Thresholds: Sally Neaves interviews Ayya Soma

Ayya Soma is a Buddhist monastic, public presenter and retreat facilitator now based at the New Jersey monastery she co-founded, Empty Cloud. She took up this path just 2 years ago, after realising her successful global career in journalism and creative strategy left her feeling still unhappy despite her success. Through her initiative Buddhist Insights and her free weekly retreats open to all, Ayya Soma now offers the tools and practices for tuning in to ourselves, each other and the Earth community in a way that helps us glimpse reality again, and courageously respond to the global crises we are in.