Elizabeth Day

by tmt | Nov 28, 2019

Elizabeth commenced concerted Buddhist practice in her 20s, building on earlier enquiries into experiences of no-self, and intersubjectivity. Her initial teachers were Ven Rakkhita Thera, then abbot of the Sri Lankan forest hermitage (of the Theravada lineage of Ven...

Ayya Santussika Bhikkhuni

by staff2080 | Nov 28, 2019

Venerable Santussika Bhikkhuni began exploring meditation in the late seventies. In 1996 she joined a Kriya yoga-based center, where she deepened her meditation practice and made spiritual development the central theme of her life. In 2002, she received a Masters of...

Ayya Santacitta Bhikkhuni

by staff2080 | Nov 28, 2019

Venerable Santacitta Bhikkhuni began practicing meditation in 1988 in the forests of South Thailand. Her first teacher was Ajahn Buddhadasa, who sparked her interest in Buddhist monastic life. Ajahn Buddhadasa’s style was an innovative combination of living an...

Amma Thanasanti

by tmt | Nov 28, 2019

Amma Thanasanti is a California native, born into a Jewish family with her roots from Poland and Russia. In 1979, at the age of seventeen, Amma was dedicated to a spiritual life, Theravada insight and loving kindness practices. She envisioned living her life as a nun....

Amita Schmidt

by tmt | Nov 28, 2019

Amita began meditating in 1984 in Seattle. She left the Seattle area to deepen her practice by attending a series of three-month retreats at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, MA. After many years of intensive practice, she was asked to co-lead her first...