Archives: Authors

Melvin McLeod

Melvin McLeod is the editor-at-large of Lion’s Roar.

Tynette Deveaux

Tynette Deveaux is the former editor of Buddhadharma.

A longtime meditation practitioner and teacher, as well as a professional writer and editor, Barry Boyce is the editor of and a primary contributor to the book The Mindfulness Revolution: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, and Meditation Teachers on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life. He also worked with Congressman Tim Ryan on his books A Mindful Nation and The Real Food Revolution. Barry is also co-author of The Rules of Victory, a commentary on the strategic principles that underlie Sun Tzu’s Art of War.

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John Tarrant

John Tarrant, Roshi, directs the Pacific Zen Institute, a community where koan meditation, the arts, and deep conversations meet daily practice and life. He is the author of Bring Me the Rhinoceros & Other Zen Koans that Will Save Your Life.

Carolyn Rose Gimian

Carolyn Rose Gimian is a meditation teacher trained by Chogyam Trungpa. She is the editor of Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery, and other teachings by Chogyam Trungpa, including his collected works.

Karen Maezen Miller

Karen Maezen Miller is a Zen priest and teacher as well as the author of three books about Zen in everyday life. Maezen Roshi currently leads the Dewdrop Sangha, which is a group of students who practice both online and in retreats around the United States.

Karen Maezen Miller – The Laundry Line

Barry Boyce – The Mindful Society Pages

Buddhadharma

Danny Fisher

Rev. Danny Fisher, M.Div., D.B.S. (Cand.), is a professor and Coordinator of the Buddhist Chaplaincy Program at University of the West in Rosemead, CA. He was ordained as a lay Buddhist minister by the Buddhist Sangha Council of Southern California in 2008. In addition, he is certified as a mindfulness meditation instructor by Naropa University in association with Shambhala International. A member of the National Association of College and University Chaplains, he serves on the advisory council for the Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Training Program.

Mai Nguyen – Sun Staff

Heidiminx

Heidi Minx is the founder of Built on Respect, a non profit dedicated to raising human rights awareness through journalism and hands on action. She also works in the Tibetan community of Dharamsala to lend development support to local non-profits.

Jesse P Hiltz – Sun Staff

Jill S. Schneiderman

Jill S. Schneiderman is a professor of Earth Science at Vassar College and a 2009 recipient of a Contemplative Practice Fellowship from the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society.

Jim Gimian

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Susan Piver

Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including The Wisdom of a Broken Heart; The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships; The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship, and Inexplicable Joy: On the Heart Sutra. A student of Buddhism since 1993, Susan graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004. In 2012, she founded The Open Heart Project, the world’s largest online-only dharma center.

Diana Winston

Diana Winston is the director of UCLA Mindful, the mindfulness education center of UCLA Health, the author of The Little Book of Being, and the co-author of Fully Present: The Science, Art and Practice of Mindfulness. She is a member of the Teachers Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and is a founding board member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association.