Sandy Boucher has been practicing and teaching meditation in the Theravada tradition for thirty-five years. She leads retreats such as “Dharma and Writing”, “A Celebration of the Feminine Divine”, and “Meditation and the Spirit of Creativity” in the Northwest and the San Francisco Bay area.

She has chronicled the contribution of women to American Buddhism through her six Dharma books. Her new book, She Appears! Encounters with Kwan Yin Goddess of Compassion,offers stories and artwork presenting the Celestial Bodhisattva of Compassion Kwan Yin through Western eyes.