Catherine Chao

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Catherine is a lifelong student of mindfulness meditation and movement. She  welcomes the opportunity to share these practices with the community.

Catherine grew up in a Buddhist family and learned insight meditation as a teenager under the guidance of monastics. She first led meditation classes in 2006 while living at a temple in Sao Paolo and has taught people of all ages in the US and Taiwan.

Catherine is a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and completed a yoga teacher training here at People’s in 2019. Her classes incorporate embodied movement and meditation to transform the quality of our attention. She invites all those interested, regardless of experience, to join her in cultivating non-judging awareness of the present moment.

Alongside meditation, she is a practicing architect and the co-founder of Foglight — which blends regenerative agriculture, creative practices, and healing arts.