Archives: Authors
Samuel M. Grimes
Samuel M. Grimes is the Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellow in Buddhist Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He specializes in the Buddhism of Nepal, both through engagement with the contemporary Newar Buddhist community in Kathmandu as well as through the engagement of texts written in Sanskrit or Newar. His Newar teacher is Yagyamanpati Bajracharya, a member of the Jamal, Shikamu, and Lakyu viharas.
Cheryl Fraser
Cheryl Fraser PhD is a psychologist, sex therapist, and dharma teacher. She is the author of <em>Buddha’s Bedroom–The Mindful Loving Path to Sexual Passion and Lifelong Intimacy</em> and the host of the <a href="https://drcherylfraser.com/dr-cheryl-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sex Love & Elephants</a> podcast. She created the Become Passion online couples immersion program. She is the resident teacher for Island Dharma on Vancouver Island and is trained in the Kargyu Vajrayana and Theravada traditions. <a href="https://drcherylfraser.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.drcherylfraser.com </a></p>
Ronit Jinich
Ronit Jinich has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies from York University. She practices as a trained psychoanalyst and is the founder of Dharma Praxis, a community hub that provides opportunities for counseling and meditation in Toronto.
Brother Phap Linh
Brother Phap Linh is a monastic in the Plum Village tradition. Before ordaining, he studied mathematics at Cambridge University and worked professionally as a composer.
Rachel Rose
Rachel Rose is the author of Creating Stillness: Mindful Art Practices and Stories for Navigating Anxiety, Stress, and Fear.
Jessica Little
Jessica Little is an English teacher and freelance writer who lives in Nova Scotia.
Neena Mahadev
Neena Mahadev is an assistant professor of anthropology at Yale-NUS College and holds a courtesy appointment with the National University of Singapore.
William S. Waldron
William S. Waldron got his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1990 after extensive travel and study in Asia with native Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese scholars and three years of research at Ōtani University in Kyoto, Japan. He has been teaching courses at Middlebury College since 1996 on Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, comparative philosophies of mind, and theory and method in the study of religion. His publications focus on the Yogācāra school of Indian Buddhism in dialogue with modern thought. His first book, The Buddhist Unconscious: The Ālaya-Vijñāna in the Context of Indian Buddhist Thought, was published by Routledge Curzon in 2003. He regularly gives talks and workshops at Dharma study groups in America and Asia, focusing on Yogācāra and contemporary topics. When he is not teaching, he may be found wandering the shores of Lake Huron or doing kora with his wife in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Regina Candel
Regina Candel Martinez cursó las carreras universitarias de Profesorado de inglés y Traducción técnica-científica de inglés en Argentina y ahora vive en España. Apasionada por la escritura, la lectura y los viajes, lo que la acerca a los textos desde una curiosidad innata por el conocimiento de nuevas culturas y formas de vida.
Nadine Levy
Nadine Levy (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer at the Nan Tien Institute, a Buddhist Higher Education Institute in Australia, where she leads graduate programs in the areas of social health and applied mindfulness. Her research areas include critical mindfulness studies, compassion in education, and the socio-cultural aspects of Buddhism.
Catherine Pawasarat
Catherine Pawasarat left her 20-year home in Kyoto to co-found the <a href="http://clearskycenter.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Clear Sky Retreat Centre</a> in British Columbia with her partner, Qapel, and with sangha, students, and supporters, in the lineage of Namgyal Rinpoche. Cata and Qapel also teach extensively online through <a href="http://planetdharma.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PlanetDharma.com</a>
Estefania Duque
Estefania Duque has a degree in Modern Languages and Interculturality from De La Salle Bajío University. She grew up in the warmth of the Buddhist community of Casa Tibet México and is currently learning Tibetan with the aspiration of translating the Dharma directly from Tibetan into Spanish.
Gustavo Montoya
Gustavo Montoya es originario de Medellín, Colombia. Practicante del Budismo Zen y docente en la Fundación Universitaria Bellas Artes de Medellín y el Politécnico JIC. trabajando temas relacionados con la comunicación audiovisual, pensamiento crítico de los medios y cibercultura. Montoya también ha trabajado como realizador audiovisual y fotógrafo en proyectos relacionados con la comunicación para el cambio social y el proceso de paz en Colombia.
Carolyn Campbell
Carolyn Campbell is a published writer, exhibited photographer and sought-after lecturer. She is the author of the bestselling book, <em>City of Immortals: Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris</em>.
Paul MacGowan
Paul MacGowan’s interest in meditation and Buddhism started as a teenager in the 1970s and his work in video production began in the mid-eighties. He met Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche in 2010 and was inspired by him to produce the film <em>A Joyful Mind</em> (2016), which gives an overview of Mingyur Rinpoche’s teachings on meditation. When Mingyur Rinpoche returned from his four-and-a-half-year wandering retreat in 2015, he told wonderful and inspiring stories that became the basis of the film <em>Wandering . . . But Not Lost</em>. Since its release in 2020, the film has won numerous awards, including Best Documentary and Best Biography Film.
Joe DaRocha
Joe DaRocha has his master’s in social work and has worked with traumatized families and children for over twenty-five years.
Anlor Davin
Anlor Davin is a Soto Zen priest. Her memoir, Being Seen, was published in 2016.
Pete Grella
Pete Grella is a Buddhist meditation teacher based in Los Angeles. He hosts a Neurodiverse Affinity Group with Insight LA called InTune.