Joan Halifax
Birthday: 1942-07-30
Place of birth: Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
Also known as: Roshi Joan Halifax, Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD
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Biography:
Joan Jiko Halifax is an American Zen Buddhist teacher, anthropologist, ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, and the author of several books on Buddhism and spirituality. She currently serves as abbot and guiding teacher of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a Zen Peacemaker community which she founded in 1990.