Diane Musho Hamilton Sensei
Diane is Genpo Roshi’s first successor in the Big Mind Process lineage, as well as a dharma holder in traditional Zen. She is also a trained mediator. Diane has taught at Integral Institute’s Integral Life Practice Level 1 and Level 2 seminars, and has conducted her own Integral Zen Seminar.
Diane Musho Hamilton is a trainer for Integral Institute and a senior student of Zen meditation. She is also professional mediator, group facilitator, and trainer in conflict resolution.
She was the first Director of the Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution for the Utah Judiciary from 1994 -1999, where she established the original mediation programs in the state court system. She has extensive experience in facilitating large meetings, including public policy issues.
Diane received the Utah Council on Conflict Resolution Peacekeeper Award in 2001 and the Peter W. Billings Award for from the Utah State Bar for outstanding work in Dispute Resolution in 2003. She was a founding member of the Utah Council on Conflict Resolution, and serves of the Board of Trustees of Utah Dispute Resolution. Diane teaches mediation at the University of Utah Law School and Communications Institute.
Diane has been a student of Zen for over 20 years. She has a Masters Degree in Contemplative Psychology from Naropa Institute, in Boulder, Colorado. She is a senior student of Genpo Merzel Roshi, Abbot of the Zen Center of Utah and serves as a facilitator of Big Mind, a process designed by Genpo Roshi to bring the insights of Zen meditation to western audiences. For more on Diane Musho Hamilton Sensei, please visit www.dianemushohamilton.org
