Meditation

About the tutor, Redwood Reider:

I began attending Buddhist meditation retreats while travelling in India and Nepal at age 22. Once I’d had that taste of clarity and compassion, I was hooked.

I am grateful to my teachers in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, who guided my grounding in this path for many years. And I am grateful to my Insight meditation teachers, who showed me how to adapt traditional Buddhist practices for diverse audiences at our moment in time. I am a graduate of the two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program led by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.

My approach to meditation draws on my practice as a craniosacral therapist, with attention to embodiment, soothing the nervous system, and connecting with the healing intelligence that resides in us all.

I am also a spoken word poet, so favourite poems (and a sense of humour) tend to make their way into my teaching.

Testimonials from past students:

“Thank you, I have so enjoyed it and gained so much. A very talented teacher and facilitator of healing.”

“Great and rich experience.”

“Redwood is very present and leads with a calm energy that allows for deep opening and clear awareness.”

“A magic, real safe space to unfold and explore real richness. Thank you so much for being you and sharing you!”

“Redwood beautifully weaves threads through the meditation class of story, knowledge, inquiry and healing.”