Kirrily with Anne Cushman
For Meditation TeachersMeets First Thursdays, 4–5:30 PM (Pacific Time)
All teachers
Anne Cushman
She/Her/Hers
Fairfax CA USA
Mindful Movement PracticesSomatic Mindfulness/Body ScansEco-MindfulnessDharma/BuddhismInsight Meditation (Vipassana)Breath WorkLoving-Kindness Meditation (Metta)Anxiety and Stress ReductionSelf-CompassionTrauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
40 years meditating
25 years teaching
About me
Anne Cushman is a pioneer in the integration of mindfulness, embodied meditation, and creative expression. A member of the Teachers’ Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, she founded and led the first multi-year Buddhist meditation training for yoga teachers. Her books include the memoir The Mama Sutra, the novel Enlightenment for Idiots (named by Booklist as one of the top first novels of its year), the mindful yoga manifesto Moving Into Meditation, and the India pilgrimage guide From Here to Nirvana; and her essays on spiritual practice in daily life have appeared in the New York Times, Yoga Journal, O: The Oprah Magazine, Lion’s Roar, Tricycle, and many other publications. A former editor for both Yoga Journal and Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, she currently directs the mentoring program for Jack Kornfield Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, which enrolls over 2500 students from 47 countries. She leads regular meditation retreats with a focus on creativity, embodiment, and daily life practice and also offers classes and retreats on writing as a path to waking up.
I love working with
Anyone who wants to feel more fully awake, alive, connected, and embodied --and express those qualities in their daily relationships, livelihood, or art.