Fresh “Lev” White is a love and compassion activist. He offers mindfulness, mediation, and diversity trainings as tools for shifting towards more authentic, conscious, and passionate living. He works with individuals, households, and professional teams. As a certified coach, and professional trainer, Lev has offered over 300 diversity trainings in the San Francisco Bay Area and Beyond. He earned his coaching and leadership certifications through the Co-Active Training Institute. Lev is also mindfully grounded at the East Bay Meditation Center, and a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leadership program. Lev offers secular mindfulness, and non-secular meditation in addition to talks on Compassion in both corporate, spiritual, and other private settings. He credits his ability to reach diverse audiences to his years growing up in multi-ethnic communities in New York.
Publications:
Lev aka Fresh!, is contributor to Real World Mindfulness for Beginners; Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voices; Trans Bodies; Trans Selves; Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and NB People & Their Families (2023)
Associations, Articles, Audio, and Videos:
- Dhamma Dena Buddhist Retreat Center, 2003-Present Teacher Counsel and Board Member
- SF Chronicle: Living Trans in Tumultuous Times, April 2023
- Kehilla Synagogue, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, 2021-Present BIPOC Congress
- National Center for Lesbian Rights, 2021-2022, Board Member
- San Francisco Pride: Pride Grand Marshal 2016
- Dharma Talk San Francisco Zen Center, Pride 2017: Moments of Love
- Gender Spectrum: What’s it like to be trans and Buddhist
- KQED’s Forum: In My Experience: Transgender Transitions
- KPIX Bay Area: Fresh White “Affirmative Acts”
- The Guardian: New American Family
- Founder: Trans and GQ Mindfulness Meetup
- Team Member: Trans Spiritual Care Initiative
Website: https://affirmativeacts.org/
Previous Teachings
Understanding No Self and a World Based on Identities
For this session, in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride, Lev will read a poem from the book Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voices and talk about why it's important to honor who we all are, or identify, while also understanding the emptiness of us.
Perfect As We Are: A Self Compassion Practice
In this session we will release self-doubt and/or self-blame, and engage in a practice of self-love and self-forgiveness. Fresh “Lev” White is a love and compassionate activist. He offers mindfulness, coaching, mediation, and divers...
All Academy Teachers
- Acharya Passatininna (Christie Bates)
- Angyu Devin Ashwood
- Carol Cano
- Caroline Brazier
- Caverly Morgan
- Dave Smith
- Eddie LeShure
- Gary Sanders
- Gaylon Ferguson
- George Johns
- Joan Tollifson
- Kaira Jewel Lingo
- Kara Haney
- Kate Johnston
- Kevin Griffin
- Laura Burges
- Loch Kelly
- Martine Batchelor
- Mary Stancavage
- Myokei Caine-Barrett
- Pablo Das
- Rachel Lewis
- Ralph Steele
- Ruth King
- Silasiri
- Steven Tierney, Ed.D.
- Thomas Tran
- Tuere Sala
- Vanessa Wang
- Ven Pannavati Bhikkhuni
- Ven. Dr. Pannavati
- Vimalasara Mason-John
- Vince Cullen
- Walt Opie