Butterfly Tony Pham

Butterfly (Tony Pham) (he/they) started meditating in 2010 during a difficult time when he was questioning all the stories people told him about how and who to be. He is a heritage Buddhist, facilitator, and healer that occupies the intersection of queer and BIPOC identities. He also identifies as a 2nd generation Vietnamese American whose parents immigrated to the United States as refugees from war. Butterfly stewards practices rooted in compassion, indigeneity, and sacred lineages. They are an advanced student of Lama Rod Owens (Vajrayana/Tibetan Buddhism). They are also an alumnus of the East Bay Meditation Center’s PiTA8 trauma informed mindfulness program. In addition to being a certified Compassion Cultivation Training © teacher at Tibet House US, he has taught meditation at Maha Rose and Madhura Studios in New York City. Butterfly has also completed death doula and non-violent communication training. They offered a Dharma talk and guided meditation about compassion during The Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit 2023. Butterfly resides in Brooklyn (occupied Canarsie/Munsee Lenape land). For more information, please visit butterflytruth.com