Chikudo Catherine Spaeth

Chikudo Catherine Spaeth was ordained in 2013 by Susan Tokudo Jion Postal, a student of Darlene Cohen. A resident attendant for Susan Postal, upon her passing Catherine returned to Tassajara to become the student of Ryushin Paul Haller. Since arriving there in 2014, her main practice has been the Tassajara Practice Period. She has since been Work Leader, Tenzo, Ino, Shuso and Shika, as well as leading courses and workshops online and in person. She is a grateful and loving mother to her son and his wife, and a grandmother of three.