Meditation
“To live here and now, you must train yourself.”
- The Buddha
Training in Mindfulness cultivates a deep awareness of all states of mind, body, and feeling.
Gabby is honored to offer Mindfulness Meditation classes both online and in person to share these rich and ancient trainings with her community. With 11 years of personal practice, she is nearing completion of a 2.5 year teacher certification under teachers Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and mentor Jill Satterfield.
Rooted in the Insight tradition, she teaches this practice in context of the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path.
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Topics include:
What is Mindfulness | Context of the Buddhist Eightfold Path | Establishing and Maintaining a Meditation Practice
Mindfulness of Thoughts | Mindfulness of Body | Mindfulness of Breath
Cultivating Equanimity | Cultivating Compassion | Cultivating Gratitude
Metta (Lovingkindness) | Forgiveness
Peace
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Gabby is available for private one-on-one sessions, workplace trainings, and more. Sessions are tailored to your needs and audience and include a talk, instruction, a guided meditation, then a Q+A and discussion. You can book a single session or a series that spans the above topics. One-on one-sessions or private group sessions are available for those looking for direct guided practice to whatever’s arising in your life, with assistance in forming and maintaining a formal meditation practice.
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To inquire about a session or be notified of upcoming offerings, please use this form.
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Gabby’s resonance with the Buddha’s teachings came to light at age 15 when she first read The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama. At 19, time in monasteries and amongst lay-practitioners in Nepal led to further Buddhist study in college and the development of her personal practice. The lessons of compassion, discipline, mind training, breathing, and love carried her through life-altering suffering, debilitating anxiety and depression, caregiving, grief, and death. They also held her in transition, celebration, joy, equanimity, cosmic giggle, and ultimately- peace.
Awakened to her own Buddhanature, she strives to reflect that awakening of inherent goodness in others. In effort to do that skillfully, she is near completion of a two and a half year Mindfulness Meditation Teaching Certification under teachers Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and mentor Jill Satterfield.
Her personal teachers she holds dearest are her mother (living), father (deceased), Kyle (brother), and Olive (dog). Her most influential Dharma teachers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ram Dass, Krishnamurti, and the gentle Nepali man who, when she went to kill a bloodsucking leech from her leg, told her “that was your mother in a past life”.
Certifications + Trainings:
Buddhist Psychology Training: Integrating Mindfulness, Science, and Clinical Practice. Matthew Brensilver, Spirit Rock. 2025.
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program. UCBerkley Greater Good Science Center, Sounds True. Class of 2025.
The Power of Awareness. UCBerkley Greater Good Science Center, Sounds True. 2022.
Past offerings:
New Year Intro Course, 2025.
Here + Now: Training in Mindfulness Meditation - Eight Week Online Practice, 2024.
Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation - Six Week Sangha, 2024.
Mindful Mondays - Six Week Introduction to Meditation for Seniors, 2023.
Direct Experience from former students:
“Gabby has a natural gift for teaching mindfulness meditation. Her calming presence immediately created a safe and welcoming space, allowing a group of strangers to feel comfortable and accepted just as they are. It’s clear that this practice has been incredibly transformative for Gabby, and now she has the opportunity to share it with others. Each topic covered in the sessions laid a solid foundation for incorporating mindfulness meditation into our own lives, revealing the many ways we can pause, reconnect with ourselves, and approach both ourselves and others with compassion rather than judgment. I especially appreciated the quotes and metaphors Gabby used to illustrate and deepen each concept. Since completing the course, I’ve felt inspired to continue my practice, and it has been both grounding and transformative as I navigate a challenging transition period in my life. I have nothing but positive things to say about Gabby’s course and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in mindfulness meditation.”
“Gabby embodies the teachings she offers. Through her open and calm presence with students, it is clear that she is an experienced and active practitioner of mindfulness in addition to being a wisdom keeper and channel for these ancient tools. She welcomes all experience levels and has a unique ability to create safety for a room full of strangers (online, nonetheless).”
“I loved sitting with you each week and tuning in to myself. You are thoughtful in your instructions and your delivery, and the way you connect lessons to real life. I think you’re a fantastic instructor and person.”
“Gabby’s sessions represent a truly meaningful part of my mindfulness journey. By cultivating an environment of openness and community, and coming to each session prepared to teach and discuss, I felt like a I walked away empowered to continue on my own path, both by seeking out other resources and by continuing to put into practice what I learned in her course. If you have the opportunity to sit with her, you will not be disappointed.”
“All of her instructions were clear and concise, accompanied by excellent metaphors and examples to demonstrate the intention of the concepts presented. Would not hesitate to recommend her to other students or take another class with her.”
“I appreciate your welcoming and inclusive spirit, it made it very easy to feel safe and to focus on the practice during the classes”
“It was exactly what was needed, when it was needed. Full of love, acceptance and understanding. Very grateful to have been able to be a part of the sessions and came away in better heart and mind.”
