Napa Valley Insight Meditation – Special Guest Ayya Santacitta

This Tuesday NVIM is excited and honored to welcome Ayya Santacitta back to our Sangha to lead us in meditation and share Buddhist teachings.

Ayya Santacitta often shares teachings on how to meet the climate crisis and this moment on Earth with deep wisdom, intuition, and compassionate action.

Ayya Santacitta was born in Austria and did her graduate studies in Cultural Anthropology, focusing on dance, theatre and ritual. She also worked in avant-garde dance theatre as a performer and costume designer. In 1988 she met Ajahn Buddhadasa in southern Thailand, who sparked her interest in Buddhist monastic life. She trained as a nun in England and Asia from 1993 until 2009, primarily in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. Since 2002, she has also received teachings in the lineage of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.

Ayya Santacitta co-founded Aloka Vihara in 2009 and received Bhikkhuni Ordination in 2011. She is committed to Gaia as a living being and resides at Aloka Earth Room (https://alokavihara.org/aloka-earth-room/), currently located in San Rafael, CA.

To learn more about Ayya Santacitta go to: https://alokavihara.org/

Free – Donations accepted