Fresh “Lev” White is a love and compassion activist. He offers mindfulness, mediation, and diversity training as tools for shifting towards more authentic, conscious, and passionate living. He works with individuals, households, and professional teams. As a certified coach, and professional trainer, Lev has offered over 400 diversity trainings in the San Francisco Bay Area and Beyond. He earned his coaching and leadership certifications through the Co-Active Training Institute. Lev is also mindfully grounded at the East Bay Meditation Center, and a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leadership and DPP programs. Lev offers secular mindfulness, and non-secular meditation in addition to Spiritual Counseling, mentoring, and talks on Self-Compassion in corporate, spiritual, or other private settings. Lev credits their ability to reach diverse audiences to his years growing up in multi-ethnic communities in New York.
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Events with Fresh "Lev" White
Creating Refuge in Community (Applications only)-closedJuly 16 - 20, 2025
A Retreat for Trans, Gender Nonconforming, Genderqueer, Non-binary and all Gender Expansive communities. The retreat will have an application process to prioritize registration from BIPOC folks through June 15, with the aim to create an intentionally multiracial community with a goal of 50% BIPOC. This 4-night retreat will be a space grounded in self-care and compassion, and held in community, to support our healing and resilience at this time in this world. We will offer meditation, mindful movement, and heart-centered practices based on Buddhist principles. Silence will be gently balanced with small and large group discussions. We will cultivate and…
Creating Refuge in CommunityJuly 16 - 20, 2025
A Retreat for Trans, Gender Nonconforming, Genderqueer, Non-binary and all Gender Expansive communities. This 4-night retreat will be a space grounded in self-care and compassion, and held in community, to support our healing and resilience at this time in this world. We will offer meditation, mindful movement, and heart-centered practices based on Buddhist principles. Silence will be gently balanced with small and large group discussions. We will cultivate and deepen connections that support our resilience and joy. This retreat, grounded in the Dharma, is open to all practitioners, and is available for all levels of meditation experience. It is…
Belonging & Self Compassion Daylong Retreat [ONLINE]August 3, 2025
This online daylong retreat is open to both beginning and experienced practitioners. Those who self-identify as LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, and beyond) and BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color) are prioritized. Allies are welcome. Registration for this event closes on August 2, 2025 at 11:59 pm. To inquire about joining after registration closes, please contact guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org. Please join us for a day of refuge, with a focus on self-compassion and mindfulness. We’ll experience periods of silence, teaching, practice and community discussion. Compassion and self-compassion involve responding to difficult moments with kindness, empathy and understanding so that…
Belonging and Thriving, Being Your Own Good Friend: LGBTQIA+ RetreatDecember 2 - 7, 2025
This in-person retreat is open to both beginning and experienced practitioners who self-identify as LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, and beyond). Registration for this retreat closes on October 19, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. If looking to join after this date, please inquire at guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org Please join us for a place of refuge, with a focus on belonging, self-compassion and mindfulness. We will cultivate our capacity to be our own good friends. We’ll experience meditation, music, movement, silence, community discussions and more. We will bring together periods of silence and inner practice with teachings on cultivating mindfulness…