Daria Steketee began meditating 37 years ago in New York City, where she grew up. She studied meditation in the Buddhist and Yogic traditions, while pursuing studies in Comparative Religion, Theatre, and Art at Bryn Mawr College and New York University. Living and working as a visual artist in France, for the last 30 years, meditation became the source and inspiration for her creative process. This creative path deepened her practice and allowed her to express the experience of meditation in visual form. 

During a series of difficult life events, Daria discovered the transformative power of Mindfulness which became a source of comfort and strength while greatly enhancing her ability to appreciate life. The wish to share this life-changing path came after many years of personal practice and it is one of the greatest joys of her life to pass on her understanding and experience of these precious teachings.

A graduate of the Mindfulness Training Institute, under the direct supervision of Martin Aylward and Mark Coleman, she has been certified to teach meditation in a variety of formats and settings (groups, individuals, workshops etc.). Her goal is to share the benefits of this very practical, accessible and profound approach to meditation, a practice that has enabled her to navigate difficult events and rekindle joy in the present moment.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher by the Mindfulness Training Institute https://www.mindfulnesstraininginstitute.com/

Course : « Professional Mindfulness Teacher Training » taught by the founders of the Mindfulness Training Institute, Martin Aylward and Mark Coleman.

Accredited by the International Mindfulness Teacher’s Association

Mindfulness Mentor Training Program with Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Shelton, Janice Gates, La Sarmiento, Anne Cushman, Noliwe Alexander.

Member of the International Mindfulness Teacher’s Association (IMTA) https://www.imta.org/

Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) Teacher Training with Chris Germer, Mila de Koning, Laura Bassi, David Spoud.

OTHER TRAINING :

Community for Deepening Practice (CDP), Mindful Self-Compassion 8 month long course with David Spoud and Ruth Williamson.

Breath and Death (Anapanasati) Mindfulness: in person silent retreat with Martin Aylward

Shelter for the Heart and Mind: Online retreat with Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg

Center for Mindfulness in Medicine and Ser Integral : in person silent mindfulness retreat with Melissa Blacker & David Rynick,     

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) 8 week course with Dominique Retoux and Inken Dechow, 

Centrum Voor Mindfulness: Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)  in person intensive retreat, with Chris Germer and Kristin Neff, 

Mindfulness retreat, at Plum Village, with Thich Nhat Hanh's monastic community 

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR ), 8 week course with Christian Miquel.

Tibetan Buddhist Meditation retreat, at Lerab Ling Retreat Center.

Teachings and guided practice in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.