Host Michael Taft speaks with meditation teacher and shamanic practitioner Spring Washam concerning the “dharma of Harriet Tubman,” the inner vs. the outer journey of finding liberation, how the “meditation bubble” can actually block spiritual growth, bringing the wisdom of meditation to activism, the role of plant medicines in healing ourselves and our world, and rather more.
Spring Washam is a well known meditation teacher, writer, and visionary leader based in California and Peru. She is the writer of Spring is taken into account a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based healing practices to diverse communities. She is one in all the founders and core teachers on the positioned in downtown Oakland, CA. She received extensive training from Jack Kornfield, is a member of the teacher’s council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in northern California, and has practiced and studied Buddhist philosophy in each the Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism for the last 20 years. Along with being a teacher, she can also be a shamanic practitioner and has studied indigenous healing practices for over a decade. She is the founding father of a company that blends indigenous healing practices with Buddhist wisdom. Her writing and teachings have appeared in lots of online journals and publications comparable to Lions Roar, Tricycle, and Belief.net. She has been a guest on many popular podcasts and radio shows. She currently travels and teaches meditation retreats, workshops and classes worldwide.
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