ALLAN LOKOS is the founder and guiding teacher of The Community Meditation Center in New York City.01/17/12

He is the author of Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living and Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living. He was selected as one of “50 Inspiring Religious Leaders You Should Follow on Twitter” and his writing has appeared in Tricycle magazine (for which he also led a month-long online retreat), The Huffington Post, Beliefnet, Back Stage newspaper, and the anthology, Audacious Creativity.