Valerie Brown

Valerie Brown is of Afro-Cuban descent and is a Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition founded by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. She is completing her forthcoming book, Braver Things: Fearless Living for Broken-Open, Pulled-Apart, and Turned-Upside-Down Times.

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How to Fight Injustice Without Hating

By Valerie Brown

Dec 2021

Trike Daily Meditation & Practice

The Lightness of Breathing

Instructions on how to breathe when you feel like crap

By Valerie Brown

Mar 02, 2021

Trike Daily Teachings

How to Fight Without Hating

Buddhist teacher Valerie Brown provides a lesson on skillful action and the power of love in the struggle against injustice.

By Valerie Brown

Jul 13, 2020

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