Kirsten Rudestam works as an environmental educator, wilderness guide, and meditation teacher. She holds a Ph.D. in environmental sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she studied water policy and management, feminist political ecology, and environmental justice. Deeply devoted to the intersection of spiritual practice, sacred activism, and nature connection, she began practicing meditation in 1997 and was invited to teach in the Theravadan tradition in 2005. In 2017 she co-founded and remains core faculty of the Sati Center’s Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy training program.