Joan Halifax
Acting
Born: 7/30/1942
Place of Birth
Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
Biography
Joan Jiko Halifax is an American Zen Buddhist teacher, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, and the author of several books on Buddhism and spirituality. She currently serves as abbot and guiding teacher of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a Zen Peacemaker community which she founded in 1990.
Also Known As
Roshi Joan Halifax, Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD
