Lissa Edmond, DNP
Lissa Edmond began a dedicated Dharma practice in 2008 and studies vipassanā and the brahmavihāras as their primary path with influences from Zen. Lissa is a participant in the Spirit Rock/IMS teacher training. Alongside sharing the Dharma, Lissa is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and nature facilitator. Lissa identifies practice as a deep form of love and care and offers compassionate, embodied, and trauma-responsive practices for the wellness and liberation of all beings. Learn more at embodiedheartmind.com
Upcoming Programs by Lissa Edmond, DNP
Rainbow Sangha (37RS26)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Online via Zoom. Designed for only those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and/or GNC Description: The Rainbow (LGBTQIA+) Sangha is a weekly gathering designed to support self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, […]
The Dharma of Nature: Nature as Refuge, Teacher, Beloved (366R26) - On Land
Also Mark Coleman, MA, Victoria Cary, Kirsten Rudestam, Fernmarie Rodriguez and Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith, MBA
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on October 7, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on September 26, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. In need of a scholarship? - see "Scholarship offerings" information below. Description Like the […]
BIPOC Voices: Weekly Sunday Sangha (39BV26)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Online via Zoom. For only those who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) Description: The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a weekly gathering designed to support BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the Dharma. As […]
Rainbow Sangha (42RS26)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Online via Zoom. Designed for only those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and/or GNC Description: The Rainbow (LGBTQIA+) Sangha is a weekly gathering designed to support self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, […]
Finding Refuge, Finding Home: A Retreat in Nature (250R27) - On Land
Also Susie Harrington, Yong Oh, Denise Ackert, Mario Castillo and Kate Siber
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on September 2, 2026, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on August 18, 2027. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Applying for a residential scholarship? - see our Financial Support FAQs. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Description In the […]