Spiritual Care Practitioners

JAMES MANNION
Chaplain and Spiritual Director 

James Mannion is a chaplain and spiritual director based in Brooklyn. He is a Vajrayana student of Lama Justin von Bujdoss and a Zen student of Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi. He has completed over six years of residential Zen training in the Mountains and Rivers Order. As a chaplain, James has completed two years of chaplaincy residency through New York-Presbyterian Hospital. His first year was at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, and his second year was at Westchester Behavioral Health Center. He works as a chaplain at a state psychiatric hospital and a general medical hospital. His training as a spiritual director includes completing the Still Harbor Spiritual Direction Practicum, and he holds an MDiv in Buddhism and Interreligious Engagement from Union Theological Seminary in NYC. James is excited to offer spiritual care grounded in Vajrayana practice. His approach is non-directive and open to what is most alive for the careseeker in each session.