Anne Cushman

About Anne Cushman

Anne Cushman is a teacher and writer whose work brings together embodied meditation, creative expression, the natural world, and the practical realities of being human. A practitioner of dharma and yoga since 1982, she serves as a retreat teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, core faculty for Spirit Rock’s Dharma Yoga Mindfulness Training, and guiding teacher and director of mentoring for the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program. She is the author of The Mama Sutra: A Story of Love, Loss, and the Path of Motherhood, Enlightenment for Idiots, From Here to Nirvana, and Moving Into Meditation. Her essays on spiritual practice and everyday life have appeared widely, from The New York Times to Lion’s Roar. Anne mentors writers and students of embodied mindfulness around the world, teaches retreats in person and online, and leads courses that weave together creative writing, meditation, and yoga.