Resident Teacher
Kadam JoAnn Lawrence is the Resident Teacher of Samudrabadra Buddhist Center in Fort Myers. She has been a disciple of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso for twelve years, and has been teaching in Naples and Fort Myers for the last eight years.
JoAnn is well loved for her kindness and humor, as well as her practical and joyful approach to integrating Buddha's teaching into daily life. JoAnn is known for making complex practices easy to understand and simple to begin.