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Wakoh Shannon Hickey provides the most in-depth historical treatment ... Her personal, professional, and academic experience at the intersection of Buddhism and health care informs her work ... It is a unique and important contribution of her work that Hickey is able to show that the American reception of meditation involved such a diverse range of practitioners ... provide[s] a comprehensive overview of the history and contemporary practice of meditation in America, emphasizing the important roles that mental health and well-being have played in that story. * C. Pierce Salguero, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review *

""Wakoh Shannon Hickey provides the most in-depth historical treatment ... Her personal, professional, and academic experience at the intersection of Buddhism and health care informs her work ... It is a unique and important contribution of her work that Hickey is able to show that the American reception of meditation involved such a diverse range of practitioners ... provide[s] a comprehensive overview of the history and contemporary practice of meditation in America, emphasizing the important roles that mental health and well-being have played in that story."" -- C. Pierce Salguero, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review

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Rev. Wakoh Shannon Hickey, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Notre Dame of Maryland University. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and previously worked as a journalist, editor, and corporate trainer. She is also a professional chaplain, a priest of Soto Zen Buddhism, and a certified leader of InterPlay®. She enjoys research, teaching, contemplative practice, interfaith engagement, and flying stunt kites.

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