Archives: Authors

Amy Schmidt

Amy Schmidt is a resident teacher at the Insight Meditation Society and author of Knee Deep in Grace: The Extraordinary Life and Teaching of Dipa Ma (Present Perfect Books).

Hilary North-Ellasante (they/them) takes a “heart-first” stance in supporting social change work. After living and working in K-12 education for over two decades on Lenni/Lenape land in New York City, they now live and work as an independent consultant and facilitator on Wabanaki land in Lewiston, Maine. Their training comes out of an alchemy of both lived and formal learning experiences, all of which have involved developing skills to survive mainstream systems from within a matrix of marginal identities. Their work is rooted in an awareness that systemic oppression impacts all aspects of life, and a commitment to Liberation for all people.

Indigo Ocean

Indigo Ocean is the author of "Being Bliss and Micro Habits for Major Happiness," Bodhi Press. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, and is the founder of Deep Activism Coaching at DeepActivism.com

Teresa Shimogawa

Teresa Shimogawa is a minister's assistant at the Orange County Buddhist Church. She writes and teaches in California, where she resides with her three children.

Diego Garcia

Diego García has been a student of Tibetan Buddhism since 2003. His main teachers are Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, and Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, for whom he has served as a translator from English to Spanish. He spends around five months every year in Europe and Asia, receiving teachings and in retreat. Following Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche´s advice, he is a meditation instructor with Casa Tila México.

Pascale F. Engelmajer

Pascale Engelmajer is associate professor of religious studies at Carroll University in Wisconsin and the author of the forthcoming 365 Ways to Live Mindfully (John Murray Press).

Amy Paris Langenberg

Dr. Amy Paris Langenberg is an associate professor of religious studies at Eckerd College and the author of Birth in Buddhism: The Suffering Fetus and Female Freedom (Routledge).

Ivan Trujillo Priego

Ivan Trujillo Priego practices within the Plum Village tradition, where he has served in the role of facilitator in multiple sanghas and retreats. Ivan is also the founder of Sit, Walk, Listen, a group focused on social and racial justice and collective awakening by bringing the practice of compassion, love, and nonviolence to the streets and public space. Ivan aspires to lead a life of direct actions rooted in loving-kindness and mindfulness and is committed to the practice of engaged Buddhism in all aspects of his life. Ivan is originally from the land of the Mexicas, previously known as Tenochtitlán, now known as Mexico City, where Native Mexican and Spanish cultures are intermixed, creating a unique opportunity to relate to nature through ancient and modern practices.

Sandra M. Sanabria Bohorquez

Sandra is a Buddhist practitioner in the Theravada tradition and a Dharma mentor. While working as a biomedical scientist, she became a Dharma mentor and teaches both in English and Spanish through the Insight Meditation Center (IMC) in Redwood City. Additionally, Sandra completed the Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) certified teacher program and became a graduate of Applied Compassion Training from Stanford University (CCARE). She is also a certified mindfulness teacher with the Mexican Mindfulness Institute (IMTA Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Professional Level) and the Mindfulness Without Borders program. For Sandra, daily life is full of opportunities to connect with the dharma; this experience makes the teachings and the possibility of liberation accessible to all beings. You can learn more about Sandra at www.vivalacompasion.org