Myosho Virginia Matthews finds her life's support in the three pillars of family; spiritual practice; and her work as a dancer/choreographer and teacher. She has been a student of Kyozan Joshu Sasaki, Roshi for 30 years taking lay ordination in 2000 at her home temple of Myoko Ni Sorin, a women's meditation and practice center. Concurrently she has had a 30 year career as a professional dancer/choreographer/teacher beginning with her role as a founding member of The Margaret Jenkins Dance Co. and encompassing worldwide touring as a member of Dances for 1 and 2 and creating The Virginia Matthews Dance Co. Currently she is the director of The Downtown Dance/Art Space in Sebastopol, Ca. where she teaches dance and leads women's zazen meditation sessions. Most recently she was featured in the book, The Unknown She: Eight Faces of an Emerging Consciousness. Her marriage of 32 years, three sons ages 10 to 19, and ageing parents provide a rich and deep family life.