Mindfulness is the practice of awakening to the present moment. It is a path to remember our inherent well-being and to cultivate compassion for the body, mind, and heart.
About
Michele Ku is a mindfulness teacher and has taught Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction since 2008. She is a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years of psychotherapy experience. In addition, Michele has been an Insight meditation practitioner for over two decades. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center's Community Dharma Leaders Program and the Dedicated Practitioner's Program. She is a parent of a teenager and she practices mindfulness in everyday family life. She is the co-founder and Dharma teacher of the Family Practice class at the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland. She also is a mentor and teacher for Cloud Sangha.
Services Offered
Breathe, Renew, Awaken
I offer Mindfulness meditation instruction and mentoring to beginning and experienced students. Mindfulness is our innate ability to cultivate moment to moment awareness. It a helpful skill to connect to one's own inner resources to cope with the challenges that arise within the body, mind, and heart. In addition, I offer Mindfulness Based Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for further support and healing. Please contact me to explore how we can work together. All sessions are currently online.
Mindfulness Meditation
Individual mindfulness meditation instruction for adults and teens
Individual mentoring for Dharma and mindfulness practitioners
Mindfulness meditation groups
Mindfulness daylong retreats
Mindfulness Classes:
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Mindfulness and Anxiety
Mindfulness trainings for organizations and groups
Mindfulness instructions for parents/caregivers and for teachers/classrooms
Mindfulness Based Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for adults and teens
Loss/Grief
Life transitions
Anxiety
Depression
Stress
Illness
Work burnout
Compassion fatigue
Ethnic/Bicultural identity
Intergenerational family issues
AAPI+ issues
Each moment is a new beginning. Please sign up for my e-mail list for information about new classes and daylongs. Thank you!
