SISTER PEACE spent five years in government work before realizing that something was missing. Feeling spiritually bereft, she began practicing at the Washington Mindfulness Community where she encountered the teachings of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Compelled by his teachings, she relocated in 2006 to the Plum Village Monastery in France to deepen her mindfulness practice and where she was ordained a Buddhist nun in 2008, and received the Dharma Lamp Transmission in 2017.
She has dedicated her life to bringing the practice of mindfulness to people around the world –from educators and teenagers to artists and politicians. In particular, Sister Peace is interested in helping people understand the aspiration of Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to build the “Beloved Community.”
Sister Peace has organized retreats in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America; and facilitated retreats for People of Color, Business Leaders, Silicon Valley, Educators, Artists and others. Most recently, her heartfelt focus of service and practice has been with the children in the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center – a jail for children in Memphis, Tennessee. She is on a virtual team offering Mindfulness and the Arts during the COVID-19 Crisis with students at East High School in Memphis.
Sister Peace currently resides in Memphis, Tennessee, where she practices Engaged Buddhism.
You can find Sister Peace in Meditations on the Plum Village app, as well as articles in Lions Roar and The Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation Newsletter - The Raft, the Mindfulness Bell Magazine, and an upcoming article in the Arrow Magazine.
Here are a few links to her teachings:
YOUTUBE video
Uncomfortable Spaces - Cultivating Love & Peace for Racial Healing
Articles in the Mindfulness Bell
Ancestral Insights Article
When Giants Meet
Click here to learn more about the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village.
Season 2 BEGINS!
Co-Hosts (L to R; Top to Bottom): Rev. Liên Shutt, Sister Peace, Dalila Bothwell, Lama Karma Yeshe Chodrön
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