Gratitude to Caroline Durhman for Visiting Us!

Thanks!

Caroline Durham founder of Mindful Justice (https://mindfuljustice.today/) joined Watsonville Insight as our guest at the BIPOC and Allies group sit Thursday, March 27th and as our guest-speaker for our Women's Sangha Gathering, Saturday, March 29th.

The Mindful Justice Lineage

Mindful Justice honors the work of Cheri Maples. A dharma teacher ordained by Thich Nhat Hahn, Cheri served as a police officer and then prosecutor in Madison, Wisconsin. A peace activist, she joined the Order of Interbeing in 2002 and was ordained as a dharma teacher by Thích Nhất Hạnh in 2008. Cheri founded the Center for Mindfulness and Justice. Mindful Justice’s name is an homage to Cheri’s work, mentoring and friendship.

Caroline Durham's Bio

With more than three decades of working as a criminal legal system and on issues underlying of structural racism, Caroline Durham understands the causes and solutions to effects of second-hand trauma. Since 2005, she has led wellness trainings for public defender offices, bar associations and community social justice organizations.  Having studied mindfulness and wellness practices for fifteen years, Caroline developed a comprehensive, thoughtful approach to understanding and resolving the impact of compassion fatigue.