MEET SBN'S SUPPORTERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
ALEX CARR
Alex is the lead facilitator for One Mindful Breath, a secular Buddhist sangha based in Wellington, New Zealand. An experienced mediation teacher, Alex focuses on sharing the benefits of practising secular Buddhism and continues to explore how the Dharma can help focus social engagement and political action.
BERNAT FONT
Bernat met the dharma at a very young age and has practiced in Europe, India and Myanmar, gradually putting aside his artistic career. He has trained as a teacher with the Bodhi College and holds a PhD in Buddhist Studies. He founded the dharma organisation ‘Espai Sati’ in Barcelona, serves the LGBTQIA+ community, and teaches in English, Catalan and Spanish.
CIARA CULLEN
A yoga and mindfulness teacher, Ciara is one of the teachers of SBN's online course on secular Buddhism. Ciara takes a reflective approach to teaching that incorporates elements of early Buddhism, exploring ethics as embodied practice. She participated in the first Secular Dharma course at Bodhi College. Ciara is also an organic farmer, environmental educator and activist.
JOCHEN WEBER
A medical doctor who founded and now heads the German Buddha-Stiftung, Jochen has been on Buddha's path together with Stephen and Martine Batchelor for 25 years. He has been a meditation and MBSR teacher for 20 years. Jochen gives Dhamma talks, leads meditations and discussion groups, and organizes the events of Buddha-Stiftung.
LENORE LAMBERT
A secular dharma teacher, entrepreneur, psychologist, and World Champion Masters track and field athlete, Lenorë is the founder of Beaches Sangha in Sydney and author of the book “The Buddha for Modern Minds: A non-religious guide to the Buddha and his teachings”. She has been practicing since 2004 and has a passion for bringing the dharma into everyday life.
LINDA MODARO
A meditation teacher and founder of Sati Sangha in California, Linda is developing a reflective approach to meditation that helps meditators to integrate the teachings of early Buddhism into their lives. She has a keen interest in teacher training.
LORNA EDWARDS
A psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher in Wales, Lorna is one of the teachers of SBN's online course on secular Buddhism. She is curious as to how Stephen Batchelor’s Four Tasks can help us to change how we live so as to care for planet Earth and practice social justice.
MARTINE BATCHELOR
A Buddhist teacher and author, Martine lives in southwest France with her husband, Stephen Batchelor, and leads seminars and meditation retreats worldwide. She is interested in social action, religion and women’s issues, and the Silver Sante Study exploring whether meditation can help ageing.
RAMSEY MARGOLIS
Ramsey was one of the initial advocates of secular Buddhism and is a strong supporter of the SBN project. He is the publisher of Tuwhiri, an imprint which publishes books on early Buddhism, its retrieval, and a secular adaptation to 21st century conditions. He lives in Wellingon, New Zealand.
SASKIA GRAF
A longtime practitioner in Secular and Theravada Buddhism, Saskia is a graduate of the Systematic Study of Buddhism at Tibetisches Zentrum Hamburg. She is an evolutionary humanist. At Buddha-Stiftung, she is co-responsible for development and moderation of online courses, discussion groups and meditations.
STEPHEN BATCHELOR
A Buddhist teacher and writer best known for his secular or agnostic approach to Buddhism, Stephen's books, beginning with Buddhism Without Beliefs through his most recent work, Buddha, Socrates, and Us, have been instrumental in the development of a secular approach to the dharma.
WINTON HIGGINS
A member of the Tuwhiri Project editorial board, Winton has been a Buddhist practitioner since 1987 and a teacher of insight meditation since 1995. He is a senior teacher for Sydney Insight Meditators and Secular Buddhism in Aotearoa New Zealand.