Michael Donnoe

Kōsei Michael Donnoe is an interfaith spiritual director and longtime Buddhist practitioner with more than 30 years of meditation experience. His writing explores contemplative practice in ordinary life, with particular attention to eco-dharma and Queer dharma, and an emphasis on presence, discernment, and compassionate accompaniment across a range of spiritual languages. He lives in Northern California and works in the field of industrial psychology. He is scheduled to receive priest ordination from Linda Galijan Roshi, Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center, in April 2026, in the Sōtō Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi.