Therese Fitzgerald trained at the San Francisco and Tassajara Zen Centers with Richard Baker-Roshi, and then with Vietnamese Zen teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, who ordained her as a Dharma teacher in 1994. Therese has served as Director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship and co-founder of the Community of Mindful Living, which developed programs for social service in Vietnam and, with Maxine Hong Kingston, offered mindfulness-and-writing workshops for veterans of war. With Dharma Friends, based on Maui, Therese works as a Dharma mentor and instructor, including giving weekly sessions at Maui Community Correctional Center.

Therese Fitzgerald trained at the San Francisco and Tassajara Zen Centers with Richard Baker-Roshi, and then with Vietnamese Zen teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, who ordained her as a Dharma teacher in...Read more