Gijs “Jazz” Van den Broeck
Gijs “Jazz” Van den Broeck, Generous Commitment of the Heart (pronouns he/him), is a seeker who discovered how to meditate as a child and embraced Buddhism as a teenager. After finishing his studies he spent one year in Plum Village, France, to deepen his practice, becoming an active Sangha builder ever since. His entire adulthood he has been tirelessly involved in social and environmental work. Jazz currently lives and practices in Sadhana Forest, a spiritual eco-community in southern India.