Steven Seigan Miron is a lay dharma student at Zen Mountain Monastery. As a researcher and publisher, his professional work addresses climate change-related displacement as a social justice issue.

Zen Mountain Monastery is located in the Catskills region of New York State. Established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi, it is part of the Mountain and Rivers Order, which also includes the Zen Center of New York and affiliate groups.