Archives: Authors

Spring Washam

Spring Washam is one of the founders of the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California, and a member of the teachers council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She is the author of the forthcoming <em>A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Wisdom, and Courage in Any Moment</em> (Parallax Press).

David Weinstein

David Weinstein is the supervising teacher of the Pacific Zen Institute in Santa Rosa, California, and directing teacher of the Rockridge Meditation Community in Oakland.

Venerable Pannavati

Venerable Pannavati is cofounder of Embracing Simplicity Hermitage in Hendersonville, North Carolina. A Theravada nun, she has also received dharma transmission from Roshi Bernie Glassman of Zen Peacemakers.

Ejo McMullen

Ejo McMullen moved to Japan in his late teens and stayed into his twenties, teaching secondary school and eventually receiving ordination and training at Daijoji Monastery in Kanazawa. He is the abbot of Buddha Eye Temple in Eugene, Oregon, where he has served since its founding in 2004, and is also secretary of the Soto Zen Buddhism North America Office in Los Angeles.

Myles McDonough

Myles McDonough is a writer currently based in Knoxville, TN. He graduated from Harvard University in 2015, and is a candidate for an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Tennessee. His work has appeared on LionsRoar.com and in <i>The Saturday Evening Post.</i>

Shinzen Young

Shinzen Young leads meditation retreats throughout North America and has helped establish many mindfulness centers and programs. He consults on meditation-related research at Harvard Medical School, Carnegie Mellon University, and other institutions. He lives in Vermont. His website is shinzen.org.

Guo Cheen

Guo Cheen is a founder of North American Buddhist Alliance and The Compassion Network. She is one of many trying to connect Buddhists across North America, including through a series of female teachers webinars on Gender and Race in a New Era.

Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso

Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso is a well-known scholar and yogi in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan buddhism who has taught extensively in the west for many years.

Andy Ferguson

Andy Ferguson is the author of Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings and the reator of the “map of the zen ancestors,” a full color reference chart of 170 ancient zen teachers. He regularly leads zen sightseeing and practice tours to zen monasteries in china.

Stephen Mooney

Stephen Mooney is a poet who lives in London. He is part of the Contemporary Poetics Research Centre at the University of London and a member of the performative poetry group “London Under Construction.”