ABOUT...
Personal Interests: Mindfulness and Art in Daily Life
Many of us have a passion for practicing a number of textile arts. I certainly do. Below, you can see one of my traditionally hand-hooked rugs. I have been making rugs since the early 1970s (alas, got that one mostly completed, but it was lost in a series of moves. I got back to rug-making in the late 1980s). In 2000 I also learned to punch rugs and in 2016 I became a certified instructor in this method by the Oxford Rug Hooking School (Cornwall, VT). Punch needle embroidery (created with a tiny punch needle and embroidery floss or lightweight wool) is also an interest and I was certified to teach in 2003. You can see examples of hooked and punched rugs and punched embroidery pieces--yes, punch needle embroidery is another passion--under the Gallery of Textile Art tab.
I am a Certified Zentangle® Teacher (CZT) as well. In general, I rarely teach groups anymore but occasionally teach 1-1.
Finally meditation has been a daily practice for 50 years. I regularly attend meditation retreats, and am a student of the interface between psychology and spirituality in both Eastern and Western traditions. In 2021 I completed a two year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training program, training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach as well as other teachers.. In 2025 I became certified as a Teacher-Trainer of Unified Mindfulness (UM); you can find more about the UM approach HERE.
I am a Certified Zentangle® Teacher (CZT) as well. In general, I rarely teach groups anymore but occasionally teach 1-1.
Finally meditation has been a daily practice for 50 years. I regularly attend meditation retreats, and am a student of the interface between psychology and spirituality in both Eastern and Western traditions. In 2021 I completed a two year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training program, training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach as well as other teachers.. In 2025 I became certified as a Teacher-Trainer of Unified Mindfulness (UM); you can find more about the UM approach HERE.
