Ethan Lechner became Kosala Center’s Resident Teacher in 2019. A practitioner of Kadampa Buddhism since 2008, he has traveled extensively throughout the world for teachings and retreat with Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso and the tradition’s most senior teachers. Ethan is a native of Alabama and originally came to this area to get his PhD in ethnomusicology. These days he works part time as a therapist and enjoys playing piano. Ethan is appreciated for his warm, humorous, and relatable style of teaching Dharma.
David Rademacher has been studying at Kosala Center since 2006 and is a long time practitioner of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s teachings on Kadampa Buddhism. He regularly teaches meditation classes in Carrboro. He has been practicing Buddhist teachings for over thirty years. David lives in Chapel Hill, and works in Pittsboro and Chapel Hill as a psychotherapist. He is married and has two children and two cats.