FOUNDING TEACHER

A clinical psychologist and mindfulness teacher is the founder and guiding teacher at the Mindful Heart Programs. She has been the resident teacher of mindfulness practice at La Casa de Maria Retreat Center in Santa Barbara, CA. Her book “Heart Medicine:” which begins with a foreword by H.H The Dalai Lama was published in 2021.

FOUNDING TEACHER

A physician with over 35 years in palliative care and hospice. He is interested in models of healing that go beyond the bio-medical to include the whole person and the world. He is inspired by the teachings of Engaged Buddhism and Earth-based spirituality. Michael released his third book "The Nest in the Stream: Lessons From Nature on Being with Pain" in 2018