Nina Rao

Nina Rao first learned sacred chants, as a young girl from her grandfather in south India, and the chants stayed quietly with her until she rediscovered this powerful practice with Krishna Das in New York in 1996. Since then she has been KD’s business m... Read more

Henry Shukman

Henry Shukman is a poet, author, and Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage. He is the founder of the Original Love meditation program, spiritual director emeritus at Mountain Cloud Zen Center, and co-founder of the single-path meditation app The Way. His ... Read more

Stephanie Curran

Stephanie Curran attended her first retreat in 1996 and has been immersed in the Dharma ever since.  When she first encountered the teachings of Sayadaw U Tejaniya in 2018, the gentle and relaxed nature of his approach changed her practice and her life.... Read more

Anushka Hauerstock

Anushka Hauerstock is a mindfulness and meditation teacher with 18 years of training in traditional and secular meditation centers across India, Southeast Asia, and the West. Certified by the UCLA Mindfulness Research Center and InsightLA, she has been ... Read more

Jameson

Jameson (he/him/his) is a meditation instructor, consultant, and chaplaincy candidate working to support individuals as they seek to reduce suffering in their lives and find their own meaningful path. Coming to Buddhist practice in 2009, he was immediat... Read more

Satyani K.L. McPherson

Founder of Kozmique Light Meditations, is an Awareness Mentor. For more than two decades she has facilitated introspective self-care practices, trainings, and retreats for individuals, corporations, conferences, and schools, including her alma mater, We... Read more

Marcy Reynolds

Marcy Reynolds is a long-time student of holistic health having taught yoga, meditation, nutrition and western herbalism. Chronic Fatigue led her to the self-healing practice of Qigong which has been instrumental in her recovery and continues to bring d... Read more

KIMBER SIMPKINS BBRC Big Bear Retreat Center

Kimber Simpkins

Kimber (She/her), for over twenty years, has been learning and teaching how to use meditation and movement to improve our relationships with our bodies, our spirits, our communities, and our world. Kimber is a white, cis, queer mom and author who’s tau... Read more

Big Bear Retreat Center BBRC Ream

Ream

Ream, pronouns:  She/They. Ream is a queer organizer and somatics practitioner of European ancestry currently in Oakland, CA, organizing for economic and racial justice and immigrants’ rights, working for over 25 years in the labor movement and currentl... Read more

Em Morrison BBRC Big Bear Retreat Center

Em Morrison

Em became interested in mindfulness and meditation in 2011 because she was having the best day of her life (just kidding). She loves nothing more than creating safe, fun, and healthy spaces for teens and adults to flourish. She has taught mindfulness at... Read more