Dawn Mauricio (she/her), a Filipina-Canadian, has been practicing and studying Insight meditation since 2005. She has graduated from the first teacher development group of True North Insight, and Spirit Rock’s Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Training, Dedicated Practitioners’ Program, and four-year Retreat Teacher Training. She teaches with a playful, dynamic, and heartfelt approach for people of color and folks of all backgrounds. Dawn leads daylongs, retreats, multiyear programs, and workshops in Canada and the US for Spirit Rock, True North Insight, Sacred Mountain Sangha, and Insight LA. Dawn is a cofounder of the True North Insight BIPOC practice group, serves on the guiding teachers council of True North Insight, and the leadership council for Sacred Mountain Sangha. She is also the author of Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners. (dawnmauricio.com)