I first came across meditation in the 1970s, and then became involved with the Insight Meditation community in the late 1990s, studying mindfulness meditation and Buddhism, which have since become central to my life. Along the way, I was asked to become a Practice Leader. I started formally training to teach, both in Buddhist contexts and in secular mindfulness programs such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Breathworks. I had no plan, things just unfolded as I increasingly turned towards what was life-giving and meaningful.

I have now taught over 100 cycles of the seminal MBSR curriculum, and am supporting MBSR teachers-in-training in the US, and more recently in Hungary and Japan. To deepen my understanding of this work as it relates to trauma, I have also trained at the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, and completed their 3 year professional training.

I continue to be nourished by the Dharma and teach at the New York Insight Meditation Center, and at the Makom Meditation Havurah program at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan.

My primary Dharma teacher has been Matthew Flickstein with whom I studied Buddhist meditation in the Theravada and non-dual traditions. I has the chance to undertake the wonderful the Integrated Study and Practice Program at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, as well as the Foundations in Buddhist Contemplative Care program with the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Recently, I completed a two-year Dharmapala training program with Thanissara and Kittisaro of the Sacred Mountain Sangha.

Before turning to teaching full-time I was an agent and producer in the performing arts for over 30 years.