Host Michael Taft speaks with meditation trainer and shamanic practitioner Spring Washam concerning the “dharma of Harriet Tubman,” the internal vs. the outer journey of discovering liberation, how the “meditation bubble” can truly block religious development, bringing the knowledge of meditation to activism, the position of plant medicines in therapeutic ourselves and our world, and rather more.
Spring Washam is a widely known meditation trainer, writer, and visionary chief based mostly in California and Peru. She is the writer of A Fierce Coronary heart: Discovering Power, Braveness, and Knowledge in Any Second. Spring is taken into account a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based therapeutic practices to various communities. She is without doubt one of the founders and core lecturers on the East Bay Meditation Middle, situated in downtown Oakland, CA. She obtained intensive coaching from Jack Kornfield, is a member of the trainer’s council at Spirit Rock Meditation Middle in northern California, and has practiced and studied Buddhist philosophy in each the Theravada and Tibetan colleges of Buddhism for the final 20 years. Along with being a trainer, she can be a shamanic practitioner and has studied indigenous therapeutic practices for over a decade. She is the founding father of Lotus Vine Journeys, a corporation that blends indigenous therapeutic practices with Buddhist knowledge. Her writing and teachings have appeared in lots of on-line journals and publications comparable to Lions Roar, Tricycle, and Perception.web. She has been a visitor on many standard podcasts and radio exhibits. She at present travels and teaches meditation retreats, workshops and lessons worldwide.
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