In this episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome Spring Washam. Considered a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based meditation practices to diverse communities; Spring Washam is a well-known teacher, healer, and visionary leader based in Oakland, California. She is the author of A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage and Wisdom in Any Moment and The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground. Spring is one of the founding teachers at the East Bay Meditation Center, an organization that offers Buddhist teachings with attention to social action and multiculturalism. She is a member of the teacher’s council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, offering teachings on Buddhist philosophy, Insight meditation and loving-kindness practices. Spring is also the founder of Lotus Vine Journeys, a one-of-a-kind organization that blends indigenous healing practices with Buddhist wisdom for transformative retreats in South America.

Main Topics Discussed:

• Discipline and consistency as devotion
• Is Ayahuasca an intoxicant?: Incorporating plant medicine into Buddhist practices
• Becoming a bodhisattva
• How Harriet Tubman is leading us to liberation today
• Living on a diet of dharma

Learn more about Spring Washam:

Visit her website: www.springwasham.com

Follow her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/springwasham

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