Profile

I have always been a contemplative, as early as I can remember. I practice and teach insight (vipassana) meditation and have studied with many excellent Buddhist teachers since my formal mindfulness teacher training in 2006 with Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy with Dr. Zindel Segal.

I adhere to the good practice guidelines set out by the UK Network for Mindfulness-Based Teachers. I have taught: an average of 3 MBSR/MBCT courses in the community per year since 2006; meditation classes and numerous Day of Mindfulness events at the Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta; mindfulness meditation and counselling theory to undergraduate and graduate social work students; mindfulness teacher training and supervision; in-person and on-line workshops and guided retreats to helping professionals. I lived in Lethbridge 2009-2019 as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University in Calgary. I am currently the Executive Director of the PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre in Charlottetown.