Overview – I work one-on-one with committed insight meditation students with a focus on nature-based mindfulness as a way of illuminating the Buddhist concepts that support a strong mindfulness meditation practice. I generally work with students who want to commit to multiple sessions that are most supportive of their personal development. The typical student will work with me anywhere from 6 months to long-term multiyear practices. Each mentoring session is typically set for 1 hour.
Sessions Structure – As a mentoring student, you can meet with me once or twice per month, or every other/few months to discuss your personalized meditation and mindfulness practice, articles, or other readings that I may assign for study. We discuss how you are integrating what we develop together in your daily life practice, self-retreat, and a deepening realization of the context teachings that I will point to in service of supporting your mindfulness journey.
My Rates & The Practice of Dana – My session fee structure is grounded in the Buddhist principle of dana, or mutual generosity. In this modern world, I set a sliding scale of $60 to $160 for mentoring sessions, which is based on my life needs. You are invited to explore your own practice of generosity by selecting a point on the sliding scale at a level that reflects the value that the mentoring sessions bring to your own life. The dana generated from the coaching/mentoring program compensates me not only for my current financial needs, but also allows me to recover costs I’ve incurred while accumulating my education, credentials, personal retreats, and ongoing professional training. I am deeply grateful for your support which allows me to continue to practice right livelihood as part of my devoted practice of mindfulness.
Chemistry Call – Before working together, I request that we have a short “Chemistry Call” to discuss our backgrounds and determine whether working together will be supportive of your practice and feels like a good fit for each of us.