Misha Becker is a poet and hospice volunteer. In between sesshins at the Chapel Hill Zen Centre (her cats’ least favorite time of year) Becker teaches linguistics at the University of North Carolina. She received the precepts as a lay Buddhist in 2006.
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Heather Hurlock
Heather Hurlock is the former Editor-in-Chief of Mindful magazine and mindful.org. She’s a long-time editor, writer, musician, and meditator with deep roots in service journalism. She is now the Founder of The Art of Being Present.
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