Archives: Authors
Cintamani
Cintamani (Elizabeth Day) has been a Buddhist practitioner for sixteen years, including six as an ordained member of the Amaravati and Cittaviveka (Chithurst) Theravada monastic communities in Britain. She has a doctorate in cultural studies and teaches and practices psychotherapy in Melbourne. She is currently editing a collection of writings by Buddhist women practitioners.
Thanissara
Thanissara (Mary Weinberg) was one of the first women to be ordained in the West as a nun in Ajahn Chah’s Forest tradition, initially as a <em>mae chee</em> (eight-precept nun), then as a nun in the siladhara order, based on the ten-precept ordination. She left the order after twelve years. She is director of Dharmagiri Hermitage and Outreach in South Africa, and a facilitator for the community dharma leader program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California.
Lama Palden Drolma
Lama Palden Drolma is a licensed psychotherapist and the founder and resident lama of Sukhasiddhi Foundation in San Rafael, California. She completed a three-year retreat under the direction of the late Kalu Rinpoche.
Phyllis Coletta
Phyllis Coletta is a a freelance writer, healthcare administrator, and Zen Buddhist chaplain. Her latest book is <a href="http://www.phylliscoletta.com/radical-joy-positive-side-effects-cancer-disasters/"><em>Radical Joy: How to Live Like There's No Tomorrow</em></a>. Her website is <a href="http://www.phylliscoletta.com/">www.phylliscoletta.com</a>.
Phillip Moffitt
Phillip Moffitt is a member of the Teachers Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and the founder and president of the Life Balance Institute. He leads meditation retreats at Spirit Rock and at other Buddhist centers around the United States and Canada. He is the author of <em>Emotional Chaos to Clarity</em> and <em>Dancing with Life: Finding Meaning and Joy in the Face of Suffering</em>.
Glenn Wallis
Glenn Wallis holds a Ph.D. in Buddhist studies from Harvard University’s Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies and is currently associate professor and chair of Applied Meditation Studies at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies. He is the translator and editor of the Modern Library edition of the Dhammapada.
Ben Gallagher
Ben Gallagher is a poet, essayist, and arts educator. He recently completed his MA in English & Cultural Studies, where he wrote on madness, grief, and contemporary art. He currently lives in Toronto.
Gail Silver
Gail Silver is the founder oand CEO of The School Mindfulness Project. She’s the author of the picture book <em>Anh’s Anger</em> and <em>Where Did Poppy Go?: A Story About Loss, Grief, and Renewal</em>
Kristin Neff
Kristin Neff is associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer researcher in the field of self-compassion and teaches workshops worldwide. She is the author of <em>Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind</em>.
Matteo Pistono
Matteo Pistono is the author of <em>Breathe How You Want to Feel</em>, <em>Meditation: Coming to Know Your Mind</em>, and other books. More of his work can be found at <a href="http://www.matteopistono.com">www.matteopistono.com</a>.
Tony Stultz
The Rev. Dr. Anthony Stultz is the founder and director of the Blue Mountain Lotus Society (<a href="http://bmls.org/">bmls.org</a>), an Engaged Buddhist community and a recognized Minister in the <a href="http://zenpeacemakers.org">Zen Peacemaker Order</a>.
Toni Bernhard
Toni Bernhard is the author of the award-winning <em><a href="https://wisdomexperience.org/product/how-be-sick-second-edition/">How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers</a></em> and <em><a href="https://wisdomexperience.org/product/how-wake/">How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow</a></em>. Her newest book is called <em><a href="https://wisdomexperience.org/product/how-live-well-chronic-pain-and-illness/">How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness: A Mindful Guide</a></em>. Before becoming ill, she was a law professor at the University of California—Davis. Her blog, “Turning Straw Into Gold” is hosted by Psychology Today online. Visit her website at www.tonibernhard.com.
Cheri Maples
Cheri Maples was a dharma teacher, keynote speaker, organizational consultant and trainer, and the cofounder of the <a href="http://www.mindfulnessandjustice.org/">Center for Mindfulness and Justice</a>. In 2008 she was ordained a dharma teacher by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, her long-time spiritual teacher. For 25 years Cheri worked in the criminal justice system, as an Assistant Attorney General in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, head of Probation and Parole for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and as a police officer with the City of Madison Police Department, earning the rank of Captain of Personnel and Training. Cheri passed away in late July, 2017.
Arnie Kozak
Arnie Kozak is the founder of Exquisite Mind, a consultation service for individuals (in the form of mindfulness-based psychotherapy), as well as for the community, healthcare and other professionals, and corporations. Exquisite Mind teaches mindfulness, the art and skill of living in the present, as a vehicle for managing stress and enhancing quality of life. He was also a Clinical Fellow in Psychology at the Harvard Medical School, where he completed his doctoral training. He lives in Burlington, Vermont.
Sallie Jiko Tisdale
Sallie Jiko Tisdale is a lay dharma teacher at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of several books, including the recent Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them).
Jane McGonigal
Jane McGonigal, PhD is the author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World</em>. Her new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/SuperBetter-Revolutionary-Approach-Stronger-Resilient--Powered/dp/1594206368/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439086362&sr=8-1&keywords=superbetter"><em>SuperBetter</em></a> is the definitive guide to a decade’s worth of psychology, neuroscience and medical research on how games can help us get stronger, happier, healthier, and more resilient. You can find Jane on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/avantgame">@avantgame</a>.
Tracy Franz
Tracy Franz is the author of <em>My Year of Dirt and Water: Journal of a Zen Monk’s Wife in Japan</em>.