Carole Melkonian, RN, LAc, (she/her/hers) has been practicing meditation for decades. In 1980, she spent 4 years in residence at a Zen monastery; and then studied closely with Thich Nhat Hanh for 12 years, helping start Parallax Press. She has attended many three-month retreats at monasteries in England, and dedicated all of 2015 to practice meditation in Theravada monasteries.
Mostly drawing inspiration from the monastics in the Forest Tradition of Luang Por Chah, she continues to study with Ajahn Sucitto and former nun Willa Thaniya Reid.
She’s a graduate of the Community Dharma Leader Program and in 1997 attended the MBSR training with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli. She teaches residential retreats, and mindfulness/loving kindness meditation programs at hospitals and a senior center, and works as a hospice RN and Licensed Acupuncturist.
In meditation and life, she emphasizes applying the liberating teachings of the Buddha – especially embodiment, lovingkindness and discernment.