Lisa Feder

the art of conscious transformation

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Individual Coaching
I support you in recognizing the patterns, habits, and inner narratives that shape your life—nurturing the qualities you want to grow and gently releasing what no longer serves.

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Meditation Classes
These meditation sessions guide you in developing a gentle, curious attention toward your inner experience.

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Manding Music Workshops
Lisa offers transformative music workshops that bring the ancient traditions of West African griot culture into accessible, contemporary settings.

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Yoga Instruction
With over two decades of dedicated practice and teaching since my 2007 certification in New York, I offer yoga that weaves together movement, breath, and contemplative wisdom.

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Transformative Travel
As a cultural anthropologist with decades of experience living, studying, and working with West African musicians, I guide small groups on transformative journeys to Guinea, Burkina Faso, the Gambia, and Morocco.

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Jeliya at the Crossroads
Using an embodied practice as her methodology, the author reveals how she and her music teachers live “in between” local and global cultures.

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Women in Buddhism

February 2026 in English, online

This 5 week class is based on a teaching originally given by Catherine Pawasarat Sensei and later shaped into a self-paced online course. Together, we will explore the material over four weeks, combining individual viewing with shared reflection to contemplate and discuss how the teachings relate to our lived experience.

What makes this course especially rich is the way it weaves Buddhist insight with multicultural and transgender perspectives. Through personal stories and clear examples, the teachings invite us to recognize and gently move beyond cultural and familial conditioning, and to reflect on the evolving role of women and marginalized voices in spiritual life.

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Recent Travels & Events

Travel Experience

In September, Lisa went on a three week adventure through Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan with her spiritual teacher, Catherine Pawasarat and sangha. Coming Soon: A trip to Guinea, West Africa.

Djembe Workshop

In late November Lisa hosted a djembe workshop at Shivalaya. This summer 2026, join us for the week-long balafon retreat. No experience necessary.

Meditations Online

This Fall, Lisa hosted Planet Dharma’s “Women in Buddhism” course online and co-taught a series with Dharma Europe called meditation on the senses. Don’t miss the next one in February!

Money and spirituality
with Karen McAllister and
Lisa Feder

Last June Karen and Lisa led A transformative experience combining spirituality, financial awareness and embodiment practices. This December at Shivalaya Marseille Lisa will lead a workshop using the archetypes and yoga to prepare us for the New Year.
Did you miss out? If you want to join us next time, or for more information, contact Lisa for classes, locations and details!

Testimonials

“Lisa’s energy is exactly what I was looking for. She is very grounded yet refreshingly honest and charming in her practice  She brings a lightness to her teaching that has made meditation more approachable. For that I am very grateful! I look forward to the next course with Lisa.”

— Jennifer Baldino Cox, MA, USA 2024

“Lisa love and passion for Buddhism and the wisdom it offers are at the centre of how she guides and supports students as they learn.  I’ve dabbled in Buddhist teachings in many guises over the past 30 years and more and found her approach welcoming and full of new perspectives and insights I can add to my own understanding and practice.  I’m looking forward to her next class.”

— Erik Stanton-Clements, Perth, Australia, 2024

About Lisa

Based in Marseille, France, Lisa Feder is an American cultural anthropologist, author, and dharma teacher. She is a working member of Planet Dharma and Dharma Europe. 

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