Shūkō Edie Norton began Zen practice in 1974 in California. She received the precepts in 1977 from Kobun Chino Otogawa, and again in 2000 from Tenshin Reb Anderson. In 2011 she was shuso for the Red Cedar Zen Community, and in 2013 she received tokudo (priest ordination) from Nomon Tim Burnett. Devoted to Buddhist teachings, Shuko Edie is especially intrigued by the ways in which sangha practice supports individual realization and individual practice supports sangha life.