Engaged Buddhist Studies Seminars 📝
Connect the dharma to our modern world and challenges
University-level workshops at the intersection of Buddhist studies and critical theory. Deepen your understanding of the dharma from a post-capitalist, decolonial lens.
Relevant. Rigorous. Embodied.
Seminars that integrate the theory and practice of socially engaged Buddhism
Live lectures
I offer university-level lectures on socially engaged Buddhist studies topics. I blend academic research and embodied practice for an in-depth and engaging workshop.
Online community
Connect with a community of organizers, meditators, and justice-informed Buddhists that have access to the Buddhist Studies seminars via the Radical Change community.
Embodied and relational
We gather, meditate, and explore how the lecture material connects to our lived experience. Seminars provide opportunities for integration through relational activities and discussion.
What’s the calendar?
Five seminars, offered every other month, throughout 2025
February
April
The Dharma’s Transmission to the West
June
Karma, Liberation, and Justice
October
Buddhism & Marxism
December
The Dharma of Animal Liberation
How does this work?
Simply sign up and show up for the live Zoom call
Join Adriana’s Substack community: Engaged Buddhist Studies Seminars are a paid subscriber benefit to Radical Change.
Join the live Zoom call: Each seminar is a live two-hour Zoom call the last Sunday of every month. You’ll receive the Zoom link registration info two weeks before the live call via this newsletter.
Reflect and connect: Draw learnings from the lecture and discussion, and apply it in your own life and activism. Join for the next seminar or book club (all paid subscriber benefits to Radical Change).
Join the upcoming workshop!
Date:
Wednesday, April 30th
6:00-8:00pm ET
Topic:
The Transmission of Buddhism to the West
Price:
$25/seminar (or $250/year to gain access to all five workshops, the Engaged Dharma Book Club, and weekly meditation gatherings)
Who’s the facilitator?
Hey, I’m Adriana 👋
I’m a Buddhist practitioner-scholar, meditation teacher, facilitator, and parent. I help meditators integrate their social justice values and spiritual practice.
I believe that reimagining a more life-giving world requires social-political-economic change and deep spiritual transformation. My mission is to help you live into your values of service and solidarity supported by the radical wisdom of Buddhist practice, so that you can continue to resist in the struggle for collective change.
I am committed to making rigorous, intersectional Buddhist studies accessible to all, without the burden of expensive graduate programs. This is my way of sharing vital academic research that is essential for the growth and deepening of Buddhist studies in the West.
I’m so happy you’re here and hope to see you in the upcoming seminar!
Have some questions?
Check out the full program page on my personal website for the Q&A.