Thank You

An inexhaustible list of beings near and far who have supported my practice:

• Ancestors in my familial lineage for their offerings of love, belonging, and resilience particularly my mother and grandmothers
• Ancestors in my spiritual lineage who stewarded the dharma and offered refuge including the historical Buddha, Bodhisattvas Kuan Yin and Jizo, early enlightened Bhikkhunis, Dipa Ma, and Thich Nhat Hanh
• Earth, wind, water, fire, nature, trees, more than humans for their abundant teachings and offerings
• Communities that taught the importance of spiritual friendship including BIPOC Embodied Refuge, One Love Sangha, New York Insight Sanghas, and Brooklyn Zen Center Sanghas
• Dharma Mentors Kaira Jewel Lingo, Andrea Fella, and Shelly Graf for their teachings/guidance
• Dharma teachers Ayya Anandabodhi, Ayya Santacitta, Carol Cano, Chas DiCapua, DaRa Williams, Dawn Scott, Devin Berry, Diana Winston, Gil Fronsdal, Jeanne Corrigal, John Martin, Joseph Goldstein, Kamala Masters, Leslie Booker, Marisela Gomez, Matthew Hepburn, Michael Stone, Rebecca Bradshaw, Roxanne Dault, Ruth King, Shinmu (fka Jozen) Tamori Gibson, Tara Mulay, Tempel Smith, Tuere Sala, Victoria Cary, Yong Oh, and countless more for their teachings/support
• Nayyirah Waheed’s salt & nejma, Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy and Equal Justice Initiative, Resmaa Menakem’s My Grandmother’s Hands, Linda Thai, Judy Becker, Marisa Cranfill, and countless writers, changemakers, somatic facilitators, healers, artists, and movement teachers
• Family, friends, practitioners, sangha, and countless other beings, known and unknown…

Thank you and deep bows.

With appreciation and care,

Lissa