Erika Berland

Erika Berland was an early student of Chogyam Trungpa and is a senior teacher in the Shambhala Lineage. A co-founder of the MFA Theater: Contemporary Performance Program at Naropa University, she is also a founding faculty of NU’s Mindful Compassion Course, Welcome: a secular training offered by CACE (Center for the Advancement of Contemplative Education) As a movement artist, she has taught workshops in numerous studios and schools throughout the US and Europe. Her book,  Sitting: The Physical Art of Meditation , was published in 2017 and she has presented numerous programs on embodiment and the physical posture of meditation for the Shambhala community over many years. Her work has also been published in a number of books on performance training and movement as well as “Discovering Sanity” (Ratna Peace Initiative), a publication for the incarcerated. Erika is a Certified Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering (R), and a Registered Movement Therapist.