Bio

Nanda Nina Lynch was born and raised in the historic city

of Oxford, England.  She studied theatre and showed an early

interest in the inner workings of the mind and soul.

This led her to La Jolla, California, in the early 70s,

where she trained in therapy group dynamics under Carl Rogers,

the pioneer of Encounter Groups.

Nanda’s spiritual journey took a profound turn when she became

a disciple of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, known later as Osho.

She spent five intense years as a full-time member of his ashram

in India, immersed in a vibrant community of seekers.

Upon returning to the UK, she continued her association

with Osho’s work for three years as a residential member

of a sannyasin community.

After spending four years in Japan, working as a teacher

and studying the language and culture, she returned to the USA,

where she trained as a transpersonal therapist

in Boulder, Colorado, and met Denis Kelly,

who later became widely known as Junpo Roshi,

the dharma-heir of Eida Roshi in the Rinzai lineage.

She took a degree in humanistic psychology at Naropa

University and practiced as a therapist in Colorado.

Nanda worked for 13 years  as a flight attendant for Delta

Airlines, traveling the globe and embodying the role

of "kumonobosatsu" (bodhisattva on a cloud).

At the same time she trained with Byron Katie

in the transformative process known as “The Work”

and became a certified facilitator.