Ep. 4 Balancing the Path: Mindfulness, Zen Wisdom & Student-Centered Learning with Melissa Blacker

From the Teaching Mindfulness Summit April 24. 

• Teaching online vs. in-person.
• Embodiment & improvisation in teaching.
• Approaching difficult topics in mindfulness teaching.
• Mindfulness, ethics, and not knowing.

Melissa Blacker served as an MBSR teacher and programs director at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA, USA, established by Jon Kabat-Zinn, from 1992 to 2012. She is also a Zen teacher (Roshi), co-founder, guiding teacher, and Abbot of Boundless Way Zen, a multi-lineage Zen community-based in New England. Boundless Way Zen is dedicated to adapting Buddhist practices for contemporary Western contexts, aligning with the modern mindfulness movement. Melissa maintains a private practice in contemplative counseling and offers supervision for mindfulness teaching. More about her work can be found at https://worcesterzen.org/teachers/