Rande Brown, LCSW was a psychoanalyst, author, and longtime Buddhist practitioner whose work bridges Eastern spiritual traditions and Western psychotherapy. She was the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Geisha, A Life (Atria, 2002) with Mineko Iwasaki, and a well-respected translator of Japanese spiritual texts. Formerly the Executive Director of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, she spent decades exploring the intersection of karma, consciousness, and emotional healing. She maintained a private practice in Greenwich Village, where she specialized in the integration of Buddhism, spirituality and psychology.