Hey, I’m Dawn.

Dawn Haney

I help you be sensitive and capable as you wield your powers for good.

Learn with Me

You understand your power to move in relationship and create new worlds.

My Appoach

Collaborative

I share from my particular experiences, while inviting in a sense of collective wisdom. You’ll find me co-teaching and inviting your experiential wisdom into the conversation.

Innovative

I teach from several lineages of wisdom, including Buddhism, feminism, community organizing, and trauma healing. Together, these help you use your power for change.

Wholeness

I speak directly to how we are each conditioned toward separation by race, gender, sexuality, size, class, ability, and other identities. In these intersections, you have space to heal oppression, unlearn dominance, and connect in new ways with yourself and the world.

“Dawn’s spirit of clarity, kindness, open-mindedness and light-heartedness is a balm for our times. People feel seen and deeply welcomed in Dawn’s presence.” - Kate Siber, Durango Dharma Center

  • 20+ Years of Mindfulness Experience

    Hard-earned, practical skill-building to be present in my queer fat femme body

  • Focus on Heart-Body-Mind Connection

    Inviting you to bring your whole self to create a more inclusive world

  • 10+ Years of Mindfulness Teaching

    Specializing in creative courses & leadership in spirituality & social justice

1-1 Coaching Services

  • Teach Culturally Sensitive Mindfulness

    Teach mindfulness more skillfully with audiences diverse across race, gender, sexuality, ability, and size

  • Be Empowered to Make Your World

    Make change in your life, organization, or community, leveraging your embodied power to create new cultures

Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to discuss coaching

Upcoming Appearances

Finding Liberation in Relationship

With Regent Brown

Mondays in December
6:30-8:30p PT

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Fat Dharma: An Anti-Resolution Revolution to Liberate Our Hearts and Bodies

With Nina Herzog

Wednesdays 3-5p PT starting January 21, 2026

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Alphabet Sangha

Online with East Bay Meditation Center

With Regent Brown

Tuesday, November 18
7-8:30p PT

“I had so many AH HA! moments practicing my Dragon Belly roaring. Dawn does an excellent job of leading and supporting through this practice so I felt held as I moved through my discomfort and found myself in the practice …. It is absolutely possible to be a newbie to meditation (like me!) and discover pleasure, release, and new parts of self in the Dragon Belly practice. Do not miss an opportunity to explore the dragon side of yourself and roar with Dawn!” - Erin Brandt, she/her, Birds and Bees LLC

Queer Dharma Share

Online with Brooklyn Zen Center

First Mondays
Monday, December 1
4-5:30p PT | 7-8:30p ET

About Me

Hi! I’m Dawn Haney (they/she pronouns are both great).

I weave together wisdom from Buddhism and social justice traditions, understanding identity, power, and change through my own experiences as a white, fat, queer, nonbinary femme.

I began closer study of relationships and group dynamics in my graduate work in Health Promotion and Behavior at the University of Georgia, applying these skills to violence prevention efforts and queer organizing in Durango, Colorado.

In the past decade, I have been a voice for justice and inclusion in Buddhism and mindfulness. I make an impact in formal and informal roles that have included co-director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, a mentor and DEIA consultant for the global Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, and a lead coordinator of a letter asking Insight Buddhist communities to fulfill commitments to train BIPOC & LGBTQ retreat teachers.

My home base for teaching is with the East Bay Meditation Center, and I have taught at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, New York Insight, Access to Zen, Durango Dharma Center, and Upaya Zen Center. I have offered innovative and popular classes on Finding Liberation in Relationship, Fat Dharma, the Dharma of Being Anti-Racist, Mudita Revolution, and the Block Build Be spirituality+social justice retreats.

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