Ji Hyang Padma has 30 years of experience in Buddhist training and teaching in the US and Asia, 14 of these years as a monastic. She is a Lay Dharma lineage holder and teacher in the Soto Zen lineage of Shogaku Shunryu. 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 15 years, and also teaches at Brandeis University, Tufts University, Harvard University, Kripalu, and Esalen Institute. She is gifted at finding an entry-point into practice for people who are just beginning their journey. 

Ji Hyang has combined an academic career with her role as a Zen teacher. She has a doctorate in transpersonal psychology from Sofia University, and directed a graduate program in comparative religion.