Grace is a Won Buddhist Kyomunim, meditation teacher, and advocate of interfaith dialogue. She’s the Won Buddhist Studies Dept. chair at Won Institute of Graduate Studies and Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania. She’s also a member of the Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Faith-Based and Interfaith Affairs, the Steering Committee of the Won Buddhism to the United Nations Office, and board member of Presence Collective, a community dedicated to personal transformation, social justice, and collective liberation.

i appreciate good design, a hearty laugh, unscheduled walks outside, brunch, witnessing kindness, Mother Nature, a dreamless sleep, a flat white done right, good lighting, airports, comfortable shoes, meaningful gatherings, listening to your story…

 

Grace's spiritual training began in Philadelphia at the Won Institute. From there she moved to Korea to train under several senior Won Buddhist teachers. After a decade in Korea, Grace moved back to the US and joined the Won Institute faculty. Over the last fifteen years, she has traveled to many countries to present and lead workshops and retreats on interfaith dialogue, social justice, mindfulness in education, and spiritual practice in daily life. Here are some of her writings and dharma talks.

Grace holds a Ph.D. in Won Buddhist Studies from Wonkwang University, an MA in East Asian Philosophy from Seoul National University and Won Buddhist Studies from the Won Institute, and a BA in Religious Studies from the University of Toronto. She is committed to embodying the truth of interconnection and invests her time putting into practice her belief that renewing society starts with renewing our inner lives.