Susan Piver
Writer
Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including The Hard Questions, the award-winning How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart, Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation, The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships and The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship. Her most recent book is Inexplicable Joy: On the Heart Sutra. It is the first in a new series published by the Open Heart Project, Buddhism Beyond Belief.
Teacher
Susan has an international reputation for being an exceptionally skillful meditation teacher. She teaches workshops and speaks on meditation as a spiritual practice, applying Buddhist teachings to relationships, creativity, and the Enneagram.
She has been a student of Buddhism since 1993, graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004 and was authorized to teach meditation in 2005. In 2014, she founded The Open Heart Project, an online dharma center with nearly 20000 members.
Student
She began a meditation practice in 1993, took the refuge vow in 1995, and graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004. From jump, her practice and study has been connected to the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, with the profound friendship and and indescribable guidance of Tulku Thondup Rinpoche.
“Susan Piver is one of my favorite people on the planet. A deep thinker and brilliant teacher.” Mark Hyman, M.D., Internationally recognized mind-body health expert, New York Times best selling author, Ultrawellness, Forever Young
“Susan Piver is a deeply intuitive and innovative thinker. She has both tenderness and acuity regarding what concerns us. I could not recommend her more highly.” Julia Cameron, Author of The Artist’s Way
“Susan Piver consistently offers what so many of us seek: A generous, caring, loving teacher, someone with an open heart and a clear mind, eager to help us find our own way forward.”
Seth Godin, author of The Dip, Linchpin and many others