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Prescott Knock, Executive Director and Co-Founder, has a life-long passion for facilitating spiritual transformation. His early interest in architecture and design led him to study at Arizona State University and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin. It was here that Prescott experimented with creating spaces that foster intentional psychological states for transpersonal growth. This interest in spiritual development led him to complete a bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies at University of California Santa Barbara, followed by a master’s degree in Buddhist Studies at Naropa University. During this time, 1993-96, he founded and led the Left Hand Canyon Ritual Circle.

A practicing Buddhist since 1993, Prescott has studied Mahamudra with Bokar Rinpoche and Dzogchen with Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche of Bhutan. Prescott has lived in Bali and India, where he studied traditional healing methods, traveled ancient pilgrimage routes, and deepened his connection with traditional cultures. During this time, he made a special connection with one of Nepal’s most revered sacred artists. Inspired by the power of the artist's exquisite Buddhist statues, Prescott became an entrepreneur importing them to the west.

Prescott co-founded The Buddhist Coalition for Bodhisattva Activity with Tania Leontov in May 2003 under the aegis of Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche and Yeshe Khorlo, the host sangha.

Currently, Prescott is finishing his Ph.D. through the California Institute of Integral Studies, with a dissertation on the developmental history of ritual as reflective of the human – environmental relationship. He continues to pursue his passion for facilitating rituals that emphasize the transformative potential of group ritual practice.