017. She is the proud foster mother of Juan. She holds dearly: matzo ball soup, Chopin, the desert, and desserts.