Viveka (she/they) is co-founder of Triratna’s Total Immersion longer sangha meditation retreats and has led many month-longs. Her practice has been deeply nourished by meditating in the mountainous wilds of Northern California and Wu Tai Mountain in China.

Their teaching is healing and trauma-informed, creating a welcoming atmosphere that holds a diversity of peoples. Viveka’s meditation instruction emphasizes curiosity and compassionate fearlessness as she coaches meditators to trust their capacity and the awakening process. She was certified as a somatic coach at the Strozzi Institute for Somatics in 2022 and has since been training groups in embodied transformation. Ordained in 1997, they served as chair of the San Francisco Buddhist Center for 16 years and currently serve as President of the New York and Mexico City Triratna Centers.

The child of Chinese immigrants, Viveka resides on Ohlone Land in San Francisco with her spouse. For 30 years she has worked for racial and social justice as an integral expression of her dharma practice.