Archives: Authors

Marcus Perman

Marcus Perman is the executive director of Tsadra Foundation and organizer of the Translation & Transmission Conference Series. He has studied Buddhism and the Tibetan language in Tibet, India, Nepal, and at Naropa University and Nitartha Institute and now lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Heidi Nevin

Heidi Nevin is a Tibetan translator and practitioner in the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. She grew up in Maryland and met the dharma as a teenager living in China. She apprenticed with Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche for six years and has devoted herself to dharma translation since 2003. She has published several works under the auspices of Tsadra Foundation and has recently joined the in-house team at Khyentse Vision Project to help translate the works of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. Heidi lives in Oregon with her husband and two teenage children.

Qalvy Grainzvolt

Qalvy Grainzvolt is an ordained Shinnyo priest, a uniformed police chaplain, and a licensed mental health clinician.

Kokoyo Henkel

Since 1990, Kokoyo Henkel has been practicing in residence at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, where he is currently tanto (head of practice), No Abode Hermitage in Mill Valley, Bukkokuji Monastery in Japan, and Santa Cruz Zen Center. He was ordained as a Zen priest in 1994 by Tenshin Anderson Roshi and received dharma transmission from him in 2010.

Kevin Buckelew

Kevin Buckelew is assistant professor of religious studies at Northwestern University.

Megan Bryson

Megan Bryson is associate professor of religious studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Nuno Gonçalves

Nacido en Chile, Nuno Gonçalves es traductor y practicante de la tradición Sakya del Budismo Tibetano. Comenzó su entrenamiento en España el año 2004 bajo la tutela del Ven. Khenpo Thubten Nyima. Desde entonces ha recibido enseñanzas y transmisiones de Su Santidad Gongma Trichen Rinpoche, Do Tulku Rinpoche y Khenpo Kunzang, entre otros. En 2008 al ser autorizado para impartir enseñanzas, regresa a Chile y da inicio a las actividades del centro Sakya Do-Ngak Ling, las cuales mantuvo de forma continua hasta su cierre en agosto del 2020. Hoy se esfuerza constantemente por facilitar el acceso a las preciosas enseñanzas del Buddha en habla hispana por diversos medios, como lo son la traducción de textos y la conducción de enseñanzas centradas principalmente en el adiestramiento mental.

Rabjam Rinpoche

Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche is the grandson and spiritual heir of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, one of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist masters of the 20th century. Rinpoche began receiving teachings at the age of three from his revered grandfather and today holds his unbroken lineage. Rabjam Rinpoche is the spiritual head of the Shechen Monastery in Nepal and is dedicated to education (the Shechen School and the Shechen Institute. In response to the needs of women wanting to study and practice, he established two nunneries in Bhutan. Rabjam Rinpoche embodies the authentic Tibetan Buddhist tradition in combination with a modern view. He is the author of “The Great Medicine,” published by Shambhala Publications. He is teaching in the USA, Brazil, and Mexico this fall. For more about his teachings and projects go to <a href="http://www.shechen.org" rel="noopener">www.shechen.org</a>

Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi

Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi began his professional life as a dentist. He holds a Master's degree in transpersonal psychology and has conducted Buddhist retreats across California, Washington, and Hawaii since 1998. He also conducts workshops that offer a contemporary perspective of Shin Buddhism. Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi recently retired from his role as resident minister at the Buddhist Temple of San Diego.

Francesco Celle

Francesco Celle es originario de Viña del Mar, Chile. Profesor de música, practica budismo tibetano en el linaje Drikung Kagyu desde el año 2011. Bajo la guía del venerable Khenpo Phuntsok Tenzin Rinpoche, también ha trabajado como director, instructor e intérprete en el centro de Dharma de su ciudad de origen. Actualmente se encuentra realizando el tradicional retiro de tres años del linaje Drikung Kagyu en el Centro de Retiros Milarepa en Schneverdingen, Alemania.

Jason Moscow

Jason Moscow works as a brand strategist and writing assistant to American Buddhist pioneer Trudy Goodman. He holds a BA from UC Berkeley in interdisciplinary decision making and a minor in journalism. Jason spent time as a program coordinator at Ram Dass’s home, Hanuman Maui, and apprenticed for an Indigenous psychologist in Central Mexico. He is currently pursuing higher education opportunities in holistic approaches to mental health. For inquiries, please contact [email protected]

Phil Swinney

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Karen Wallace Bartelt

Karen Wallace Bartelt was a weekly newspaper columnist for <em>The Oregonian</em> newspaper and has written for many other publications. As a beginning writing she studied under noted authors — and fellow Oregonians – Ursula Le Guinn and poet, William Stafford. She worked at Paramount Pictures in its heyday. She has taught creative writing to homeless people who are transitioning into stable housing. A third generation Portlander, she spends a lot of time in the rain, and skis, rides horses, and enjoys her family. She can be reached at [email protected]