Richard Brady is a writer, retreat leader, and consultant for mindfulness in education. He taught high school mathematics in Washington, DC for 37 years. In 1989, he co-founded the Washington Mindfulness Community, a practice community in the Plum Village tradition. In 1992, he joined Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing where he was given the Dharma name True Dharma Bridge. In 2001, Thich Nhat Hanh ordained Richard as a Dharma teacher with a focus on cultivating mindfulness in young people. 

That same year, Richard founded the Mindfulness in Education Network to support mindfulness in educational settings. He is the North American coordinator of the  Plum Village Wake Up Schools program which supports educators sharing basic mindfulness practices in their school environments. He also coordinates Wake Up Schools’ Happy Teacher Sangha of the Americas which nurtures self-care and offers monthly space for teachers to practice and connect with one another.

A longtime mindfulness practitioner, Richard has led many mindfulness retreats for educators in the US and in Europe. He is the author of Walking the Teacher’s Path with Mindfulness: Stories for Reflection and Action and coeditor of Tuning In: Mindfulness in Teaching and Learning. For more about Richard Brady and his writings, visit mindingourlives.net