Archives: Authors

Sister Dang Nghiem

Sister Dang Nghiem, MD, MD, was born in 1968 in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive. At seventeen, having lost her mother, she immigrated to the USA, living in foster homes, learning English, and earning a medical degree. She was ordained in 2000. She is the author of several books, including Healing: A Woman’s Journey from Doctor to Nun and Flowers in the Dark.

Chris Cole

Chris Cole is the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Body-Chris-Obsession-Addiction-Madness/dp/1941758142/">The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness</a>. He works as a life coach for individuals in recovery from any number of mood, addiction, or behavioral issues. Connect with Chris and his work at <a href="http://thebodyofchris.com">thebodyofchris.com</a>.

Dominic Wells

A former editor of the London Time Out and the arts section of The Saturday Times, Dominic Wells is a British screenwriter and journalist who writes frequently on film.

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Allison Choying Zangmo

Allison Choying Zangmo has, with Anyen Rinpoche, coauthored five books, including Dying with Confidence and The Tibetan Yoga of Breath.

Pamela Ayo Yetunde

Pamela Ayo Yetunde is an associate editor at Lion's Roar and the author of <a href="https://www.shambhala.com/authors/u-z/pamela-ayo-yetunde/casting-indras-net.html">Casting Indra's Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community</a>. She is the co-editor of <a href="https://www.shambhala.com/black-and-buddhist-15631.html">Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation and Freedom</a> and has written other books and articles about being Black and Buddhist. Ayo is a pastoral counselor and is the founder of Marabella StoryCraft (<a href="https://www.pamelaayoyetunde.com">www.pamelaayoyetunde.com</a>).

Brother Phap Hai

Originally from Australia, Brother Phap Hai is a senior student of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Prior to becoming a monk, he trained as a chef. Brother Phap Hai is known for his ability to convey complex teachings in an accessible and humorous manner and leads retreats and workshops throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Australia, and Asia. He currently resides at Deer Park Monastery, in California, where he breathes, walks, and smiles on a regular basis. He is the author of Nothing to It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself.

Minal Hajratwala

Minal Hajratwala's latest book is Bountiful Instructions for Enlightenment, published by The Great Indian Poetry Collective.

Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson teaches classes and retreats integrating Buddhist meditation, somatics, social justice, and creativity at leading meditation centers, universities and cultural institutions around the country. Kate also works as a culture change consultant, partnering with organizations to help them achieve greater diversity and sustainability. She's a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center's four year teacher training, as well an utterly unprofessional dancer and performer who earned a BFA in Dance from The Alvin Ailey School/Fordham University and an MA in Performance Studies from NYU. For more information, please visit www.katejohnson.com

Rev. angel Kyodo williams

Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Sensei, peers at society, change, love, and justice through the lens of dharma. She sees liberation there. She is the author of Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace, and co-author, with Lama Rod Owens and Jasmine Syedullah Ph.D., of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation.