Christian Howard is a US-based meditation teacher, narrative designer and cultural strategist focused on building equitable futures for individuals, communities, and organizations. Over the years, he taught contemplative practice and secular ethics in the US, Europe, Japan and other regions, and worked with such training modalities as Cultivating Emotional Balance, Creating Compassionate Identities (of which he is a co-author) and Mindfulness-Based Mind Training. A socially-engaged Buddhist teacher, Christian integrates his study and practice in Tibetan Buddhist tradition (primarily Gelug and Nyingma lineages) into his work.