Ji Hyang Padma, PhD, has 30 years of experience in Buddhist training and teaching and is a Lay Dharma lineage holder and teacher in the Soto Zen lineage of Shogaku Shunryu. She serves as Director of the Masters of Divinity Program at Naropa University.  She is also author of Field of Blessings: Ritual and Consciousness in the Work of Buddhist Healers and Living the Season: Zen Practices for Transformative Times. 

Ji Hyang has taught meditation at Omega Institute for 18 years, as well as at Kripalu and Esalen Institutes and many universities. She is gifted at finding an entry-point into practice for people who are just beginning their journey.