Barbara Durkee

Barbara Durkee
BornApril 20, 1935 (1935-04-20)
Los Angeles
DiedJanuary 7, 2022 (2022-01-08)
Other namesAsha Greer, Barbara von Briesen
Websiteasha-greer.com

Barbara Durkee, also known as Asha Greer, (1935–2022) was an American artist, visionary founder, and spiritual teacher/leader. She is known for co-founding in 1968 the Lama Foundation, an ongoing intentional Spiritual community north of Taos, NM, and for being a Murshida (senior teacher) in the Ruhaniat order of universal Sufism. She often referred to herself as a "Bufi," following multiple spiritual paths that included universal Sufism and various strains of Buddhism.

She is also known for co-founding the artist collective USCO (Us Company) in New York..