Spring Washam is a renowned dharma teacher, author, and visionary leader based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is the founder of the Spirit Underground Liberation Project, a movement dedicated to collective liberation and healing. Her books, A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage, and Wisdom in Any Moment and The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground, inspire readers worldwide.
A founding teacher of the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California, and a member of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center teacher’s council, she has studied Theravada and Tibetan Buddhism deeply since 1999 under Jack Kornfield’s guidance. Spring is also a dedicated shamanic healer and the creator of Lotus Vine Journeys, merging indigenous healing traditions with Buddhist wisdom in South America. Her teachings, featured in Lion’s Roar and Tricycle, offer a path of inner strength and profound transformation.
Events with Spring Washam
Unfolding the Great Heart: Bhakti, Buddhism, and the Practice of Connection [On Land]June 9 - 14, 2025
Open to both beginning and experienced practitioners. Registration for this retreat closes on May 26, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. This retreat is a sacred invitation to return to the source of your inner strength—the boundless capacity of your heart to love, heal, and transform. Together, we will explore the ‘Great Heart,’ a sanctuary of devotion and wisdom that holds the power to illuminate even the darkest moments of our lives. Through the intertwined paths of Bhakti and Buddhism, we will dive into heart-centered practices that open us to the healing power of love and connection. Each day will include…
Unfolding the Great Heart: Bhakti, Buddhism & the Practice of Connection [Online]June 9 - 14, 2025
This online retreat is open to both beginning and experienced practitioners. Registration for this retreat closes on May 26, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. This retreat is a sacred invitation to return to the source of your inner strength—the boundless capacity of your heart to love, heal, and transform. Together, we will explore the ‘Great Heart,’ a sanctuary of devotion and wisdom that holds the power to illuminate even the darkest moments of our lives. Through the intertwined paths of Bhakti and Buddhism, we will dive into heart-centered practices that open us to the healing power of love and connection.…
In Wisdom We Walk, In Liberation We Rise: A Women's RetreatOctober 5 - 12, 2025
This retreat welcomes all who identify as women, gender expansive, and nonbinary who are nourished in women centered spaces. Open to both beginners and experienced practitioners. A Sanctuary for Women’s Wisdom, Intuition, and Collective Liberation. Join us for a transformative journey at the praxis of wisdom and liberation. We intend to offer practices to tap into the energy of the sacred mother, the deep intuitive knowing, the awakening heart, and both personal and collective liberation. Through Insight Meditation, embodied movement, and earth-based practices, we will explore what it means to walk in wisdom, allowing our intuition to guide us and our…