Spring Washam

Spring Washam is a well known meditation and dharma teacher based in Northern California. She has studied numerous meditation practices and Buddhist philosophy since 1997. She is a founding teacher as well as core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center located in downtown Oakland. Spring has practiced and studied under some of the most preeminent meditation masters in both the Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism. She has completed a 6 year teacher training program under the guidance of Jack Kornfield and is now on the teacher’s council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. In addition to being a teacher she is also a healer and shamanic practitioner. Spring has worked with plant based medicines for over 8 years, including spending a year living in the jungle doing plant dieta's. Her work includes earth based practices, awakening in the body, movement, dance and yoga. Spring has studied and participated in hundreds of indigenous healing ceremonies and has facilitated group retreats for over 10 years.

Her life’s work is now merging the path of meditation with plant medicine healing, of which Lotus Vine Journeys will play an integral part. Spring will be the lead facilitator and meditation teacher at all 2016 retreats.