Academy Teachings

February BRN Academy SUNDAY February 2, 2026 at 10AM PST  Join us Online with Ryuko Laura Burges Ryuko Laura Burges is a lay entrusted dharma teacher in the Soto Zen tradition, teaching and leading retreats in California. She received monastic training at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. A longtime educator, Laura co-founded the Meditation in Recovery programs at San Francisco Zen Center....

March BRN Academy SUNDAY March 1, 2026 at 10AM PST  Join us Online with Mikey Livid More About Mikey Mikey Livid (he/him) is a Buddhist teacher, author, and counselor. Mikey is the guiding teacher at Wild Heart Meditation Center in Nashville, TN. He regularly bring Buddhist meditation classes into addiction treatment centers, prisons, and a...

April BRN Academy SUNDAY April 5, 2026 at 10AM PST  Teacher Details Coming Soon... More About the Academy The Academy has invited some of the leading teachers in the field of Buddhist recovery. On the first Sunday of every month for an hour each teacher will explore the sharp edges of suffering through the lens...