Practitioners

Alysia Nicole Harris is a Pushcart-nominated poet, linguist, and teaching-artist.

Anantanand Rambachan is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Saint Olaf College, Minnesota, USA (1985-2021).

Geshe Lobsang Dhargey is the Resident Teacher at Do Ngak Kunphen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace.

Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad is a Jordanian prince and a professor of philosophy.

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is an American Islamic scholar and co-founder of Zaytuna College.

Josh Williams is the Lead Pastor of the Elm City Vineyard Church in New Haven, CT and Associate National Director of Evangelism and Justice for VineyardUSA.

Judson Brewer ("Dr. Jud") is the director of research and innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center.

Julia Wise is Community Liaison for the Centre for Effective Altruism.

Rabbanit Leah Sarna is the spiritual leader of Kehillat Sha'arei Orah, an Orthodox synagogue in Lower Merion, PA.

Mohamed Hafez is a Syrian-American artist and architect.

Omer Bajwa serves as Director of Muslim Life in the Chaplain’s Office at Yale.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author.

Rabbi Shai Held is President, Dean, and Chair in Jewish Thought at the Hadar Institute in New York City.

Steve Kanji Ruhl is an ordained Zen Buddhist minister, lay dharma teacher, and writer.

Venerable Thubten Chodron is an American Tibetan Buddhist nun, author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey.

Tom Porter (Sakokwenionkwas, meaning “The One Who Wins”) is the spokesperson and spiritual leader of the Mohawk Community of Kanatsiohareke (Ga na jo ha lay gay) in the Mohawk Valley near Fonda, New York.