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Lorena Saavedra Smith

Lorena Saavedra Smith has been sharing therapeutic applications and her commitment to holistic and integrated health in English and Spanish for nearly twenty years. She’s a certified Holistic Coach, Yoga Therapist, Mindfulness Guide and Eco-Somatic Specialist. With Andean roots, she is a keeper of the Peruvian Ancient Medicine Wisdom and as an expert in trauma-informed and grief care and mental health advocate, she mentors and supports others' paths, especially those recovering from traumatic events associated with acculturation and immigration journeys.

Eric Wilson

Eric G. Wilson is the author of How to Be Weird: An Off-Kilter Guide to Living a to Living a One-of-a-Kind Life and many other books, including Against Happiness, Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck, and Keep It Fake. He teaches creative writing at Wake Forest University.

Tanny Jiraprapasuke

Tanny Jiraprapasuke is a second-generation Thai-American and holds a BA in Religious Studies from the University of California, Riverside and an MTS in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School. She is a storyteller and development associate for Thai Community Development Center in Los Angeles.

Jury Candelario

Jury Candelario is a Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Nichiren Buddhist practitioner. He is a licensed clinical social worker in Los Angeles and currently a doctoral student of public health at Johns Hopkins University.

Victoria Mausisa

Victoria Mausisa, a dedicated practitioner, is ordained in the Order of Interbeing in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. A contemplative at heart with a passion for healing communities of color, she enjoys cultivating sangha, and is co-founder of ARISE Sangha, Awakening Through Race, Intersectionality, and Social Equity.

Jen Racho

Jen Racho lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her wife and puppy. She leads meditation groups through Common Ground Meditation Center and Clouds in Water Zen Center.

Karl Palma

Karl Palma is the resident caretaker of New York Buddhist church since 2011. He also runs his own Takoyaki business called KARLSBALLS Takoyaki since 2015.

Brian Joshin Byrnes

Brian Joshin Byrnes is a Zen priest and teacher in the White Plum Lineage and Zen Peacemakers, is the founder of the Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community in Vermont. His practice, which is informed by his long experience working in social nonprofits, specifically in HIV/AIDS and community-based philanthropy, is centered around social action, with a focus on economically marginalized communities.

Candice Tsuei

Manufactured in Taiwan, assembled in Canada, Candice first became interested in Buddhism while traveling in Burma in 2014. In the following year, she met Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and became his disciple. Candice is currently working for Khyentse Foundation and is studying for her master’s in Buddhist Counseling at Hong Kong University. She also helps manage the daily meditation initiative Dhyana Daily and will be co-hosting the podcast Dharma Radio that is going to launch at the end of this year.

Lin Wang Gordon

Lin Wang Gordon has been leading eco-dharma courses and retreats since 2017. She cohosts the Sacred Earth Sangha at the New York Insight Meditation Center.