Paths of Practice with Arisika Razak

Paths of Practice with Arisika Razak

Author: Vincent Moore December 10, 2025 Duration: 1:03:53

Arisika Razak is Professor Emerita at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, where she also served as the director of the Women’s Spirituality MA and PhD program and as Director of Diversity. She has been an inner-city midwife for over two decades, has performed nationally and internationally as a spiritual dancer, and has led embodied healing workshops for over thirty-five years. She teaches at East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland.


Please see below for Arisika's upcoming and ongoing events as well as recommended resources:


Afrikan Healing and Wisdom

With Vimalasara Mason-John, Arisika Razak, and Aleta Toure’ 

First Sundays at East Bay Meditation Center (online)

https://eastbaymeditation.org/calendar/online-afrikan-wisdom-and-healing-2-2-2/


Honoring the Past, Revisioning the Future: Afrikan Healing & Wisdom 

Taught by Vimalasara, Arisika Razak, and Aleta Toure’

In-person, Residential Retreat: February 5 - 8, 2026

https://www.dhammadena.org/retreats/Afrikan-Wisdom-Retreat-Feb-2026


Middle East Children’s Alliancehttps://www.mecaforpeace.org/


Crushing Wheelchairs (Film)https://wraphome.org/2025/11/03/crushing-wheelchairs-premiere-of-the-movie-in-the-sf-bay-area/


We discussed civil rights activism and growing up listening to Malcolm X in Harlem, midwifery and identifying connections between breath techniques used during labor and meditation, karma and the caste system, kinship and learning how to recognize those that are different than us as meaningful and integral to our shared sacred hoop, and the importance of remembering to trust that you have a life purpose and that you have your own path of heart.


Vincent Moore hosts Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism, a space where personal stories take center stage. Each episode is built around a simple, profound question: what does it actually look like to live with Buddhist teachings? You’ll hear from people whose lives have been shaped by this path, from long-time monastics and dedicated lay practitioners to those who have just felt a curious pull toward mindfulness and compassion. The conversations avoid dry theory, focusing instead on the messy, human, and often surprising realities of integrating practice into daily life-through family, work, doubt, and discovery. This podcast operates on the belief that there are as many ways to walk this road as there are people walking it, gently exploring that diversity one honest conversation at a time. It’s less about providing answers and more about sharing the map-making process itself, offering companionship and insight for anyone interested in the varied terrain of spiritual life.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 128

Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism
Podcast Episodes
Paths of Practice with Rev. Gigen Mark Hollingshead [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:24
Rev. Gigen Mark Hollingshead has been studying Zen for over 25 years. He began training at Middlebar Monastery in Stockton, California. Twelve years ago he moved to Santa Cruz and began practice at Ocean Gate Zen Center.…
Paths of Practice with Monica C. Mann-Wrobel, PhD [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:57
Monica C. Mann-Wrobel, PhD, is a licensed psychologist located in Chapel Hill, NC. Monica specializes in providing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for a range of aspects of the human condition including but certa…
Paths of Practice with Jeremy David Engels, PhD [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:18
Jeremy David Engels, Ph.D., is the Liberal Arts professor of Communication and Ethics at Penn State University. He is also a longtime teacher of mindfulness, meditation, and yoga and since undertaking a pilgrimage to wal…
Paths of Practice with Daisy Lin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:22
Daisy Lin is an Emmy Award–winning journalist whose work has been published by NBC News, Huffington Post, Thrive Global, and more. She is a longtime member of the Caretaking Council of Los Angeles Compassionate Heart San…
Paths of Practice with Rev. Jokan Ono [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:38
Rev. Jokan Ono is the 43rd Abbot and Head Priest of Fugenji Temple (Tendai School), Fuchu City, Tokyo. Born in Tokyo in 1986, he is a graduate of Waseda University and also studied at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon, USA…
Paths of Practice with John Fraser [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:10
John Fraser is the principal teacher of the Glasgow Zen Group and received Shiho or dharma transmission from Michael Eido Luetchford in 2006. John is also a somatic sex therapist & sex coach, working in Edinburgh, Scotla…
Paths of Practice with Euna Bonovich [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:21
Euna is a multicultural, unaffiliated renunciate dedicating their life to the Dhamma (Laws of Nature) as taught by Buddha. Cave yogi-poet who loves exploring diverse, inclusive, and fun routes to awakening. Enthusiastic…
Paths of Practice with Ananda Mahinkanda, PhD [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:41
Ananda Mahinkanda is an accomplished Accounting and Finance professional and Business Administrator with a Doctorate in Humanity. His life journey has taken him across South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and North Ameri…
Paths of Practice with Assaf Katz [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:13
Assaf Katz is an activist and Buddhist teacher in Israel who opposes the Israeli governments’ devastating military action and long occupation in Palestine, and is dedicated to finding a path to peace. He has been practic…
Paths of Practice with Bhante Buddharakkhita, PhD [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:47
Bhante Buddharakkhita was born in Uganda to a Christian family in 1966 in Kampala, Uganda, East Africa. He first encountered Buddhism in 1990 while studying in India. He was fully ordained as a Theravada Buddhist monk by…