Join us for our next Meditation and Mindfulness Sangha on Sunday, February 22nd at 9 a.m. PT with special guest and DVA Advisory Council member Stephanie Swann.
Register to Join: https://tinyurl.com/sangha-222
About Stephanie:
Stephanie Swann, PhD, began her journey into meditation in 1988. After experimenting with various traditions on a circuitous spiritual route, she began her daily practice rooted in the Thai Forest Tradition and in Vipassana meditation in 2008.
Of the many joys in this life, studying the Dhamma and practicing meditation are the greatest. The other greatest joy is sharing the teachings with others. Stephanie was a psychotherapist specializing in trauma treatment for 30 years and retired in 2021. Buddhist psychology, along with Interpersonal Neurobiology, played a central role in her understanding of stress, suffering, and healing. Now in retirement and following her lifelong love and passion for dogs, she founded an organization that takes care of the dogs in the local county shelter (www.ellijaypaws.org). Every day in this environment she meets her teachers of compassion.
Stephanie has been teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction since 2010. She received her certification through the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is currently teaching mindfulness courses through Atlanta Mindfulness. In addition, Stephanie is a facilitating teacher for Bhikkhu Analayo’s immersive courses on Satipatthana, Anapanasati , and Brahmaviharas & Emptiness through Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
Stephanie serves as an advisory council member and teacher for Dharma Voices for Animals, an international Buddhist animal rights/ animal advocacy organization (https://www.dharmavoicesforanimals.org/). As a passionate vegan, she deeply believes in a compassionate diet that respects the lives of all sentient beings.
Stephanie is a 2017 member of Barre Center for Buddhist Studies Entering the Path training and of the Community Dharma Leaders Program (CDL6) through Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
Stephanie enjoys using gentle humor in her teaching as she invites her students to embrace the beautiful messiness of life, and to use this as a loving connection to fellow human beings. Stephanie lives in Decatur Georgia with her spouse Nancy and their three rescue dogs, Willa Dean, Moose, and Cricket.