Augusta Hopkins (she/her) is a cisgender, mostly-straight, mostly-able bodied, neurotypical, white bodied woman who recognizes that her social location informs her experience of life.
She first meditated as a teen through martial arts, studied Buddhism in college in Korea, and formally became a student of the Dharma in Thailand at Wat Suan Mokkh in 2006. Augusta brings her passion for the practice of embodied awareness to guiding SF Sangha, teaching Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, mentoring mindfulness practitioners and meditation teachers. She is ordained by Peace Activist Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and authorized by Spirit Rock to share the Dharma and teach mediation as a Community Dharma Leader.
Her style has been called ‘Zen with an edge!’
When she is not teaching, she enjoys bringing her practice of embodied awareness to chilling open water swims, mostly in the San Francisco Bay.