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
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…
In Wisdom We Walk, In Liberation We Rise: A Women’s Retreat [Online]October 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. Registration for this retreat closes on October 5, 2025 at 2pm Pacific Time. 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…