Lucia Horan was born and raised in the Esalen community. She has been teaching since 1998. Lucia received lifelong direct training with Gabrielle Roth in the 5Rhythms® method. She is formally empowered to teach Buddhist mindfulness in all capacities. She is a certified Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness teacher. Her unique perspectives on insight have been published in the book Dancing with Dharma: Essays on Movement And Dance in Western Buddhism, edited by Harrison Blum and  published by McFarland & Company. 

Lucia has taught at Esalen Institute (CA), Omega Institute (NY and Costa Rica), Kripalu, Centro de Ompia (Italy), The Studio Maui (Hawaii), Lumeria Maui, TNK Psychology Institute (Osaka and Tokyo, Japan), The Moving Center School (San Francisco and NYC), Wanderlust (Vermont and Oahu). 

Additionally, Lucia has worked as a somatic educator for Tony Robbins, PepsiCo Latin America DEI Dept, and Google X Moonshot Factory. She leads focus groups co-teaching with masters in the fields of Buddhist meditation, yoga, trauma, addiction, grief, and women’s empowerment. Lucia is a board member of The Butler Family Fund, a foundation focused on housing justice and reforming the criminal legal system through death penalty reform and juvenile justice. 

Lucia brings to her teaching practice a lifetime of experience with these practices as a way to move through the fabric of life’s experiences. Her teaching is infused with her love for the dance and faith in the practice. Lucia currently resides in Big Sur, CA.