Bonnie Duran
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About Bonnie Duran
Bonnie Duran first encountered the Dharma in 1982 at Kopan Monastery in Nepal and in Bodhgaya, India. Her training has included teachings from leading Western teachers such as Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, along with Thai, Burmese, and Tibetan monastic teachers. She completed the retreat teacher-training program at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) and Spirit Rock Meditation Center (SRMC), and now serves on the Spirit Rock Guiding Teachers Council.
She leads both long and short retreats at IMS, Spirit Rock, and in other communities, while also engaging with Native American spiritual practices and traditions. Through her partner, Bonnie was introduced to the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist tradition, and she is now joyfully studying and practicing within that lineage as well. She contributed to Hilda Gutiérrez Baldoquin’s Dharma, Color and Culture: New Voices in Western Buddhism, and has written for the Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Tricycle, and Turning Wheel.
Dr. Duran is Professor Emeritus in the Schools of Social Work and Public Health at the University of Washington, and also serves on the faculty of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute. Her academic focus centers on Tribal, Urban Indian, and International Indigenous communities.