Cynde interviews James, who  has been a meditation teacher since 1978.  He is creator and teacher of the Awakening Joy course (since 2003). He leads retreats, workshops and classes in U.S and abroad. Co-founding Teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Canter in Woodacre, CA. Co-author of Awakening Joy, the book based on the course (with Shoshana Alexander).

He is a Guiding Teacher for One Earth Sangha, a website devoted to expressing a Buddhist response to Climate Change. James lives in Berkeley, California with his wife, Jane. He has two sons and three grandchildren. www.awakeningjoy.info/teacher.html

 

The Mid America Dharma Center will be sponsoring a non-residential weekend retreat with James Baraz in St. Louis, MO on June 12-14, 2015