Archives: Authors
Alex Kakuyo
Alex Kakuyo is a Buddhist teacher and breathwork facilitator. A former Marine, he served in both Iraq and Afghanistan before finding the Dharma through a series of happy accidents. Alex holds a B.A. in philosophy from Wabash College and his life's work is helping students bridge the gap between the finite and the infinite. Using movement, meditation, and gratitude practices he helps them find inner peace in every moment. Alex is the author of <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Perfectly-Ordinary-Buddhist-Teachings-Everyday/dp/167376939X" rel="noopener">Perfectly Ordinary: Buddhist Teachings for Everyday Life.</a></i>
Cary Groner
Cary Groner is a writer, editor, and photographer based in the San Francisco Bay area. His debut novel,<em> Exiles</em>, was a Chicago Tribune “best book of 2011.”
Otto von Busch
Otto von Busch is an associate professor of integrated design at the Parsons School of Design in New York. His projects explore how design, and particularly fashion, can mobilize community capabilities through collaborative craft and social activism.
Joanne Laurence
Rev Jo Laurence received her MA at the Institute of Buddhist Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Rev. Jo is a board certified hospice and palliative care chaplain in Portland, Oregon. She is a long time practitioner of Soto Zen and is ordained in the Sufi lineage of Hazrat Inayat Khan.
Jamie Kimmel
Jamie Kimmel holds an M.A. degree in Buddhist Studies and certificates in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Soto-Zen Buddhist Studies from the Institute of Buddhist Studies, a seminary within the Graduate Theological Union, in Berkeley, CA. He serves as a Staff Chaplain at UCSF Health and acts as a program manager for the San Francisco Night Ministry, helping coordinate a weekly meditation group in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. He has been a Soto-Zen practitioner for many years.
Trent Thornley
Rev. Trent Thornley holds a masters degree in Buddhist Studies and a certificate in Buddhist Chaplaincy from the Institute of Buddhist Studies, a seminary within the Graduate Theological Union. He is the Executive Director and CPE Educator for the San Francisco Night Ministry (<a href="http://www.sfnightministry.org" rel="noopener">www.sfnightministry.org</a>). He is ordained as a Dharma Leader in the tradition of Anam Thubten, and also as a minister in the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches.
Brent Beavers
Brent Resounding Way Beavers is an ordained Zen practitioner in the lineage of Charlotte Joko Beck and a student of Diane Esshin Rizzetto for 15+ years. Having earned a 2019 Masters in Buddhism from the Institute of Buddhist Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Brent is currently in the midst of a year-long chaplaincy training (Clinical Pastoral Education) to become a Board Certified Chaplain in healthcare.
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard is a writer and Zen teacher based in New York City. Her first book, <em>Still Running: The Art of Meditation in Motion</em>, will be published by Shambhala Publications in August 2020. She can be found at <a href="http://vanessazuiseigoddard.org/">vanessazuiseigoddard.org</a>
Rodney Smith
Rodney Smith taught Insight meditation for 35 years before retiring in 2017. He is the author of four books including <a href="https://www.shambhala.com/authors/o-t/rodney-smith.html"><em>Touching the Infinite</em></a>.