Board Member & Director, Aspen Ridge

Associate Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Brings expertise in Tibetan Buddhism, contemplative pedagogy, and integrating Dharma with contemporary issues of justice and healing.

Executive Director & Co-Director, Moya

Experienced restorative justice facilitator, ancestral healing practitioner, and community leader with over 20 years of experience integrating mindfulness, embodiment, and conflict transformation in spiritual and nonprofit settings. Provides overall leadership for Antara as Executive Director.

https://www.aartitejuja.com

Board Member

Teresa is an author, professor, and international facilitator with expertise in trauma healing, restorative justice, and integrating contemplative practice into social change movements. Known for bringing Buddhist values into trauma-informed frameworks and social justice contexts.

Teresa’s work has been shaped and formed by both ancestral/indigenous and western lineages of understanding hurt and the path to healing. She is a practitioner in the lineage of the Q'ero Paqos - healers of Incan ancestry that carry generations of wisdom, nestled in the mountains around Cusco, Peru.

https://www.teresamateus.com/

Board Member

Sojourner is a multidisciplinary artist, ritualist, and embodiment practitioner. They are a graduate of Naropa University, with training in contemplative education, grief tending, ancestral connection, and somatic practices that bridge cultural and spiritual traditions.

https://sojournerzenobia.com/

Board Member & Co-Director, Moya

Matt is grief tender with extensive experience in contemplative practice, restorative justice, and retreat hosting. Former leader at the Padmasambhava Buddhist Center (PBC) in Chicago, bringing deep Buddhist roots along with skills in creating land-based sanctuaries for cultural repair and ancestral remembrance.