Mobilizing the Power to Stop Harm

Cultivating the Love to Heal It

Weaving spiritual practice and trauma healing with the deep lineage of nonviolent social change.  

Kazu Haga

Trainer Educator Student Practitioner

I have lived in Buddhist monasteries. I have spent the last twenty-five years in social justice movements. I have sat in hundreds of circles with incarcerated people witnessing them do the hard work of healing and accountability. And I have been humbled and inspired by my own, never-ending healing journey. 

My work tries to bring all of my experiences together in a way that contributes to social change and collective liberation. Each day I find myself more committed to fighting injustice. And each day, I learn more that the fight for justice is not a political battle. It is about healing the impact of violence and separation on our souls.

Fierce Vulnerability Book Cover

Fierce Vulnerability

Healing from Trauma, Emerging through Collapse

Out March 25th, 2025

In times of collapse, we need a movement that recognizes injustice as a reflection of collective trauma and embraces its role as a catalyst for collective healing through transformative action.

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  • "Kazu Haga’s new book is a profound invitation to personal and collective awakening in response to our unraveling world. This book is brilliant, compassionate, and powerfully hopeful."

    Tara Brach, author of Radical Compassion

  • "This is not hyperbole: the world has been waiting for this book, and its wisdom is desperately needed. Kazu is an artful surgeon-healer, deftly working to remove a tumor—the delusion of separation—from the body of those seeking transformation."

    —Kaira Jewel Lingo, author of We Were Made for These Times

  • "This book is medicine for those of us on the frontlines of liberation work who long to root our work in an ethic of care and healing."

    ~ Lama Rod Owens, author of The New Saints

  • "Rooted in the wisdom of Earth and ancestors, this text reminds us that it is through our shared tenderness that we find the courage to offer prenatal care to new possibilities."

    ~ Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Andreotti, author of Hospicing Modernity

  • “A gift... that can inspire and sustain true conscious activism.”

    ~ Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart

  • ""Fierce Vulnerability invites us into healing at scale, and remembering what it is to be human."

    —Staci K. Haines, author of the Politics of Trauma

The Gift Economy 

The Gift Economy, to me, is a system of managing resources in a way that is aligned with our natural ecosystem. In nature, there is no imbalance, poverty, waste or hoarding - all things that we accept as normal in our current market system. For me, this is about so much more than choosing to “not charge a fee” in any of my workshops.

Upcoming Events

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Fierce Vulnerability BOOK LAUNCH!!
Mar 25
Fierce Vulnerability BOOK LAUNCH!!

Join me in celebrating the release of my new book, Fierce Vulnerability: Healing from Trauma, Emerging through Collapse!

Asian Diaspora Jam
Apr 1
Asian Diaspora Jam

We invite you to join us in the 5th Asian Diaspora Jam, which brings together changemakers from the diverse Asian community landscape.

Fierce Vulnerability Book Talk & Workshop
Apr 15
Fierce Vulnerability Book Talk & Workshop

Fierce Vulnerability book talk (4/15) and workshop (4/16) with the Ayni Institute

Recent

Blogs

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The Delusion of Citizenship
The Delusion of Citizenship

I became a naturalized US citizen!!! And I have so many mixed feelings about it…

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Nov ‘24 Financial statement
Nov ‘24 Financial statement

My first statement of financial transparency as an individual! Gulp… This feels vulnerable, and exciting! Want to read about my finances?

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Why I share my finances
Why I share my finances

Why financial transparency matters in a Gift Economy, and what it may look like for me to practice it now that I am no longer a full time employee of an organization.

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My Relationship With Social Media
My Relationship With Social Media

As I continue to engage with social media to share about my work, I want to make a few commitments that I hope will support me having a healthier relationship with a tool that I believe is a net-negative to the world.

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Why I Built My Website
Why I Built My Website

I’ve always resisted having a personal website. And, when I was in Japan, the head monk of an ancient temple told me that he wanted to burn the temple to the ground. This teaching freed me up to pursue work that truly matters.

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