Valerie Brown

Valerie Brown is of Afro-Cuban descent and is a Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition founded by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. She is the author of Hope Leans Forward: Braving Your Way toward Simplicity, Awakening, and Peace.

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How Meditation Teacher Valerie Brown Combines Buddhist and Quaker Practices

In a recent episode of Life As It Is, dharma teacher Valerie Brown discusses the relationship between buddhanature and the Quaker understanding of the soul.

With Valerie Brown

Nov 03, 2022

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How to Fight Injustice Without Hating

Based on Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings of engaged Buddhism and the Plum Village tradition, this course offers practices to help ground ourselves amid the negativity and injustice that we face. From a peaceful center, you’ll discover…

By Valerie Brown

Dec 2021

Meditation Meditation Month 2021

The Lightness of Breathing

Instructions on how to breathe when you feel like crap

By Valerie Brown

Mar 02, 2021

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How to Fight Without Hating

Buddhist teacher Valerie Brown provides a lesson on skillful action and the power of love in the struggle against injustice.

By Valerie Brown

Jul 13, 2020

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How Meditation Teacher Valerie Brown Combines Buddhist and Quaker Practices

How to Fight Injustice Without Hating

The Lightness of Breathing

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