Solwazi Johnson teaches mindfulness meditation classes and leads mindfulness meditation retreats and workshops. He has practiced mindfulness meditation for over 25 years, focusing on vipassana since 2003. In addition, he has studied and practiced meditation in various places worldwide, including Thailand, Burma, India, and South Africa.
He graduated from the Community Dharma Leadership Program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California, and the four-year Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program. In addition, for over five years, he served as the guiding volunteer teacher for the Prison Buddhist Ministry/Mindfulness Meditation Program in the Federal Correctional Institute, a Federal prison located in Englewood, Colorado.
Lastly, he served on active duty in the U.S. Navy and received an honorable discharge after more than five years of service working as a hospital corpsman (medic), providing various medical services to active-duty service members (Navy and Marine), military dependents, and civilian contractors.