CONTRIBUTORS

is a senior monk of the Nien-Fo Ch’an Order of Buddhist Monks and a student of Ven. Shih Ying-Fa, Abbot of Dragon Flower Ch’an Temple, Tacoma, Washington. A Portland middle school teacher, she was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Northwest Dharma Association.

was born and raised in China and came to the United States in 1995. In 2000 she received a Ph.D. in molecular biology and now works in Seattle as a scientist and biostatistician in biomedical research. Her passion for mountain climbing took her to Yunnan where she discovered Puli Tibetan School.

is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar who integrates Buddhism in performance, composition and multi-media. She was introduced to Theravadan meditation in the 80s, and later became a follower of Tibetan Buddhism in the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages.

is a professional editor, ESL teacher, and language coach for local actors in Seattle, where she lives.

lives in Seattle, where she works as a technical editor. Her interest in Buddhism, writing, and photography led her to volunteer for the Northwest Dharma News in 2006. She is currently on the board of the Northwest Dharma Association.

is a member of the Dharma Rain Zen Center and is active in the Portland chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. She is Oregon coordinator of the Northwest Dharma News.

is resident teacher of the White Cloud Zen Center in Idaho.

is guiding teacher of the Open Gate Zendo in Olympia, WA, and is on the board of directors of the Northwest Dharma Association.

is executive director of the Northwest Dharma Association. He serves on the board of Seattle’s Multifaith Works and guides the Path of Freedom Sangha.

lives in Seattle and is current president of the Northwest Dharma Association.

is guiding teacher of Plum Mountain Refuge in Hoquiam, WA. A former prison chaplain, he is particularly interested in post-prison work and recovery issues.

live in Kirkland, WA and practice with the Seattle Insight Meditation Society as well as Chagdud Gonpa Amrita. Steve is the immediate past president of the Northwest Dharma Association.

Ven. Owen Adhisila, Spring Cheng, George Draffan, Kathy Forsythe, Mona Han, Bill Hirsch, Clay Irving, Jan Van Raay, Stephen Schildbach (cover)

Amy Groncznack, Heidi Enji Hoogstra, Timothy O’Brien, Julie Welch

Stephen Schildbach