Teacher, Author, & Speaker
Painting by Pia Stern
Translating wisdom from contemplative traditions into widely accessible books, articles, workshops, talks, teacher trainings, and curriculum design for over 40 years. Focusing on mindfulness, compassion, forgiveness, and equanimity.
QUIET STRENGTH
After 3 years of research and decades of practice, I’m excited to share with you all I have learned about equanimity from my immersion into the science, practice, philosophy, psychology, and religious roots of this quiet and under-appreciated virtue.
This book brings those discoveries together, illuminating what equanimity truly is, why it matters now more than ever, and how anyone can cultivate it to experience more clarity, resilience, and inner freedom in daily life.
Available for pre-order here →
And through independent bookstores.
To be published by HarperOne in March of 2026
"As someone who has spent years chasing achievement and wrestling with anxiety, I’ve come to see equanimity not as passivity, but as power. This book is a clear and deeply practical expression of a core dharma truth: we can’t control what happens, but we can learn to relate to it wisely. Quiet Strength is about the kind of balance that doesn’t flatten us, but frees us."
- Dan Harris, author of Ten Percent Happier
Cultivating Compassion
Here is a clip from a recent conversation with Eric Matthews, former Cultivating Compassion Teaching Assistant at Angola Penitentiary.
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