James has meditated for over 30 years, beginning in 1987with James Baraz. He graduated from Insight LA’s Facilitator Training Program and Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (Inaugural Class). James is also a Trained Teacher for the Center f or Mindful Self- Compassion.
James leads secularand Buddhist- based mindfulness training, sits, and affinity groups (LGBTQI, Mental Health Professionals, Anti-Racism Practices for White People). His interests are community building for the LGBTQI/LGBTQI senior mindfulness community and consciousness-raising around racism and heterosexism. He is a student in Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner Program. His primary teacher is Tempel Smith.