Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, born to parents who migrated from rural Louisiana at the start of WWII, is an author, poet, drum medicine woman, and ordained Zen priest. The essence of all her transmissions come together in her teachings including these books: The Shamanic Bones of Zen: Revealing the Ancestral Spirit and Mystical Heart of A Sacred Tradition, The Deepest Peace: Contemplations From A Season of Stillness,  Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging, The Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender (print and audio), Tell Me Something About Buddhism, and Black Angel Cards: 36 Oracles and Messages for Divining Your Life. She is contributing author to many anthologies including Dharma, Color, Culture: New Voices in Western Buddhism, Hidden Lamp: Stories From Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women. She holds a M.A. and a Ph.D. She is native Californian living in New Mexico. More at zenju.org.