{"id":34,"date":"2016-12-21T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T00:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-01-01T10:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:55:45","slug":"about-andrea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grzesina.net\/meditation\/about-andrea\/","title":{"rendered":"About Andrea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Andrea,<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

2026 marks the eleventh year I’m offering this January daily meditation email. I imagine most people who have signed\u00a0up for the emails will be people who know me from local activities, but in case we haven’t met, hi! Here’s a bit about me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first got into mindfulness and meditation at the beginning of 2014, when I took a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction<\/a> (MBSR) from Jeanne Corrigal<\/a>. At the end of the eight-week session, Jeanne suggested several ways to support our fledgling practice, including coming to the Wednesday evening sessions, hosted by the Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community<\/a> (SIMC). I have been a regular participant with the SIMC ever since. Since the fall of 2015 until the pandemic shut down things in 2020, I was also part of the collaborative group of leaders for the\u00a0Sunday Morning Insight Meditation Study Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve attended several retreats with various teachers including Jeanne Corrigal, Susie Harrington<\/a>, Adrianne Ross<\/a>, Pascal Auclair<\/a>, Anushka Fernandopulle<\/a>, Bob Stahl<\/a>, Howie Cohn<\/a>, Mark Coleman<\/a>, and Sharda Rogell<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was part of SIMC’s Living the Dharma Program<\/a>, which was co-offered by Susie Harrington and Jeanne Corrigal. It was really great to be able to deepen my practice with the support of a local community of peers. For two years, I also participated in the SIMC’s Unwinding Whiteness<\/a> offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve also taken several on-line programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n