I give readings, present at conferences, and teach workshops in Asia, the U.S., and Europe. My speaking engagements include the Asia Society, Princeton University, Columbia University, Oxford University, The American University of Paris, La Porte Peinte Centre pour les Arts, and the Japan Writers Conference. I’m also a regular speaker at the beautiful Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan.
Upcoming Events
PAST EVENTS
Join Ann Tashi Slater and Yuki Tejima at Flying Books in Shibuya for an evening of conversation about Slater's new book, Traveling in Bardo: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World (Balance/Hachette).
Ann Tashi Slater talks with Kyle Buchanan about her new book, Traveling in Bardo, and how wisdom from Tibetan Buddhism can help us embrace change and find happiness in our day-to-day lives. Listen here.
Ann Tashi Slater taught this session as part of a 10-day virtual immersion exploring the mystery of life and death. She discussed the Tibetan Buddhist concept of bardo and how it can help us live life more fully by embracing change, endings, and new beginnings. Details here.
Ann Tashi Slater talks with Tricycle’s editor-in-chief, James Shaheen, about the legends surrounding the bardo teachings; her own experience of illness and how it paralleled the bardo journey; how TheTibetan Book of the Dead can teach us to live fully; and her new book, Traveling in Bardo (Balance/Hachette). Listen here.
Ann Tashi Slater returns to the Mindrolling podcast to talk with host Raghu Markus about her writing, her Tibetan heritage, bardo, and her close connection to The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Listen or watch here.
Midlife as a Living Bardo: How to Embrace Change and Find Peace — Pleasure in the Pause with Gabriella Espinosa (podcast), Tuning Out the Noise — Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley (podcast - 3 episodes: 9/15-9/19), “How to be the Artist of Your Life” — Narrative Healing (members-only workshop).
Rizzoli Bookstore - with Dani Shapiro, Columbia University - with Lauran Hartley, Tibet House - with James Shaheen, CIIS Online - with Fernando Ona, Book Passage - with Sylvia Boorstein (video clip here.)
Join us for a wonderful evening of literary readings and conversation! Looking forward to reading with Florentyna Leow, Craig Mod, Kyoko Nakajima, Kanako Nishi, Leo Elizabeth Takada, Ginny Tapley Takemori, and Yuki Tejima.
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SOLD OUT! Ann Tashi Slater returns to The Rubin Museum for a conversation about bardo with writer and editor Tenzin Dickie and scholar and poet Dominique Townsend.
In this virtual Informasia event, author and professor Ann Tashi Slater talked about her Tibetan roots, with a special focus on bardo.