Archives: Authors

Devin Berry

Devin Berry has trained extensively in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and is currently in the Teacher Training program at the Insight Meditation Society.

Noliwe Alexander

Noliwe Alexander has been a practitioner and teacher of Buddhist meditation for twenty years and is currently participating in the Spirit Rock Teacher Training program.

Gelek Badheytsang is a Tibetan Canadian who lives in Toronto and works as a communications professional in the downtown area. When he is not stricken with millennial angst or despondent about the state of the world, Gelek can be seen running around the lakeshore or posting selfies from his gym workouts. He aspires to be a beekeeper one day. Follow him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/GelekB" rel="noopener">@gelekb</a>.

David Michie

David Michie is is the author of Buddhism for Busy People and Buddhism for Pet Lovers.

Sandra Hannebohm

Sandra Hannebohm is a journalist and the Audio/Video Producer for Lion’s Roar.

Martine Panzica

Martine Panzica is a Digital Editorial Assistant at Lion's Roar. She is passionate about the power of storytelling in media, and sustainable development. To learn more about her, visit martinepanzica.com.

Ryan N. Fitzpatrick

Ryan Fitzpatrick is a writer and civil rights attorney in Washington, DC, where he lives with his wife and daughter. An avid hiker and backpacker, you can often find him roaming trails throughout the region. Ryan has been practicing the dharma since struggling with himself in law school in 2011.

Vanessa Sasson

In her books Yasodhara and the Buddha and The Gathering: A Story of the First Buddhist Women, Vanessa Sasson combines in-depth academic research with the spirit of fiction.

Pat Higgiston

Pat Higgiston teaches math and religion at an independent, progressive high school. He advises a student meditation group and leads an annual trip studying climate change in coastal communities. He earned an M.S.Ed from Brooklyn College and an M.Div from Union Theological Seminary. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Danielle LaPorte

Danielle LaPorte is a Canadian inspirational speaker, author, and entrepreneur.