Welcome to my website.  

 

I teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), lead drop-in guided mindfulness meditation sessions, teach short practice-focused courses on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness and the Brahma Viharas, and provide presentations to organizations

and businesses.

 

I have been practicing mindfulness since 1979 when I went to my first 7-day silent retreat at the Insight Meditation Society. My perspectives on myself and my struggles shifted profoundly and I was better able to deal with difficulties when they arose. As I continued to practice, I experienced more equanimity and wisdom. I have practiced mindfulness ever since that first retreat and continue to practice on my own, in groups, and attend retreats whenever I can.

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In 2001, I was offered the opportunity to take a week-long course on teaching MBSR from Jon Kabat-Zinn, who developed this model of learning mindfulness. Since then, I have pursued further advanced teacher training and am now a Certified MBSR Teacher. 

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I started teaching in 2007 to colleagues in the UM Psychiatry Department. In 2010, I offered the course to the broader community, teaching MBSR almost every Fall, Winter, and Spring to a wide variety of individuals.

 

I will now be teaching MBSR only in the fall, but I will offer short courses in winter and spring. This winter I taught on Cultivating the Boundless Heart, that is the  Brahmavijaras (The Abodes of the Heart: kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity).  

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In the future, I'll offer a course on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. I'll post information on that class when it's scheduled.

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Teaching mindfulness is the most rewarding thing I've ever done. I learn so much from every class. Teaching reinforces my own practice, and I enjoy sharing the practice of cultivating gentle compassionate awareness of

the present moment, just as it is, and as best we can.