mary davis
Mary Davis has served as the President of the Mission Dharma Board for the past three years, having served on the Board since its inception in 2016. In addition, Mary has led a number of introductory courses, as well as sat in for Howie on Tuesday nights. She was also one of the facilitators for the Eight-Month Investigating our Whiteness program in 2020/2021. Mary is currently the Lead Teacher, as well as one of the Founding Teachers of Insight Richmond, a weekly sitting group in Richmond, California.
Mary has had a serious practice for the last 25 years. She started her Buddhist studies while practicing in a Tibetan tradition where she also took leadership and teaching roles. She has been practicing in the Insight Meditation tradition for almost 15 years during which time she has attended a number of residential retreats and completed Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader program in 2017.
During her career as a manager at Kaiser Permanente, she served as the Mindfulness Leader for the San Francisco facility. In that role she wrote a weekly newsletter, led two lunchtime sits a week, and offered a number of Lunch and Learn lectures on mindfulness topics. Since the beginning of the pandemic, she has also been a facilitator for Mindful Leader, leading two sits a week.
Mary's greatest joy is building communities where people can deepen their meditation practice as well as feel safe and seen.
Mary has had a serious practice for the last 25 years. She started her Buddhist studies while practicing in a Tibetan tradition where she also took leadership and teaching roles. She has been practicing in the Insight Meditation tradition for almost 15 years during which time she has attended a number of residential retreats and completed Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leader program in 2017.
During her career as a manager at Kaiser Permanente, she served as the Mindfulness Leader for the San Francisco facility. In that role she wrote a weekly newsletter, led two lunchtime sits a week, and offered a number of Lunch and Learn lectures on mindfulness topics. Since the beginning of the pandemic, she has also been a facilitator for Mindful Leader, leading two sits a week.
Mary's greatest joy is building communities where people can deepen their meditation practice as well as feel safe and seen.