Daniel
Daniel is a MTT300 (Mindfulness Teaching Training, 300 hours) certified facilitator, trained at the Engaged Mindfulness Institute.
EMI (formerly Peacemaker Institute) was founded in 2001 by Fleet Maull and Vita Pires. The Institute delivers training developed from a rich tradition of spiritually grounded, contemplative, and mindfulness-based peace and social change work, as well as the latest developments in neuroscience-based leadership training. The Institute specializes in training those who support individuals in underserved communities.
Daniel is a practitioner of Zen Buddhism in the Jukai process studying with Reverend Hokyo Enso Hutchcraft and the Jokoji Zen Center, Los Gatos, CA.
His secular facilitation practice is primarily focused on the criminal justice system and men in recovery.
“To study the self is to forget the self.”
— Dogen, from the Genjo Koan
We are here to reduce and transform suffering.
We commit to a devoted, active, and personal practice.
We speak and guide only from the direct experience of our practice.
We enter all situations “not knowing”, open and empty.
We focus on helping others explore their practice experience.
We focus on helping others with their practice, not their problems.