Helen Fein, Mary: - Mary Helen Fein was born in Riverdale, New York, in 1943. She attended schools in New York, and she has a B.A. in English Literature from Temple University, an MS in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and for two years, she studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, America's oldest art school. Mary Helen is a Certified Zentangle Teacher and holds small classes in this meditative art form. In addition, she has trained extensively and is authorized to teach Insight Meditation. She is active in her local Buddhist community, Mountain Stream Meditation, and serves on their non-profit Board of Directors. Mary Helen is a Buddhist Community Dharma Leader and often gives talks and leads sitting groups and meditation classes. She lives in Northern California where she writes, paints, and draws.