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 may all be healthy, happy, at ease in their body, at home in the world

I began my study of Buddhism with Geshe Lhundup Sopa at the University of Wisconsin in the 1970s. Since then I’ve received instruction from teachers in many Buddhist traditions, including retreats with Ken McLeod, Michael Conklin, Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, Rodney Smith, U Silananda, Ajahn Amaro, Yvonne Rand, Chozen and Hogen Bays, and Robert Joshin Althouse. I have immense appreciation and undying gratitude for every one of them. Since 1993 I have worked with Ken McLeod, who has encouraged me to teach.

My practice in recent years has been centered in Tibetan vajrayana and mahamudra practice, and in integrating body-based practices such as qigong and Feldenkrais.

My practice and teaching emphasizes:

~ cultivating the foundational skills of Buddhist practice including stability (shamatha) and clarity (vipashyana)

~ the validity and context for different practices and traditions

~ awareness of the body as the ground of all experience

~ bringing the teachings alive in direct experience

~ awareness and responsiveness amidst the activities and emotions of daily life

~ helping people connect with their own motivation, working with them to clarify their goals and sustain their practice.

I’ve been a volunteer with the Northwest Dharma Association, where I served as president from 2001 to 2005, and more recently helped set up an online forum for the region’s Buddhist teachers.

Since the 1980s I’ve made a living by research on business and the environment.