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a true keeper of wisdom.
We all lose our way. In those moments, we need people with vision and wisdom to walk us through life's complicated terrain. All of our practitioners are either monks or those with at least 15 formal years of grounded spiritual practice.
The source. Not the simulation.
A human voice.
Every reply is recorded by a living monk — in their own voice, on their own time. You will hear them breathe.
No algorithm between you.
There is no model, no autocomplete, no synthetic warmth. Just the question you asked, and the person who answered it.
Wisdom that took a lifetime.
The reply you receive is the distillation of decades of silence. You cannot prompt-engineer that.
Keepers of wisdom
Meet the teachers.
“Who looks outside, dreams.
Who looks inside, awakens.”
— Carl Jung
How it works
Three steps. No noise.
Ask.
Type it, or speak it. The shorter the question, the closer to the bone.
Wait.
A monk will hear it. Not instantly. Wisdom does not run on a queue.
Listen.
When the reply lands, you will receive it — in voice or video. Sit with it. Twice.
Example questions
Not sure what to ask?
Others have sat with these. Yours need not be polished — only honest.
- 01How do I know if I'm on the right path?→
- 02I can't stop overthinking. What do I do?→
- 03How do I forgive someone who never apologized?→
- 04I have everything I wanted and still feel empty. Why?→
- 05How do I sit with grief that won't leave?→
- 06What does it mean to truly listen to myself?→
- 07I'm afraid of making the wrong decision. Help.→
- 08How do I let go of who I thought I'd be?→
Or ask something only you would ask.
Teachers
The keepers of wisdom.
Specialty — Reflective Clarity
As a Reflector in Human Design, Nick has a rare capacity to absorb, know, and reflect the context of a person's life — clearly and without distortion. This capacity allows Nick to see a person so precisely that their path forward is revealed without effort.
Practice
Over 16 years of contemplative sitting practice, including training under Tibetan Lama Dawa Tarchin Phillips, months in Thailand under Thai monk Pi Nan, and two years in deep practice at Upaya Zen Center under Roshi Joan Halifax.
The Method
Simple, and profoundly powerful: you will feel deeply seen.
He stays with you until there is real understanding — because from that place, the right path reveals itself.
Specialty — Stillness in Motion
Tristan has been on a spiritual path of transformation since the year 2000, with a strong focus on meditation and inner work. Trained in Modern-Day Meditation™ and Breakthrough Breathwork™ in Colorado, she meets people in the noise of modern life and returns them, gently, to the quiet underneath it.
Practice
Practicing since January 2000, teaching professionally since 2012. Founder and CEO of FLOW — selected for both the Startup Reykjavik accelerator and Vodafone's Stökkpallurinn Launch Pad in 2016.
The Method
Come back to the breath. Come back to yourself.
Tristan's guidance is rooted in family, nature, healing, and the slow disciplines of presence — meditation as a way of living, not a technique to perform.
Specialty — The Open Gate
Born in Veracruz, Mexico, Sensei Shinzan is an ordained Zen priest and Dharma successor of Joan Jiko Halifax, Roshi. He carries the lineage with warmth, humor, and a directness shaped by decades inside the temple — meeting each person exactly where they stand.
Practice
Trained from 1996 in the Buddhist Maitreya Seminar under Korean Zen teacher Ven. Samu Sunim while living at the Toronto Zen Buddhist Temple. Ordained as a Zen priest in 2004. Lived and trained at Upaya Zen Center for over eight years, receiving Dharma transmission from Joan Halifax, Roshi in January 2015.
The Method
The gate is already open. Walk through.
Founder of the Open Gate Zen Collective in San Diego, co-teacher on IBME teen retreats, and guest teacher at Upaya Zen Center, the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, and Zen groups in México City and Bogotá.
Specialty — Awakened Leadership
Lama Dawa bridges deep Tibetan Buddhist training with the realities of modern enterprise. He meets leaders, founders, and seekers in the place where inner work and outer responsibility actually intersect — and helps them lead from a steadier seat.
Practice
Decades of training in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. President and CEO of Empowerment Holdings, LLC — an international leadership training and consulting firm working with business leaders and organizations across five continents in Mindful Leadership, Awakened Prosperity, and Awakened Business.
The Method
Lead from the seat of your own awareness.
Dawa's work is grounded in lineage and tested in boardrooms. He answers as a teacher who has held both the cushion and the conference table — and refuses to separate them.
Specialty — Awake in the Wild
Mark brings together decades of Insight and Dzogchen training with a lifelong love of the natural world. His teaching opens the door to meditation as something that happens not only on the cushion, but in forests, rivers, and open sky.
Practice
MA in Clinical Psychology. Extensive training in the Insight and Dzogchen Buddhist traditions. Senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, leading insight meditation retreats since 1997. Founder of Awake in the Wild and co-founder of the Mindfulness Training Institute.
The Method
Let nature meet you where you are.
Mark leads year-long nature meditation teacher trainings and professional mindfulness teacher trainings across the US and Europe — work grounded in lineage and shaped by twenty years of wilderness retreats.
Specialty — The Long Path of Practice
Anushka carries over 35 years of training in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, shaped by years inside monasteries and retreat centers across the US, India, and Sri Lanka. She meets each question with the steadiness of someone who has spent a lifetime on the cushion.
Practice
Studied Buddhism at Harvard College, followed by four years of full-time Dharma and meditation training in monasteries and retreat centers in the US, India, and Sri Lanka. Invited to teach Dharma in 1998. Graduated from a four-year retreat teacher training program with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Carol Wilson, and other leading Western Buddhist teachers from IMS and Spirit Rock.
The Method
Practice is long. The path is kind.
As a Spirit Rock Core Teacher, Anushka leads residential retreats and teaches the Dharma with the precision of the Theravada lineage and the warmth of decades alongside students.
“If you resist change, you resist life. The only way out is in.”
— Sadhguru