Our Place in the Larger Story

Planetary Dharma engages the evolving interplay between psychological insight and spiritual opening, bridging these perspectives to foster development, integrate ancestral and intergenerational wounding, and contribute to the unfolding complexity of human consciousness. Grounded in the Kalachakra teachings, the Fourth Turning, and the transformative reversal of the Samsaric wheel, we cultivate a multidimensional path of practice informed by the Bodhisattvic commitment to serve the well-being of all life.

Since 2003, we have been contributing to a worldwide, multi-lineage movement shaped by a shared orientation toward human evolution. Rooted for our first fifteen years in Boston’s historic and educational landscape, Planetary Dharma now flourishes on the front range of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado, an environment that mirrors our commitment to growth, spaciousness, and ongoing transformation.

Leadership & Faculty: Humans Behind the Work

  • JOHN CHURCHILL

    Founder & Dean of Dharma & Contemplative Practice

  • Nicole Churchill

    Founder & Head of School

  • MICHAEL MCSWAIN

    Joint FIT Supervisor, Teaching Staff

  • ALYX MURPHY

    Joint FIT Supervisor, Teaching Staff

  • Ari Nazem

    Media and Content Wizard 

  • Hannah Smith

    Student Pathways Coordinator & Temple Keeper

  • Tucker Walsh

    Story Weaver in Residence

  • ETHAN WELLS

    Project Flow Keeper & Dynamic Systems Architect, Facilitator in Training

Sangha Care Committee

  • Roberta Bennett

    Co-Chair

  • John Hearst

    Co-Chair

  • Brian Foster

  • Adair Look

  • Liz Rees

The Dogs

  • Leo

  • Moose

  • Harper