Ethan Nichtern is a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition and a teacher-in-residence for the Shambhala NYC community. He is the author of The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path and One City: A Declaration of Interdependence. In 2007, he founded the Interdependence Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to secular Buddhist study as it applies to transformational activism, mindful arts, and Western psychology. Nichtern has taught meditation and Buddhist studies courses and retreats across the “Kale Belt” since 2002. He lives in New York City with his wife and baby daughter. You can sign up for email updates here.