Carol Wilson

Carol Wilson

Carol Wilson first began practicing Vipassana or Insight meditation in 1971, with S.N. Goenka, in Bodh Gaya, India. Since then she has studied and practiced with a number of Theravada teachers, both Asian and Western. She has been particularly influenced by the...
Lienchi Tran – Assisting Teacher

Lienchi Tran – Assisting Teacher

Raised in a Mahayana Buddhist family in Vietnam, Lienchi Tran discovered meditation in 1984, inspired by the teachings of Thay Thich Nhat Hanh. Her journey deepened in 1992 when she attended a retreat with Bhante Khippapanno, leading her to ordain and fully immerse...
Ayyā Suvijjānā Bhikkhuni

Ayyā Suvijjānā Bhikkhuni

Ayyā Suvijjānā started meditating in the Soto Zen tradition in 1976 with Kobun Chino Roshi as her teacher. In 1998 she was introduced to Vipassana at Santa Cruz insight Center. She was deeply inspired by the teachings from the Early Buddhist Texts, or the Suttas from...
Ayya Niyyānika Bhikkhuni

Ayya Niyyānika Bhikkhuni

Ayya Niyyānika is a fully ordained Buddhist monastic in the Theravada tradition. Ayya uses they/them pronouns. Ayya received their initial monastic training within the Dhammadharini Bhikkhunī community from 2014 through 2019 in Sonoma County, CA, USA and then was with...
Kate Davies – Assisting Teacher

Kate Davies – Assisting Teacher

For as long as I can remember, I have been curious about life and about how human beings relate to the Earth. After completing a doctorate in biochemistry at Oxford, UK, I spent 30 years working on environmental issues and social change for government and social...