A disciple of Master Taisen Deshimaru, Jikō Simone Wolf practised with him in Paris and at La Gendronnière and owes her entry into the Way (tokudo - nun's ordination) to him.

In 1982, she set up a Zen centre in La Chaux-de-Fonds. In 2004, she received the transmission of the Dharma from Yuko Okamoto Roshi and became a member of the official Sôtô Zen teachers in Europe.

With the practitioners who have gathered around her over the years, she founded the Zen temple of Kōsetsu-ji in 2009, of which she is the abbess and where she currently resides.

She held the position of Abbess of La Gendronnière from August 2017 to April 2019.

She is also a member of the Spiritual Council and the Board of Directors of the International Zen Association and has been leading sesshins and workshops at the Zen temple of La Gendronnière for many years.