About
Christian Howard is a writer and narrative designer based at East Bay Meditation Center. Their spiritual practice centers on Tibetan Buddhist traditions, primarily Gelug and Nyingma schools, with focus on Dzogchen and mind training practices associated with the Dalai Lama's lineage. Howard integrates research on emotion as a path for developing what they call the happiness of being. They work with communities and organizations on mindful leadership practices and sustainable change. Howard completed EBMC's Practice in Transformative Action (PiTA) sixth cohort and has served as an apprentice teacher for subsequent PiTA cohorts.
Teaching focus
Christian Howard's teaching focus, drawn from the source profile, sits in the Tibetan and Dzogchen traditions. Several threads come up: Dzogchen-style recognition of awareness; dharma applied to social and collective suffering;. On talks, the style is closer to thinking-along than presenting. Christian Howard works with whatever shows up in the room rather than reading from notes, which is part of why these talks land as conversational instead of scripted. Short pauses, longer sits, and questions that come back to direct experience are usual. Listed specialties on the source profile include corporate. The bigger move Christian Howard keeps making is back toward attention itself: what's happening, how it's being held, and what gets in the way. That keeps the teaching close to practice rather than drifting into commentary about practice. For talks, schedules, and longer essays, the affiliated organization's page is where the live material lives. Christian Howard's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on. Christian Howard's sessions tend to keep returning to the body, to breath, and to the felt quality of attention as the steady ground that the rest rests on.
Background
Christian Howard teaches in the Tibetan and Dzogchen traditions. The teaching home is East Bay Meditation Center. From the teacher's own profile: Christian Howard (they/them) is a writer, narrative designer, and cultural strategist who uses storytelling to explore introspection and meaningful futures with communities and organizations. Their work in the US and abroad focuses on cultivating mindful leadership practices that support sustainable social and organizational change. Their spiritual practice is based primarily in Tibetan Buddhist traditions (primarily Gelug and Nyingma, with a strong component of Dzogchen and "mind training" in the Dalai Lama''s lineage), and integrates research on the experience of emotion as a path for developing the happiness of being for ourselves and in relationship with others. They are a graduate of EBMC's sixth Practice in meaningful Action (PiTA) cohort and has served as an Apprentice Teacher for the PitA7 and PiTA8 cohorts. In the Tibetan stream, Christian Howard's teaching draws on analytical reflection and stabilizing meditation, with attention to bodhicitta, the relationship with a teacher, and the slow integration of insight across daily life. Christian Howard's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Christian Howard's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Christian Howard's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Christian Howard's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Christian Howard's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Christian Howard's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography. Christian Howard's page on OMP collects the publicly available bio, the listed affiliations, and any talks tracked through the source archive, and is meant as a directory entry rather than an authorized biography.
Lineage
Christian Howard teaches as a lay teacher in the Tibetan and Dzogchen traditions. The institutional home, per the source listing, is East Bay Meditation Center, and that's where most of the public teaching schedule and any retreat offerings will be posted. Tibetan teaching authority depends on the named root teacher and the school (Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, Gelug). The source listing is where any specific authorization or empowerment information will be stated.
What to expect
On a class or retreat with Christian Howard, the basic shape is short instruction, longer sittings, and some Q&A. The container is shaped by East Bay Meditation Center, so format details, fees, and access policies follow that organization's norms. Expect plenty of silence, less talking-at-you than you might think, and an emphasis on letting the practice do its work rather than chasing experiences. For exact dates, registration, and any sliding-scale or scholarship information, There's usually a short Q&A window and, on retreats, optional teacher interviews where students can bring specific questions about their practice.
