Marisela B. Gomez, MD

Marisela B. Gomez, MD is a mindfulness practitioner (ordained in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing), public health scholar activist, and physician. Of Afro-Latina ancestry, she lives in Baltimore and is involved in social justice activism and community building. She is the author of Race, Class, Power and Organizing in East Baltimore. She blogs at Huff Post and mariselabgomez.com on the intersection of wisdom justice and mindfulness.

Teachings

Contemplations on the Five Mindfulness Trainings

Two dharma teachers in the Plum Village tradition on how the precepts can help us lead ethical lives in the face of injustice and oppression

By Valerie Brown and Marisela B. Gomez, MD

Oct 12, 2026

Ideas

Practicing with the Four Noble Truths in the World

Dharma teacher Marisela B. Gomez uses inspiration from Thích Nhất Hạnh to show us how to transform the suffering of racial injustice.

By Marisela B. Gomez, MD

Feb 04, 2025

Ideas

Finding the Juicy and Joyful in Celibacy

In an excerpt from their latest book, Healing Our Way Home, three Black Buddhist teachers talk about intimacy, sexuality, and healing.

Kaira Jewel Lingo, Valerie Brown, and Marisela B. Gomez, MD

Apr 11, 2024

Podcasts

Oct 21, 2026 Life As It Is — Episode #59

Embodying the Dharma Through Ethical Living

With Marisela B. Gomez, MD

Dharma teacher Marisela B. Gomez discusses how contemplating the five mindfulness trainings can help us lead ethical lives and transform suffering in ourselves, our communities, and our world.

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