Chris Ruane Chris was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Clwyd North West up until 2019. Chris founded the All Party Parliamentary Group in 2014 and was Co-Chair for four of the six years up to 2019. He is now its Honorary President. Chris leads on developing the Mindfulness Initiative’s relationships with politicians and mindfulness…
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Richard J. Davidson, PhD William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder & Director of the Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Founder and Chief Visionary for Healthy Minds Innovations, Inc. Davidson received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Psychology in 1976. Davidson’s research is broadly focused on the neural bases…
Venerable Athurugiriye Dhammavihari Thero Venerable Athurugiriye Dhammavihari Thero ordained in 2010 and received higher ordination in 2012 under Sri Kalyani Yogashrama Samstha. From that year onwards studied Vinaya Pitaka at Dikdeniya monastery, Melsiripura. From 2015 onwards nourished his meditation practice under the Abbot of Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya Monastry.
Venerable Panadure Chandaratana Thero Venerable Panadure Chandaratana Thero, a Theravada Buddhist Monk for nearly one and half decades is currently the Deputy Abbot of Nissarana Vanaya Monastery. He has been teaching Meditation for about a decade. Prior to ordination he was an Electrical Engineer and a pursued further training and higher education in Computer Science. Venerable Chandaratana teaches meditation in Sri Lanka and in several…
Venerable Maramba Chandawimala Thero Maramba Chandawimala Thero MA, Kammattanacharya, Abbot of Nigrodharamaya, Kottawa. Assistant Director of Education (Meditation and Pirivena Education) of the State Ministry of Dhamma Schools, Pirivenas and Bhikkhu Education
Venerable Dewalegama Achala Thero Venerable Dewalegama Achala Thero was ordained in 2005 under Ven. Katukurunde Gnanananda Maha Thero and received his higher ordination in 2008. He has been practicing the Luang Por Teean Meditation Technique for 12 years until now.He has practiced at Luang Por Teean Meditation Center – Wat Pah Sugatho, Chaiyaphum, Thailand for…
Venerable Ringu Tulku Rinpoche Thero Venerable Ringu Tulku Rinpoche Thero is a Tibetan Buddhist Master of the Kagyu Order. He was trained in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism under many great masters such as HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa and HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. He took his formal education at Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok…
Bhante Yogavaccara Rahula Born in Southern California as Scott DuPrez in 1948. Became a Buddhist monk in 1975 at Gothama Thapovanaya, Kalupaluwawa, Sri Lanka. Lived at the Bhavana Society, West Virginia, USA from 1986 until 2010. He has been traveling around the world and teaching extensively, and combines yoga practices with mindfulness meditation. Now Residing/teaching…
Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk from New York City. He obtained a BA in philosophy from Brooklyn College (1966) and a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School (1972). After completing his university studies he travelled to Sri Lanka, where he received novice ordination in 1972 and full ordination in 1973….
Ranjana Walpola Ranjana Walpola, President of Sati Pasala Foundation has been a pragmatic leader and an outstanding entrepreneur who has been practicing mindfulness for last 20 years under the guidance of Venerable U Dhammajiva. He practices ‘Mindfulness-based life transformation Management philosophy and Vision’. He dedicates his time voluntarily with gratitude to strengthen his Spiritual teacher’s…