Shodo Spring began with a childhood where refuge was in woods, wildflowers, and sunny meadows. Through a winding path including a degree in physics, marriage and children, growing political awareness, and Zen Buddhism, she committed to working with climate change through changing consciousness, recognizing that technology would never be the solution. In 2013 she led a walk along the KXL route, then adopted a bit of land in Minnesota, meant to be a center for spiritual community and radical action. The book, Open Reality, is meant to support that action by inviting people to join the vision and the action.