Spirituality, Buddhism, Mindfulness & Ritual
If you engage in any form of spirituality, or feel a calling to do so, and would like to integrate this into a therapy space, I can support you.
Spiritual practice, prayer, meditation and ritual continue to transform the foundation of how I live. I enjoy facilitating or celebrating the role of spirituality in your process of unfolding.
Some about me: I have studied and practiced in a Theravadan Buddhist lineage since 2008; much of that study has been in the Western translation/appropriation of the root practices developed 2,600 years ago in countries now called India, Thailand, and Myanmar, among others.
It was my privilege to also study in the countries of my teacher’s teachers, to better understand and honor the cultural roots of this spiritual practice. This includes the forest tradition of Ajahn Chah in Thailand and Leydi Sayadaw and Upandita in Myanmar, as well as some brief yet significant study with Thich Nhat Hahn from Vietnam (this is a Mahayana tradition).
I recently completed a Spiritual Teacher and Leadership program through East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, CA, and have engaged in study focused both on practice in daily life and in deep retreat settings. I originally encountered Vipassana meditation practice because I told a mentor I didn’t want to “fix my mind or make my symptoms go away, I want[ed] to be able to be with them without falling apart.” She directed me to “To the Buddhists,” and I am grateful.
The core of spirituality for me is a commitment to ethics, deep kindness, a cultivation of feeling the profound interconnectivity of all elements and all of life, honoring what is unseen in our physical realm, and supporting our intuitive capacities for knowing. I celebrate and encourage relationships with plants, trees, rocks, little critters, the wind.
I am happy to work with you regardless of your spiritual path.
I am available for mentorship and coaching sessions around developing, deepening or sustaining your mindfulness/spiritual practice.