Avrom Altman

Avrom Altman began studying Zen Buddhism in 1967 and sat zazen with Shunryū Suzuki Roshi at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in 1969. In 1979, he became a semazen of the Mevlevi Sufi order under the guidance of sheik Suleiman Dede and sheik Jelaleddin Loras. Avrom has led groups and teaches seminars and retreats based on the Gurdjieff Work and Gurdjieff Movements. He is on the Gurdjieff Heritage Society Board of Directors and is Professor Emeritus at Pacifica Graduate Institute where he served as Associate Chair, Director of Research, and Academic Senate President. He received the Distinguished Service Award in 2009 and the Award for Extraordinary Accomplishments as Soul Tender in the World in 2015. Avrom is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, certified Hakomi Therapist, and has been in private practice for over 40 years.

SANTA BARBARA, CA.-To celebrate National Poetry Month, Chaucer’s Books (3321 State Street) will host six published local poets for reading on Monday, April 24 at 6 p.m. Hosted by Santa Barbara Youth Poet Laureate Madeline C. Miller, the participants are Avrom Altman, M.L. Brown, Christopher Buckley, Emily Lord-Kambitsch, Christine Penko, and Daniel Thomas.

Flowers of Emptiness: Imaginal Haiku is Avrom’s first published collection of haiku.

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