CLEAR ALL
La Sarmiento has been a leader of American LGBTQ and people-of-color Buddhist communities for close to a decade. I caught up with the trans, queer Filipino teacher before a silent retreat to discuss the dynamics of race and gender in a world that is typically White, cisgender and straight.
Illuminating a path each of us can follow to a life filled with far greater racial awareness, connection, and joy. Rhonda V. Magee (M.A. Sociology, J.D.
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Mindfulness is often seen as something only useful or needed among certain populations, but the practice has no real barriers, and all populations can benefit.
From politics, climate change, and the economy to racism, sexism, and a hundred other kinds of biases—things have never felt so urgent and uncertain. We want to take action, but so many of us struggle with overwhelm and burnout.
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