Beth Johnson

Beth came to the practice of Tibetan Buddhism 18 years ago motivated by deep emotional pain which she would not allow herself to feel. The practices of meditation and yoga helped her open to her full range of experience and have contributed to a rich and healthy life.

Inspired by her own experience and indebted to her teachers and spiritual friends for their generosity of spirit, Beth founded River Song Meditation to share meditation and yoga with others.

Beth is grateful to her teachers, especially her current teacher Dan Jorgensen and Lama Yeshe Jinpa who introduced her to the dharma. She has been teaching meditation for more than a decade and is a certified Dharma Hatha Yoga Teacher registered with Yoga Alliance. She did her yoga teacher training with Taisan Sheridan in 2002.  Beth’s personal experience has lead her to focus on embodiment with a special sensitivity to individuals suffering from trauma. She works with individuals one-on-one in Spiritual Mentoring and Emotional Freedom Technique and teaches group classes in the workplace and the schools.

beth@riversongmeditation.com
916/212-0062

Dan Jorgensen

Dan has practiced meditation in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism for over 30 years.  His principal teacher was Kalu Rinpoche who was one of the great Kagyu masters of the 20th century. In addition, he received teachings and initiations from many other Tibetan teachers including the 16th Karmapa, Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche, Tai Situ Rinpoche and Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche.

In 1986 he entered the traditional three-year, three-month retreat in which the principle teachings and practices of the Karma Kagyu and Shangpa Kagyu lineages are transmitted and practiced. After completing the retreat in late 1989, he earned a Master’s degree in psychology and became a licensed psychotherapist in 1996.

Several years after completing the three-year retreat, he began to accept students and eventually established Clear Mountain Wisdom as a means to convey the teachings and practices he received from Kalu Rinpoche and others.

He encourages students to develop a strong daily practice of sitting meditation and doing periodic intensive retreats. However, sitting practice is not an end but the foundation of bringing present-moment awareness to all aspects of life.

www.clearmountainwisdom.org
dan@clearmountainwisdom.org
916/797-5525