Cherie Goodwin Lippard lives in Sebastopol where she teaches Qigong and finds great joy in the interconnection between the Dharma teachings, Qigong and its embodiment. Her greatest joy is that of being a mother.
After decades of following the Buddhist path, Cherie met her beloved teacher, Hoka Chris Fortin, and received lay ordination in 2021.
Cherie oversees the Jizo Peace Project, which she began with Dharma Heart Zen in May of 2025, to honor the children who have perished in both Gaza and Israel since 2023 due to the war.