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Carmen Teo, EdD, E-RYT500, is a senior mindfulness teacher and long-time practitioner in the wisdom traditions. She has attended silent meditation retreats regularly for almost two decades. Meditation shifted her life’s trajectory from a successful corporate consulting leader to a mindfulness and compassion teacher. She is a Certified MBSR Teacher, Certified MSC Teacher, and an International MBSR Teacher Mentor/Supervisor (UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness). She is trained in trauma-sensitive mindfulness and trauma-sensitive yoga and is a member of Yoga Alliance. Since 2012, she has delivered contemplative-based workshops and programs to thousands of people in organizational, educational, healthcare, and social welfare institutions. She sees her personal practice and teaching practice as a integrated, holistic approach to empower human beings to regain their autonomy in taking care of their well-being, making choices that represent their deepest-held values and living a life filled with joy and compassion. She has a degree from NUS Business School, master’s degree from Cornell University, and a Doctor in Education (EdD) from NTU-NIE Singapore, where she researched on reflexive teaching practice and the mechanisms of mindfulness through the lived experiences of educators. Currently, Carmen resides and teaches in Singapore.