Ben Connelly is a Soto Zen teacher and Dharma heir in the Katagiri lineage. He also teaches mindfulness in a wide variety of secular contexts and brings his practice to climate and justice activism. Ben is based at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, travels to teach across the United States, writes for Tricycle and Lion's Roar magazines, and is author of five books for Wisdom Publications including: Inside the Grass Hut, Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara, and Mindfulness and Intimacy.