We are delighted to have Lorena Monda, M.S., D.O.M., L.P.C.C., back in Austin for this event. Lorena has been a practicing psychotherapist since 1977. She is also a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and a member of Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh’s core community, the Order of Interbeing. In addition to teaching Hakomi, Lorena was on the faculty of the AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine for over 20 years teaching courses in clinical communication integrating Hakomi skills. She is also a certified teacher of Sheng Zhen Qigong. Lorena is co-editor of the book Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice, author of the book The Practice of Wholeness: Spiritual Transformation in Everyday Life and coeditor of the book I Have Arrived, I Am Home: Celebrating 20 years of Plum Village Life. She lives and practices in Placitas, New Mexico and teaches Hakomi in the U.S. and Japan.