Mindfulness with Lesley

My practice in mindfulness meditation began over 25 years ago in Western Massachusetts. After reading Mark Epstein’s first book, Thoughts without a Thinker, about the combined power of psychotherapy and Vipassana meditation, I knew I wanted to learn to meditate. I dove into the deep end by sitting a 12-day silent meditation retreat in 1999. I’ve maintained a daily practice since then.

Over the past decades, I’ve had the good fortune to learn from some extraordinary mindfulness teachers: S. N. Goenka, Sharon Salzberg, James Baraz, Kristen Neff and Chris Germer, Pema Chödrön and Ruth King, Gullu Singh, Maureen Shannon-Chapple, Kaira Jewel Lingo, among others.

I’m a certified mindfulness instructor and a member of the International Mindfulness Teacher’s Association. I lead an ongoing drop-in sitting group for women (EMET) that focuses on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness and interpersonal connection.

I offer mindfulness workshops throughout the year and also work 1-1 with individuals of all ages, with an emphasis on self-compassion and maintaining equanimity in both easeful and challenging times.

I aim to make my workshops accessible to all. Please contact me if you wish to inquire about financial assistance.