Pamela Weiss

Pamela Weiss is an author and Buddhist teacher, authorized to teach in both Soto Zen and Vipassana. She is a member of the Spirit Rock teacher council and a guiding teacher at San Francisco Insight.aPamela Weiss is a dual lineage Buddhist teacher in Theravada and Soto Zen, and the author of, “A Bigger Sky: Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism.” She has been practicing since 1987, including several years of Zen monastic training and retreat teacher training through Spirit Rock. Pamela was the first lay person to receive full Dharma transmission in the Suzuki Roshi lineage. She lives in San Francisco and is on the Teacher Council at San Francisco Insight and the Board of the Brooklyn Zen Center. She is passionate about weaving women’s voices and experience into the fabric of practice.