Seigen Johnson

Seigen Johnson is a Master of Divinity student at Boston University School of Theology and a priest ordination candidate in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.

Michael Hebb

Michael Hebb is the author of Let’s Talk About Death (Over Dinner) and the founder of Deathoverdinner.org and EOL.community, a comprehensive platform for end of life planning and grief.

Marissa Wong

Marissa Wong

Marissa (she/hers) identifies as queer, Buddhist, Japanese, and Chinese American. She is currently attending UCLA in pursuit of a Master of Social Welfare. She is on the editorial board of the Young Buddhist Editorial (YBE) as well as a part of the social justice committee.

Chris Pacheco

Chris Pacheco

Chris Pacheco is the Associate AV Editor at Lion's Roar, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner, and writes <a href="http://chrispacheco.me/newsletter/" rel="noopener"><i>On Being Human</i></a>, a monthly newsletter to share ideas that could potentially change the way you live.

Kevin Singer

Kevin Singer

Kevin Singer (<a href="https://twitter.com/kevinsinger0">@kevinsinger0</a>) is Head of Media and Public Relations at Springtide Research Institute and has taught world religions at two community colleges for the last ten years.

Ben Connelly

Ben Connelly

Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen priest in the Katagiri lineage based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center. He is the author of <em>Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara</em>.

Sister Kinh Nghiem

Sister Kinh Nghiem

Sister Kinh Nghiem has been a nun for over twenty years. Also known as Sister Reverence, she trained directly with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh as his attendant in Plum Village, France, and assisted him on his teaching tours around the world. She is a senior Teacher at Deer Park Monastery, California.

Shaila Catherine

Shaila Catherine

Shaila Catherine is the founder of Bodhi Courses, an online dhamma classroom, and Insight Meditation South Bay in Silicon Valley. She is the author of <em>Focused and Fearless: A Meditator’s Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity</em> (Wisdom Publications).