Hi, I’m Dawn (she/her) 👋🏽
I’m a Buddhist Meditation and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Author, and Mentor, and Somatic Experiencing™ Practitioner.
My pronouns are she/her and I’m a settler based in Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang, colonially known as Montreal.
I’m passionate about sharing the practices of mindfulness, Buddhist wisdom, and somatics because although mindfulness and meditation can help us see clearly and choose wisely, it’s repetition that gives the body the strength to follow through.
I've been teaching since 2005, first yoga and mindfulness meditation full-time for 13 years, and now teaching Buddhist Dhamma and meditation, mostly in intensive retreat settings, since 2018. My path naturally led me to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, or somatic therapist.
I regularly work with with organizations such as Spirit Rock Meditation Centre, Sacred Mountain Sangha, All We Can Save Project, and appear on apps such as Happier Meditation and Insight Timer.
I teach in a playful, dynamic, and accessible way using a combination of Buddhist wisdom and personal stories. Whether teaching meditation, tending to the members in my online mindfulness community, or in a Somatic Experiencing™ one-on-one session, my upbringing as a 2nd generation Filipina-Canadian living on the unceded territory Tiohti:áke informs my approach, as well as being rooted in compassion and unconditional acceptance.
I firmly believe that we all belong, and that individual and collective liberation is our birthright. As a result, I want to do what I can to move us in that direction–individually and collectively.
P.S. My sun is in Leo, my moon is in Capricorn, and Libra rising ✨
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I have been taking trainings in yoga, meditation, trauma-sensitivity, and somatics since 2005, and there would be too manyyyy to list here, so here are some pertinent ones:
Somatic Experiencing™️ (2023-2026)
Healing Generational Trauma with Efu Nyaki (2025-2026)
Embody Lab’s Integrative Somatic Parts Work (2025-present)
Lama Rod Owens’ Seven Homecomings (2025)
Trauma of Money™️ (2024)
Coaching for Healing, Justice, and Liberation (2023)
Cloud Sangha Mindfulness Mentor Training Program (2022)
Trauma-Informed Education, LLC Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness Training (2021)
Spirit Rock Meditation Centre 4-year Retreat Teacher Training (2017-2021)
Spirit Rock Meditation Centre Dedicated Practitioners' Program (2014-2016)
True North Insight Teacher Mentorship Program (2013-2015)
Spirit Rock Meditation Centre Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Training (2008-2010)
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I firmly believe that we all belong, and that individual and collective liberation is our birthright. As a result, I want to do what I can to move us–individually and collectively–in that direction. For me, this means sharing the unique combination of Buddhist wisdom, mindfulness meditation, and somatic therapy.
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Spirit Rock Meditation Centre
Sacred Mountain Sangha
True North Insight
InsightLA
Hollyhock
The Omega Institute
All We Can Save Project
Happier Meditation (formerly Ten Percent Happier)
Sounds True
Inward Bound Mindfulness Education
Lolë Life
lululemon
SnapChat
Drexel University
Stanford University
Global News
and many more!
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Although I'm based in Tiohtià:ke, colonially known as Montreal, my travel and teaching schedule means you can find me mostly online–my mindfulness community and Somatic Experiencing™️ one-on-one sessions happen in cyberspace, as well as many of my offerings.
Let’s deepen our connection–join the community
If you are craving a space where living with intention and purpose is the focus, and where you are encouraged to just be you exactly as you are, join us!
My online mindfulness membership community was created at the height of the pandemic in April 2020, and over the years, has become an uplifting and thriving space.