Kaira Jewel Lingo

My lifelong journey of weaving contemplative practice with social justice started with being born into an interracial family within a residential Christian community that was focused on voluntary simplicity and service to the poor and marginalized. I grew up in an old, repurposed insurance building in Chicago with several hundred people, with spiritual practice at the heart of our collective life. As a child, I would wake up to a bell at 5:30 a.m. each day and then go to daily office for prayer ...