I love to inspire others to be natural, relaxed and independent in their meditation practice, and to dissolve the separation between ‘meditation’ and ‘everyday life’. My busy family life, work in community climate resilience and commitment to Dharma (meditation) teaching mean that in my own life meditation is very much interwoven with everyday activities. Inspired by the Buddha and his followers, who lived and meditated in the forest, I draw on the natural world to support my practice and seek wild places for solitude whenever I can.

I first encountered the Dharma (Buddhist teachings) in India in 1999 and have practised intensively with Tibetan and Theravada teachers in India, Nepal, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia and Australia over the past 25 years. My main training is in the Burmese Mahasi lineage. My primary teacher and mentor is Patrick Kearney, and my practice and teaching is heavily influenced Sayadaw U Tejaniya.

My home is Widjabul Wia-bal country in the Northern Rivers of NSW and I am the principal insight teacher at the Kuan Yin Meditation Centre. In free moments you might catch me camping, paddle-boarding or skateboarding with my partner and two kids.