Jennifer Berezan

Jennifer Berezan is a Lecturer at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in the School of Consciousness and Transformation, Department of Philosophy and Religion. She is renowned for her interdisciplinary work bridging music, spirituality, and social justice activism.

• Teaches the ongoing course "The Healing Ecstasy of Sound" (since 1997)
• Integrates environmental, women's, and justice movements into her pedagogy
• Combines Buddhist and earth-based spiritual traditions with musical practice

Her research and creative practice focus on the transformative power of sound across cultural contexts, including:

• Music as spiritual practice
• Ecstatic musical experiences
• Multicultural healing traditions
• Intersection of art and activism

As a recording artist, Berezan has produced ten albums that reflect her engagement with:

• Environmental justice
• Feminist spirituality
• Earth-based rituals