Meet James

James Baraz

James Baraz has been a meditation teacher since 1978 and leads retreats, workshops and classes in the U.S and abroad. He is the creator and teacher of the online Awakening Joy course, since 2003. He's also a co-founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California. In recent years, he has also focused on dharma and climate change, and serves as an advisor to One Earth Sangha, a website devoted to Buddhist responses to climate change. His books include Awakening Joy with Shoshana Alexander, and Awakening Joy for Kids with Michele Lilyanna. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, Jane, and has two sons and three grandchildren.

2024 Awakening Joy Course

Sign up for the 5-month, live, online course, which starts Jan. 30 and runs through mid-June, 2024

Featured Live Course with James Baraz

A 4-week live online course to open the heart as a complement to Insight (mindfulness) meditation practice.

Featured Course with James Baraz

A 6-week class series to help you establish an Insight (mindfulness) meditation practice in your life and understand the teachings upon which mindfulness meditation is based. (Sept. 12 - Oct 17, 2023)