Teaching Faculty & Staff
Gaylon Ferguson – Retreat Director
Gaylon Ferguson is a faculty member in the religious studies and interdisciplinary studies departments at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. He is an acharya, or senior teacher, in the Shambhala International Buddhist community.
He is the author of “Natural Wakefulness: Discovering the Wisdom We Were Born With” and “Natural Bravery: Fear and Fearlessness As a Direct Path of Awakening”
Deborah Marshall – Assistant Director
Rashid Hughes – Retreat Coordinator
Rashid is a dedicated Mindfulness Facilitator and Trauma Tapper who is committed to empowering individuals in underserved communities in Washington DC.
The Engaged Mindfulness Institute (EMI), formerly Peacemaker Institute, was founded in 2001. The Institute delivers trainings developed from a rich tradition of spiritually grounded, contemplative and mindfulness-based peace and social change work, as well as the latest developments in neuroscience-based leadership training.
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