Episode #14: Brian Joshin Byrnes ...

Episode #14: Brian Joshin Byrnes - Creating Change by Being Open to Each Other

Creating the Future by Hildy Gottlieb
S1 · E14
Jun 29, 2025
50:38

Episode notes

Episode #14 in which Brian Joshin Byrnes talks about the power (and the personal practice) of being open to our fellow community members

Brian Joshin Byrnes is the founder and guiding teacher at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community. Prior to stepping full time into spiritual activism, Joshin was the president and CEO of the Santa Fe Community Foundation, and prior to that, holding that same position at the Vermont Community Foundation. Joshin’s work before those foundation leadership positions was in direct action around HIV and AIDS, including serving at Deputy Director at the San Francisco AIDS foundation.

You can reach Joshin at https://breadloafmountainzen.org/

Keywords

social change
social justice
community
Zen
personal development
kinship
connection
belonging
social action
empathy
personal growth
fundraising
homelessness
Zen practice